Samaritan's Purse Shoeboxes

You've probably heard of Samaritan's Purse Christmas Shoeboxes. Just in case you haven't, here's the official link.See that girl on the left? That's my friend Leigh Ann, and she invited David and I go with a group from church to help with the shoeboxes.

So we spent a few hours going through shoeboxes- making sure there weren't any unallowed items in the boxes, like war items, items that can't be shipped internationally, etc etc.

It was so much fun and a really neat way to help out with this ministry. Even if it was just a little bit. As we opened the boxes to examine them, we also found lots of sweet letters that children had written to the child that will recieve the box. So sweet!

These are the countries where the shoeboxes processed in this building are sent. The boxes we examined on that particular day will go to the Congo. Pretty cool.

One part about this ministry that I love and appreciate is that the children around the world will not only receive a shoebox filled with Christmas gifts, but the boxes are delivered with the help of the local church in the respective countries, and discipleship classes are offered to the kids. So we can hope and pray that those boxes will bless the children much further than the toys inside their box.

If you've never packed a box, it is an awesome way to give over the holiday season. And it's not too late to build a box this year- click here for more info!