Operation Christmas Child Packing Party

Back in October, I shared how our family was going to be participating in Samaritan's Purse "Operation Christmas Child" 2011.  Our church family was also participating in OCC.  Each week, they had an "item of the week" and they were collecting items to be packed into shoeboxes for children throughout the world.  In November, we had a "Operation Christmas Child Packing Party" and invited anyone to come help pack shoeboxes to send to Operation Christmas Child.  Here are some pictures from our evening of fun!

Our set-up for packing shoeboxes

Instructions for how to pack a shoebox

It was great to see the kids excited & participating

Sidney & Wyatt working on a label for their boxes

Each box we packed included a handwritten letter for the child

Boxes packed & ready to be sent to the processing center

Our goal was to make 300 boxes....and we didn't get 300

WE MADE 320+ !!!!!!

Some of the awesome folks who came to pack shoeboxes!

Quote from Samaritan's Purse on their Facebook page:

Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than 61 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe. People of all ages can be involved in this simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas—Jesus Christ.  These shoe boxes truly do make a difference in a child’s life!!