Not Your Normal Elves!

     They may not work at the North Pole
but there are a lot of  "elves" working out
there this week to make Christmas very
special for children they'll probably never
see!
      These "elves" come in all shapes, ages,
and sizes. They are men, women, and kids!
       I am one of them!
       We're all working on a project called
Operation Christmas Child.
       Churches throughout the country, many
in our area, have been filling shoe boxes with
small toys, coloring books, crayons, tooth
brushes, and other items that will be sent to
children somewhere in the world who don't
find piles of presents waiting under a
Christmas tree each year.
      Our church is a regional collection center
so, this week, our elves are packing hundreds
and hundreds of the shoe boxes into cartons
which, in turn, will be delivered to an area
collection site.
      Fortunately we don't have to actually make
the toys and gifts like those elves that work for
Santa.
      Our leader is the one for whom Christmas
is named. And it makes you feel good to know
your efforts will bring a smile to a child somewhere
in the world!
      You don't even need pointy ears to make all
their NEWS good for Christmas!