Our family had a terrific time at Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse) this week. I know most of you are familiar with this ministry. They are the ones that send shoeboxes around the world to children who may never receive anything for Christmas except this shoebox. We went to the warehouse that is setup in Atlanta. People from across the state send shoeboxes to this location. The shoeboxes are inspected and then sent by plane, trains and trucks to all over the world. The shoeboxes are filled with toys, candy, toothbrushes, pencils etc. When the boxes arrive in Africa or India (the locations from Atlanta) the shoeboxes are distributed to villages and towns. Samaritan’s Purse volunteers then share the gospel to the village. They also go back within a few weeks for follow up. It is an excellent ministry.
When we went to the warehouse they had a tour of the facility and then activities for the kids. It was a great day for us. Our family has been participating for several years. If you have not participated check it out for next year! Some statistic: Since the start of the ministry (1993) over 61 million shoeboxes have been sent to children around the world. This year the goal is to send out 8 million.
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