It is hard to believe, but it is time to think of the approaching Christmas season and to realize what impact a small shoebox can have.

What goes into the box is fun, but what comes out of it is eternal.

The opportunity is there to become part of changing children’s lives all over the world by the power of a simple gift given in the name of Jesus through Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Franklin Graham’s Samaritan’s Purse.

Collection week for our area is November 13 through November 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 503 E. Calhoun Street, across from Premier Sales.

Call Judy Ward at 229-395-1229 or 246-0630 for more information.