Your Church + The Shoe That Grows
The Problem
Over 1.5 billion people suffer from soil transmitted diseases worldwide.
Without shoes, children are especially vulnerable to diseases, parasites and injury. Children who get sick or injured miss school, can’t help their families, and suffer needlessly. And since children’s feet grow so quickly, they often outgrow donated shoes within a year, leaving them once again exposed.
Your church and The Shoe That Grows can change that.
The Shoe That Grows
A shoe that expands five sizes and lasts for years, designed for kids impacted by poverty and just $20 per pair.
Ready to get started?
Here's what comes in your (free) kit.
A sample of The Shoe That Grows
Five videos
Cultural activities
Activity printables
Digital assets
With The Shoe That Grows as your Mission Project, your kids can make a practical difference for families around the world who are impacted by poverty. Sign up to receive your kit below!
When you sign up to receive the materials, you will be able to indicate how you would like the funds allocated at the end of your fundraising timeframe. You may choose to purchase The Shoe That Grows and either include them in your Christmas shoeboxes, or distribute your purchased shoes on your church’s mission trip. OR, you may make a donation to support the mission and work of Because International.
Great! Our Mission Project is structured as an add-on rather than as a complete curriculum. We have built out activities and videos specific to the Mission Project to help make it easier for you to promote the mission with your church families. You can use this in conjunction with your VBS week, for an Awana mission month, or for any other children’s ministry event throughout the year. You can use as much or as little of the material as you would like.
The curriculum features countries where we have distributed pairs of The Shoe That Grows. Each country comes with cultural facts and an activity—either a game or a craft—to help the children you work with connect with other children and cultures around the world.
