3+ week, 1+ day ago (648+ words) Volunteers pack shoeboxes last year at CenterPoint Church. Volunteers Mark Moyer, left, and Tom Comer affix labels to Operation Christmas Child boxes at Lord of Life Lutheran Church on St. Simons Island in 2023. The church received cartons of the boxes from other churches that served as regional drop-off points and put them aboard trucks from shipment to Samaritan's Purse in Charlotte. Josh Simmons of CenterPoint Church lugs a carton filled with Operation Christmas Child boxes up a ramp onto a truck in 2023. Every year, Samaritan's Purse spreads joy to children across the globe by collecting shoeboxes stuffed with goodies from more prosperous nations through Operation Christmas Child. They then deliver them into the arms of those who otherwise wouldn't have a reason for holiday cheer. For the volunteers who gather the shoeboxes from their communities, it all comes to a…...