This week Rachel Garton appeared on WFAA’s Good Morning Texas to promote the ministry of sharing a pair of shoes with a child in need. To date, Buckner has collected 2.2 million pairs of shoes through our SOS/Shoes for Orphan Souls program and shipped them to 74 countries around the world. Take a look at the clip of our appearance on Good Morning Texas.
In July of this year I was in Kenya with a group of donors, staff, and volunteers celebrating 10 years of Buckner work in that country. Part of our trip included putting new shoes on the feet of children at the Baptist Children’s Center in Nairobi. The gratitude I saw in the children and the joy on their faces was unbelievable. We share a pair of shoes in Jesus name to show love to the children we serve and to serve a practical purpose in their lives. Children sometimes cannot attend school unless they have a pair of shoes. In many cases, a pair of shoes prevents them from getting a disease like a parasite that comes through a wound or cut. In many cases these diseases become fatal.
You can really make a big difference with a pair of shoes and it is easy to participate. You might want to conduct a shoe drive a work, at church, in your neighborhood, or in another civic club you are a part of. You can buy a brand new pair of shoes or donate funds to make a virtual purchase for a child.
The Dallas Patriots, a DFW Select baseball organization has taken on the challenge to collect 25,000 + 1 pair of shoes among their players and families. What is impressive about this organization is that they are modeling what it means to think and live beyond oneself in the service of other children. You would be surprised at how much difference you can make with a gift of shoes. The difference you make will impact both the child and you.
To get started go to www.shoesfororphansouls.org and find all you need to launch a drive in your circle of influence.
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