Shoes for Orphan Souls

106.9 the Light listeners provide shoes for Chinese orphans

Black Mountain, NC – August 15, 2008 – 106.9 the Light listeners pledged 647 pairs of shoes to be sent to orphans in China this summer.

During July 28 through August 15, 106.9 the Light partnered with Shoes for Orphan Souls to collect funds to purchase shoes for orphans in China during the Summer Olympics. Listeners responded by making donations online through the station’s website www.1069thelight.org.

Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International, has distributed more than 1.5 million pairs of new shoes to at-risk children in the United States and to orphans in 55 countries around the world. 

Founded by Billy and Ruth Graham in 1962, 106.9 the Light’s mission is to lead as many people as possible into a personal and dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ. The station broadcasts from its studios in Black Mountain, N.C. to portions of seven states and around the world on the Internet at www.1069thelight.org. 106.9 the Light is a listener-supported ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

For more information about 106.9 the Light’s ministry, contact Jim Kirkland, General Manager, at 828.669.8477.

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