We convened at the home of Brandon and Lorri Foster for an evening of fellowship. The culinary theme was lasagna, and we had four varieties to choose from! As always, it was a blessing to be together.

Operation Christmas Child was center-stage today through the 21st as Hanover acted as the official collection point for King George. By the end of the week, we delivered over 500 shoeboxes to the collection center in Fredericksburg.

Following the morning service, the church gathered in the fellowship hall to stuff over 200 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes full of toys, necessities, fun, laughter, and love. There was a place for hands of all ages.

We had our joyous work cut out for us, so we shared a good lunch before starting. The afternoon was great fun, and there was the usual chaos as the maelstrom commenced, but it was over all too soon.

We upped our goal to 200 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child this year, so we gathered tonight to decorate the boxes ahead of time. No talent was required, just a willing spirit. Whole families showed up—Grandma, Grandpa and the kids! And we didn’t even need to get dinner as pizza was provided.