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The 2 Million Shoe Countdown History

September 1, 2009

60,000 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to Crocs and Global Aid Network

We've reached our goal!

August 28
158 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN
• Tina Miller, Valley Mills, TX
• PepisCo Americas Beverage Company, Deerfield Beach, FL

August 27
244 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Wichita Archer Clay WMU, Wichita Falls, TX

August 26
92 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Riverside Alliance Church, Akron, OH
• Oak Street Baptist Church, Colorado City, TX

August 25
560 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Cross Brand Cowboy Church, Tyler, TX
• Caleb’s Cousins, Ft. Worth, TX

August 24
559 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Dilworth Church of God, Jasper AL
• Illinois Valley Community Shoe Drive

August 21

39 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Andy Driggers, Richardson, TX

August 20

141 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• The Crossing Baptist Church, Mesquite, TX
• Royal Palm Christian Women’s Fellowship, Coral Springs, FL

August 19

223 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Bacher Funeral Home, Akron, OH
• Christine Cannon, Holland, MI

August 18

944 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Studio Stars and Stripes, Whiteman Air Force Base, MO
• Ron and Susan McAfee, Richardson, TX

August 17

1,140 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Allendale Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, TX
• First Baptist Church, Winnsboro, TX

August 14

763 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Lori Hoopes, Rincon, GA
• First United Methodist Church, Howe, TX

August 13

11,971 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Rock the Desert, Midland TX
• First Baptist Church of Conroe, Conroe, TX

August 12

1,126 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• WBFJ Radio Station, Winston Salem, NC
• Packsaddle Fellowship, Kingsland, TX

August 11

870 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Grace Memorial Community Church, Cumberland, MD
• First Baptist Church, Brackettville, TX

August 6

210 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Key Heights Baptist Church – Perryton, TX
• First Presbyterian Church – Amarillo, TX

August 5

3,464 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church – Hurricane, WV
• Ryan Hicks – Justin, TX

August 4

99 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Memorial Baptist Church – Columbia, MO
• El Lugar de Su Presencia Church – Plano, TX

August 3

2,246 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Open Arms Ministry at Calvary – Saint Peters, MO
• Delmar Baptist Church – St. Louis, MO

July 31

904 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Jersey Village Baptist Church, Houston, TX
• True Vine Christian Academy - Women N Power, New York, NY

July 30

108 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Little Soles, Lisbon, OH

July 29

184 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Henogar, AL

July 28

16 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Kixpo, Dallas, TX

July 27

72 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Crossing Baptist Church, Mesquite, TX
• Randy and Pat Blades, Norfolk, AR

July 24

86 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Student Council, Hubbard, TX
• Oswego Prairie Church, Oswego, IL

July 23

23 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church of Lamar, Lamar, MO

July 22

822 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Franklin, GA
• Concord Missionary Baptist Church, Dallas, TX

July 21

1,762 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• 89.3 FM Moody Radio of the Quad Cities

July 20

291 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Copperfield Baptist Church, Houston, TX
• Elaine Francis, Richardson, TX

July 17

107 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Respiratory Care Department- Parkland Hospital, Dallas, TX
• Guilford College United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC

July 16

266 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Hixson, TN
• Sharon Martin, Rocky Point, NC

July 15

468 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• St. Nicholas Philoptochos, Flushing, NY
• Gospel Lighthouse Church, Otumwa, IA

July 14

232 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Oak Grove Baptist Church, Elmo, TX
• Redeemer Church, Hudson, OH

July 13

13 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church, Mustang, OK
• Northbridge Centre Congregational Church, Northbridge, MA

July 10

22 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Rachel Nichols, Hunt, VA
• Justin Bufkin, Mansfield, TX

July 9

28 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Owosso Wesleyan Church, Owosso, MI
• King's Grant Elementary School, Virginia Beach, VA

July 8

199 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Mount Carmel MB Church Mission Ministry, Pelahatchie, MS
• Emily Parrow, Lebanon, CT

July 7

792 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church, Richardson, TX
• Boy Scouts of America Troop 318, Wake Forest, NC

July 6

50 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Petra Walker, San Antonio, TX
• Corrina Paulson, Gillette, WY

July 2

868 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church, Plano, TX
• Congregational Church of Birmingham, Birmingham, MI

July 1

277 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church, Vega, TX
• Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Glen Allen, VA

June 30

201 pair of shoes provided

Thanks to the following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First United Methodist Church, Pensacola, FL

June 29

45 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist Church Amarillo-Student Ministry, Amarillo, TX
• Orphan’s Hope-Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church, Katy TX

June 25

28 pair of shoes provided

Thanks to the following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Valley View Baptist Church, Marietta, OH

June 24, 2009

82 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• Pat Blades, Norfolk, AR
• Seven Lakes High School, Future
Business Leaders of America, Katy, TX
June 23, 2009

175 pairs of shoes provided

Thanks to following groups or individuals who conducted shoe drives:
• First Baptist East, Lawton, OK
• Connor Horvath, Pilesgrove, NJ
Ways You Can Help

Pray for Shoes for Orphan Souls
Please pray for the children living in orphanages throughout the world and for those individuals who are working to collect shoes.

Donate to Shoes for Orphan Souls
Your gift will provide a pair of new shoes to a needy child overseas. Many of these children have never owned a new pair of shoes.

Volunteer with Shoes for Orphan Souls
Volunteers are needed to travel overseas to deliver the shoes to the children. We also need volunteers to host shoe drives and to help process shoes.

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Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, provides new shoes and socks to orphans and at-risk children in the United States and throughout the world. From conducting shoe drives to humanitarian aid trips, Shoes for Orphan Souls offers hands-on opportunities to individuals, groups and organizations that want to transform lives through social ministry. Since 1999, more than 2.2 million pairs of new shoes and socks have been distributed to 74 countries. Buckner is a fully accredited non-profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status. Your gifts to Buckner are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS.


Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner, is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.