It is time to start thinking about filling shoe boxes for Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child! I saw a picture on Susan's sidebar recently, and it reminded me to get started on our shoe box.
If you have never participated, this is a great program to reach out to children in other countries in an easy way. I like it because the whole family can participate in the project. Basically what you do is get an empty shoe box and decide if you want your box to be for a boy or girl and the age group. Wrap the shoe box in Christmas wrap. Then you fill the shoe box with items like a toothbrush, comb, car, doll, ball, crayons, or candy. You can get step-by-step directions as well as a long list of suggested items to use in the box at the Operation Christmas Child site under "Pack a shoe box" (see link above or on side bar). When you fill your box, find a drop off location in your area (also found on the site by entering your zip code). You add a check for $7 to cover shipping costs. This year the collection week is November 17-24.
This is a fun program. I wanted to share about it today so you could consider being involved with your family if you are not already. You can do one box or ten. It also makes a great project for church groups or kids' groups to do.
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"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' " Matthew 19:14
4 comments:
Very nice walk-through for filling shoeboxes for OCC! It's something I look forward to doing every year about this time! Anyone whose church is not making it a joint effort, can take it upon themselves individually to fill boxes, & call or go online to find nearest drop-off site.
Also, I print out the green & red 'Boy'/'Girl' labels from the Samaritan's Purse site to put on the boxes. This reduces their printing costs a fraction.
Like you mentioned, it's a wonderful project for the whole family to participate in!
Blessings, Susan
Operation Christmas Child has became a tradition in our home. Our children love to fill the shoe boxes for the children. I have three children & they each fill a box for a child their age.
This year our church has set a goal to fill 60 shoe boxes. I hope they exceed that goal.
Blessings,
Beverly
On behalf of Franklin Graham, thank you for posting this information about Operation Christmas Child on your blog. We are so grateful for the faithful support and participation.
Darren Mullenix
Dir. Operations/Donor Ministries
Samaritan's Purse
This is a wonderful ministry that our family has been proud to be apart of for about 6 years now. Thank you so much for blogging about it!
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