“The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations” https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/mission-and-history/
LLWC has been packing shoeboxes for many years, but we haven’t always kept track of the numbers. Here’s what we know:
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- 2024 – total of 152 shoeboxes; about 93 from LLWC and about 59 from Tupper Lake, plus 9 “Build a Box online” went to “Hard to Reach” areas. They went to: Panama, Guatemala, and Colombia.
- 2023 – total of 96 shoeboxes; 83 were from LLWC and 13 were from Tupper Lake folks (plus 11 “Build a Box online” went to Hard to Reach areas). They went to: South Africa, Lesotho, Dominican Republic, Namibia, eSwatini (formerly Swaziland), and the Philippines.
- 2022 – 83 boxes went to Columbia, South Africa and “A Hard To Reach Area”
- 2021 – 40 boxes went to Honduras
- 2020 – went to Ukraine
- 2017 – 20 boxes
- 2015 – went to Zimbabwe
Online Resources:
- Build a Shoebox Online.
- Drawstring backpack tutorial
- Follow your box to see where it goes!
- Free materials from OCC.
- Hard to reach areas — what are they?
- How to pack a shoebox.
- Items that are NOT allowed in shoeboxes.
- John 3:16 to include in shoeboxes, multi-language
- Pay for shipping online
- Shoebox gift suggestions for boys and girls.
- Shoebox Gift Suggestions – Revised for age 10-14
- What goes in my shoebox?
- Year-Round Shoebox Shopping, Packing, & Tips
- Amazon storefront — An optional list of quality items that are great for shoebox gifts!
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Regional offices for OCC
- Washable menstrual pads, free patterns for
- Washable menstrual pads, another free pattern for
- Why $10?
- Find a Dress a Girl group who can provide dresses to include in your OCC shoeboxes: https://www.dressagirlaroundtheworld.com/u-s-ambassadors.
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” Mark 10:14.