One of our favorite holiday outreaches to support is Operation Christmas Child. The mission of OCC is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way by providing gifts to needy children around the world. Participants choose the age and gender of the child they would like to help, and then fill a shoebox full of age and gender appropraite gifts for that child.
This year, we opted to buy for a two year old boy and a two year girl. We filled our boxes with coloring books and crayons, stuffed animals, dolls, kid toothbrushes and toothpaste, stickers, and more! Once our boxes were filled, we downloaded some cute "all about me" coloring sheets designed to send with the boxes. I helped T fill in his answers. My favorite fill in the blank was "I love Jesus because..." Participants also have the option of listing their address, in case the family that receives your gift is able to write back. How neat would that be!! Even if we never get a letter back ,we will at least know what country our box was shipped to.
I love this ministry for many reasons. One, because it provides gifts to children who probably have never, ever received a gift before and who literally have nothing. However, the main reason why I love this outreach is because it is an evangelical effort. The gospel of Jesus Christ is shared with all children and families who receive a gift through this ministry. I can't think of a better gift to give than Jesus!
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