A favorite mission of our family is to pack a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child through Franklin Graham's ministry Samaritan's Purse. A shoebox is packed with items such as school supplies, hygiene items, and toys. The boxes are sent to children around the world. At the time of receiving the boxes, the children also receive the good news of Jesus.
We buy some supplies for our boxes but also include some freebies we've received like cinch sacks, sunglasses, notepads, and pencils. We include tools for an older boy's box and we include sewing kits for an older girl's box.
Dropping off our shoeboxes:
This year our boxes are bound for either Niger or Mexico.
A youth group at church packs shoeboxes from money donated to the church. We had the privilege of shopping for the shoebox items with the donations. That was a blessing to be able to pick out items that will bless others.
Our last way to help this mission is to volunteer a shift at the Relay Center. Our church accepts shoeboxes from several surrounding towns and we package them up into big boxes to be taken to a processing center. We boxed up over 300 shoeboxes!
It's never too late to start thinking about packing a shoebox for next year!
