Thursday, October 23, 2014

BWB2014 Updates

BWB2014 Success!

"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
Starting Our Journey

Jenni sorting gifts















It was a crisp cool day as we departed for Bikers With Boxes event at the Billy Graham Library.
Breakfast @ Bigview: Austin, David, John.
Photo: Duane

The Crew - Breakfast

Johnston's

Shaw's

We had a beautiful welcome to the event.  The area was lines with volunteers an people to greet you as you parked.  Your group was announced and everyone was cheering you on as we parked. Class act BWB2014.


Arrival: Austin, David, Duane, John

Bikers from all over, as far as Canada, load up their bikes with shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, demonstrating God's love to kids around the world! Big Bikes Big Hearts!



Beautiful, Sunny Day

Packing Station


DJ handing shoeboxes over

Samaritan's Purse Truck 



Collected over 3400 Shoeboxes

The library itself was a fabulous, must see tour.  It is packed full of Billy Graham's history, one man's walk with Christ. And, that just starched the surface for Billy Graham. My son was so moved that he accept Jesus that day and prayed with pastor Ken. We are so blessed. You all are so blessed!

Billy Graham Library

Mrs. Graham's hand sewn wedding gown

Graham's social media outlet of the times

The history Mr Graham covered

Brings it home


Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success. We were able to deliver 40 shoe boxes from family and friends. I am humbled by all our friends who were willingness to step in, take charge, and do His work. You all deserve great blessings.

God Bless!

Now, let's plan the next event!  Bring on BWB2015!

More pictures from Billy Graham Library,
http://www.billygrahamlibrary.org/pgview.aspx?pid=32&gid=674

Monday, August 18, 2014

The Gift of Giving: Bikers with Boxes

"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."
http://crossmap.christianpost.com/
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Here's a chance to use your freedoms to help others. We would love to have you help at Bikers with Boxes. You can donate towards, bring, and/or participate in our charity ride for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Operation Christmas Child Shoebox is simply shoeboxes filled with small gifts and necessities for an underprivileged child who will likely not receive any Christmas gifts. I've pasted the shoebox instructions below, or you can visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ for more information:



Which would you prefer to act on?

1. Make a Shoebox
Use an empty cardboard or plastic shoebox (average size). You can wrap the box, lid separately, but wrapping is not required.

Boy or Girl
Decide whether your gift will be for a boy or a girl, and the age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14. Download and print the appropriate boy/girl label. Mark the correct age category and tape the label to the top of your box.


2. Donate
Send, drop ship, drop off your donations to our collection place by Oct 10th. The website link above will give you a detailed list of what goes into shoeboxes.  Some simple suggestions include small toys (bouncy ball, coloring book and crayons, jump rope, doll, stuffed animal), travel sized hygiene items (toothpaste, bar soap, toothbrush, washcloth), school supplies (notebook, pencils, colored pencils, calculator), and even clothing (tee-shirt, underwear, socks, flip-flops).

3. Transporter
http://crossmap.christianpost.com/
http://crossmap.christianpost.com
We will meet at 8am on the 18th. We will fill the motorcycles with shoe boxes and take a leisure ride to the collections site, Billy Graham Library. Once we arrive at the Library on the day of the event, we can expect fellowship with other bikers, lunch, complimentary commemorative items, music, and the Library’s Journey of Faith tour. The tour is always free, and takes you through Mr. Graham’s life and ministry through rare video footage, memorabilia, and multimedia displays.

Please let me know if you have any other questions! We look forward to any contribution you can make!



We would like to have all items in by Oct 10th so we can have local children create shoeboxes from the donated items.  Again, thank you for your time and energy toward this great cause.  You are laying treasures in Heaven!

Collection site:
2401 Balthazar Way
Marvin, NC 28173


In Him,
David R. Shaw
704-248-0719                                                           Calendar evite