ShoeBoxes of Love: Jesus in a Shoebox

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Jesus in a Shoebox

Oh my goodness! I read this blog post and my heart melted! I believe yours will too. Our children packing boxes for other children! It is a blessing to see them LOVING others and having a heart for Christ and for these other children.

Below is a portion of her blog, but make sure to read the whole thing at http://www.homegrownlearners.com/home/2012/10/29/jesus-in-a-shoebox.html?lastPage=true&postSubmitted=true

Jesus in a Shoebox

We've been packing more shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. We started a few weeks ago, with an outing for my daughter and her friend. They packed our first box, and we have continued since then.

Right now the back of my van is full of goodies for our boxes - we will pack this week and deliver to our church.

My son picked out some sweet teddy bears, along with New Testatments for them to hold. He told me it was so they could "know Jesus like I do." My dear, sweet boy. It is exactly this spirit that makes these boxes such a blessing to so many children all over the world. Our precious young ones are putting Jesus into each and every box they pack.

1 comment:

Mary PratherOctober 31, 2012 at 5:13 PM
Thank you for the share -- these boxes bless the givers as well! :-)
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DROP OFF LOCATION

The Drop Off sites around the nation are now all closed.

If you already packed a shoebox you can mail it. Learn more at http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations/

Or if you learned about it too late this year, or time slipped away, you can still build a shoebox online at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/ The boxes built online can be more expensive, especially if you are a sale shopper BUT they have all approved items and can go anywhere in the world, including areas where there are many restrictions, such as Muslim nations. So please consider this option if you still want to do a box.

And it is NEVER too early to start shopping and crafting towards next years' boxes! There are still hundreds of millions of children around the world in desperate poverty and needing the love of Jesus.