Each year, our church participates in Operation Christmas Child - a program through Samaritan's Purse which takes boxes of gifts to children in need worldwide. I can't quite remember how long we've been doing it, but it's been a while. We usually try to do two teenage kids and then the ages and sexes of our own kids, so Trinity and Kalyn (and eventually Xander) will shop for gifts to give to kids just like themselves.
Tuesday evening, we headed out for our annual shoebox shopping trip to Dollar Tree and WalMart - we are blessed that they are right next to one another. That way, we can pick up most of our shopping at Dollar Tree and then pick up the remaining items at WalMart. It is always fun picking out special item for very special kids.
The true fun came Saturday night when we tried to actually fit what we've bought into the boxes. It usually takes quite a bit of careful item placement and at least two to three attempts to be able to close the top.
It's been fun to watch the kids get to be more and more a part of it each year. We love the opportunity we have to teach them about sharing and giving to others!
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