DELPHI, Ind. — It's been nearly two weeks since a jury found Richard Allen guilty of killing Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi in 2017. On Saturday, a tradition honoring one of the girls brought the community together. Williams' friends participated in an effort known as Operation Christmas Child. Community members spent two hours at the VFW in Delphi putting together 250 gift boxes that will be sent to children around the world as part of the Samaritan's Purse project. Williams helped pack boxes for Operation Christmas Child from 2014-16. 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German. (Credit: Family) "This is our way of having her here with us," said Kristi Stonebreaker, a friend of the Williams family. "She's with us today and all the time, so this is a way her spirit carries on with us, and we can share her with other people. It's a happy thing for us." Over the years, Operation Christmas Child boxes from Delphi have been sent as far as Mexico, Ukraine, Ghana, Colombia, the Republic of Georgia, South Africa, Botswana and Ecuador. "It's the way we keep her with us," Stonebreaker said. "It's so important. We keep her alive and honor her. This is one way we can do that."