Operation Christmas Child

Tonight we packed up our four shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Our church is a drop off point for OCC, so the Sunday before Thanksgiving is a huge event! We have an Ingathering service where everyone brings in filled shoe boxes, as well as food for the community. It's an awesome service.

Here is a link to the official site at Samaritan's Purse:


Our kids had a total blast putting their shoe boxes together this year. We took them shopping and they picked out everything they wanted to include. Besides the huge industrial pencil sharpener my daughter picked out, we didn't have to tell them to put anything back on the shelf. They were quite creative and yet very practical at the same time. I'm so proud of them both!!

Here they are packing up the boxes...


They're all ready to go. Sweet-Pea's will go to a girl between the ages of 5 and 9. Lionel's will go to a boy between the ages of 10 and 14. They included things that kids their own age would enjoy.


We hope and pray that the children who receive these boxes will also receive Christ one day!! It's easy to pack up the box and send it off, but it's not as easy to remember to pray for the child who opens it. Even though we have no idea who will get these boxes, we will try to be consistent and pray for the specific children who receive them.

Matthew 25:40 The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'