Samaritans Purse

As a follow-up to the disaster recovery effort 250,000 Haitian children will be given shoe box gifts by local churches and believers. Many of these children have lost their homes, loved ones, and even the few toys and possessions they held dear. We believe that God can use these simple shoe box gifts in the hands of local believers to bring them hope in their darkest hour and share the love of God in a very practical way…

Samaritan’s Purse Australia is excited to dedicate staff, resources and volunteers to prepare 8,000 of the 250,000 shoe boxes that are going to Haiti. Because of the urgency and timing of this project we are bulk purchasing suitable items to go in these boxes for each gender and age group.

Each shoe box will take approx 10 minutes to fill – so we have a task that will take 80,000 minutes (or 55 days) if one person was to do it – this is why we are asking for the assistance from you, your friends, family, church and or community groups to make a difference for 8,000 Haitian children.

When: 2nd August to 8th September 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Where: 41-45 Belmore Street, Ryde NSW 2112

Please contact Craig Jennings (NSW State Manager) on 1800 684 300 or email nsw@samaritanspurse.org.au to let us know when you are coming. Groups are welcome – we can take group sizes up to 60 people at the same time. Please let us know when you are coming as there is limited space in the warehouse.