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Operation Christmas Child: It's Time to Pack a Shoebox!
Can you remember what gift you opened on your first Christmas? Samaritan's Purse invites people to help make a child's Christmas special with Operation Christmas Child AKA Operation Shoebox.
It's simple and easy to pack fun gifts a child can both use and enjoy-and imagining the joy of a child's face is magical.
In service to others, how can we make a difference?
Traditions run pretty deep in our family, and around the holidays this is one that I hope will continue for a very long time.  About five years ago, I was introduced to Samaritan's Purse, which is an international non-profit organization that is focused on numerous relief efforts and evangelism. From that time forward we started our new family tradition of packing gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need.  For our own children, this is a great time for reflection and thanksgiving about how blessed we are as a family.  In our experience, when you are thankful you become more grateful and more appreciative of the everyday conveniences that we are all guilty of taking for granted.
Every year, Samaritan's Purse hosts what they call a National Collection Week for the Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts.  Operation Christmas Child is a ... more

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