My husband is from India . He received a shoebox gift as a kid his family was pretty poor .just the other day we where at a church where there was a table for Samaritan's purse gifts . He is now now in his 30s he got so emotional about the gifts he got as a child especially a hot wheels car that had his name on it . He loves making gift boxes and giving it helped our relationship also .
Hi Kayla, Thank-you for answering these questions. I might add that at the Processing Centre the integrity of each box is preserved. I have just completed to two shifts at the Processing Centre. We ensured all boxes were comfortably full. Items that were not permitted because of risk of harm to a child and/or their community were replaced with filler items.
Such a great thing to know!!! It is so important for givers to know that what they pack is sent to the child and not changed (apart from hazardous items). Changes are not made to the gifts at any point in processing or distributing so what they give is what the child gets. (things may be added to help fill a box, or exchanged if an item isn't allowed, but otherwise the gift is given as sent) This is definitely important to share. Thank you so much for letting us know that the integrity starts with you all at the processing centers. :)
It brakes my heart to think someone would steal from the poor especially people who would call themselves Christians ? We were not a very rich family we received gifts as kids and saw our parents struggling to provide for us . But that's what made me be very giving and I'm very blessed to help others .
I am packing boxes this year it is my first time. I took my teen son with me to get the gifts he is the youngest of 4 and my other kiddos are grown and have moved out. I miss packing gifts for my boys (yes 4 boys) he had a lot of fun and I was going to pack for each age group but as I looked up things and prayed and ask God to help me decide who these gifts will be for he answered I decided to pack for older kids. We bought stuff and had a lot of fun doing it now I need a few more boxes. I guess I over bought not realizing what I was doing. So when I started packing my boxes I remembered my kiddos being young and how it felt to give them gifts. Just small stuff and how much joy it brought them. We didn't have a lot of money when my kiddos were younger and I worked 2 jobs to make sure they had all they needed. I remembered the people who gave to us when we had so little. I honestly will never forget the people who did. So just remember people are God's hands and feet he uses other people in this world to fill a need. I hope the kiddos who receive the boxes love them...just like I cherished the time spent with my 16 year old son who helped pick out every item and so lovingly thought of what a kiddo in the age group could use or have fun with. As we drove home I asked him what he wanted for Christmas...he had no answer sometimes God moves us to remember how much we have when others have so little. This will be one thing I will never forget spending time with my ultra loving kiddo picking out what seems like stuff to us but such a blessing to others. I hope I am leaving a legacy. ❤
This person doesn't sound like they really know what this mission is all about. Just watching the videos of the children that open these boxes shows just how wonderful this mission is and OCC is bringing thses boxes to children in need!
They may not know what the mission is about, but hopefully this video helps to ease their doubts. We are so appreciative for the opportunities we have had to partner with OCC.
My son just received a box today. I had heard of this organization so knew some about it before he even told me. He's silly excited, and I looked up some videos of other kids around the world receiving theirs and he said that's exactly how they all were at his school today. Everyone received different things, some useful, some not, but the boxes seemed to be balanced. It would have been neat to have a personal note from the giver inside so we can thank them personally, but most kids wouldn't have been able to read it if in English.
What a beautiful testimony. I am so glad your son received a box and was able to hear more about Jesus at the shoebox event. Can I ask what his favorite item was that he received?
No thanks needed...we pack the boxes because God moved us to do so. It was very nice of you to think to thank the person but pray for the giverof the box God will give them the message. ❤
I have been a volunteer for Royal Family Kids Camp (which is a Christian ministry that takes kids (ages 9-11) in the Foster Care system and we take them to camp for a week. We celebrate every child's birthday one day during the week. This helps us show God's love for them, just like these shoeboxes.
LOVE this! What a beautiful way of showing each child that they matter and that God loves them! I have heard a lot about this camp and am so thankful for everyone who gives their time to bless these kids each year.
I've also heard stories about how many of the kids who get boxes have never had toys because their parents can't afford them. So many of the children were never going to purchase from local toymakers anyway.
Very good point. I think it is great to see, hear, and understand various perspectives. All I know is that these boxes have been a blessing to kids and a great method for sharing the gospel with kids and teens who may not have otherwise come to the church.
Thank you for this important information! The same way that there can be inappropriate use on receiving end, our end can have the verbal ministry bashers/detractors. It is great to have your perspective to reply with when the conversation turns that way. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Yes, I think we just have to trust, pray, and hope that everything gets done and used properly. Hope this information is encouraging to people and that it helps you all know that OCC really does do a great job trying to assure that resources are distributed as intended.
We love your perspective because we can say “according to a missionary working with OCC in South America…” 😊 Gives the information credentials not just heresay. And we have learned so much about what is happening with our boxes on the other side of their journey! Keep it up!
Hi guys, thank you for this video, in some cases it's a peace of mind to think that charity is working hard towards ensure the boxes will reach the children, i pray for all your hard work what you are doing each year. Amen
Thank you, this puts me more at ease! If I may, have you ever heard the rumor that boxes go to the wrong age group or gender? Do most of the children receive boxes? I’ve heard stories about there being a shortage of boxes and children being turned away, but I’m sure Samaritan’s does their best.
Great questions. I haven't done a Samaritan's Purse video in a while, so I will plan to do one soon. I'll try to answer these questions in detail in the video. But, the short answer is yes: Sometimes boxes are mislabeled and go to the wrong gender, but the hope is to catch it and correct it so the child gets the right box. In the chaos of handing out 100+ boxes, the leaders might also accidentally give the wrong gender, but again the hope is to fix this and swap the box for the child. There can also be box shortages for various reasons. Sometimes a region doesn't have enough to give out. Sometimes pastors don't request enough. Sometimes pastors don't plan for the amount of people that come to special events and so they have too few. We always try to ask for a few extra and return the ones we don't need rather than having too few.
Love how you mention deodorant. I stopped packing soap bc it’s controversial now, but I’m wondering if I should try adding deodorant for older kids next year. I just figured it will eventually run out but I guess most things will anyways like you said. Deodorant over soap?
I think deodorant is definitely more beneficial than soap for a few reasons: 1) Soap is fairly inexpensive and easy to come by. It is a common item with lots of brands. 2) Deodorant is a more pricey item that often has to be shared. 3) Although it will run out, it lasts for a lot longer than soap. A bar of soap is used up in a week... Deodorant lasts up to months (depending on use, size, and brand). 4) In some locations water is a luxury, and therefore they may not get to bathe every day, but they could use the deodorant in between baths as well. Just a few personal thoughts on the topic.
I thought the children who received a box had never had gifts before, is this the case. My friend is a missionary both in Rwanda and Nepal and after the Nepal earthquake the NewDawn charity who she belongs to, built the Little Feet orphanage. They have never had a shoebox as yet.
The goal of OCC is for each child to only ever receive one shoebox, so when they get the gift, it should hopefully be the first OCC shoebox gift that they have ever received. However, there is no way of knowing if it is their first gift ever in their entire life. I hope shoeboxes make it to your missionary friends in Nepal and Rwanda. That would certainly be a blessing for those kids.
Hi there, love your videos! Just had a couple questions...would you recommend not including any water squirter toys? They do not resemble weapons. I just wasn't sure if every kid getting boxes have a lot of access to water. Also, how does that work with shipping clear plastic boxes? Is there any problems with everything in the box being completely visible?
I think it is fine to send squirter toys. Many kids will live near natural water sources (rivers, lakes, etc.). Yes, there will be some kids who might receive the box that may not have easy access to water, but in many areas they will. And... even if they don't have water, they can still play with the toys as a figure or blow air out of them at other kids (our daughter loves this, and we have seen teens use little toys of this nature to pester others in good fun by making the air squirt in their ears). You can absolutely ship a clear box, with no issues. The kids will see a bit of what is inside before they open it, but this isn't a huge issue. If you want it to be more of a surprise so that they can't see in, you can wrap/line the inside of a box with a fun bandana. Robynn recently did this while packing a box (you can see her box here: ruclips.net/video/G7PovTETCSw/видео.html).
I got the cutest dress for a girl but probably will fit an age that’s 5-7. Can I write that underneath the broad age of 5-9? 5-9 is such a broad age range for clothing.
I don't think you are allowed to alter the actual label, but we did get boxes that had a more specified age written in bold black writing on the actual box. Check out this video to see how a few boxes got to us and had more defined ages listed. ruclips.net/video/sj-eP-trpFI/видео.html
I'd pack it for a 2-4 year old myself. If I'm sending clothes I send either the size for the oldest age or one size bigger, so there's less chance of it being too small.
The short answer is that we don't know yet. We still have to apply, wait to see if our neighborhood gets boxes, see if there are enough boxes, and think about whether or not we can host an event for "new" kids. Since the goal of OCC is not to give the same kids boxes, we have to think and pray about whether or not we have a location where we can do outreach and have a group of kids that are different from last year. We will let you know as the time gets closer. ;)
Okay. So. I'm doing this for the first time. I chose to pack a themed box for a girl, ages 10-14. The theme is bullet journaling. The items I'm including are an A5 size binder (3 ring), lined paper, index tab pages, pockets, gel pens, washi tape, scissors, glue stick. I will include an introduction to bullet journaling, and why this is important to me. It makes order out of chaos for me. And I wish I'd had this tool when I was a pre-teen to teenager. I'm going to send photos of my bujo and what tabs I use, and why I use them, so that there is a personal connection between the gift and why it was given. Do you have any general advice on connecting with this little girl? I'm open to that, and I have been educating myself by watching videos, and some people have recommended sending my email address for follow up if the child so chooses.
That sound like a great box so far some little girl is going to have so much fun creating a journal. Be sure you also include something from each category of items on the “What to pack” list Something soft like a stuffie or doll or bag tag stuffie Games/puzzle or ball Hygiene items like a toothbrush, soap / wash cloth hair brush and hair accessories/rubber bands Water bottles hold lots inside - I put pencils and hair accessories and erasers in the ones I send. I don’t like to send air - if there is a space in my box it gets filled with a little something School supplies regular pencils, ruler, scissors and coloring pencils/crayon Maybe a fun tshirt or dress Your journal item sounds like your WOW item. I personally take all the packaging from all the items unless it’s needed to hold it together. It save space and reduces trash on the receiving end where they may not have trash service.
Love this idea of sharing what she will need to make a journal. This is a great idea and activity for a girl 10-14. I would also say just to make sure to include a balance of other items too... a toy, some accessories, a few school supplies, etc.
I make cards for all my boxes with a personal letter, there's usually a translator there to help them read. I have heard from children/their guardians in the past by email but lots of others have heard by facebook messenger so I have included my profile link this year, and of course my mailing address but I don't think many can afford to send mail. With a certain box I have wrote a bit more (like the box in memory of my Nan, and one of my cat boxes talking about my own cats), and a picture of us so they know what we look like and it helps connect them to the actual person that sent the box.
I have a hypothetical question I want your opinion on. Someone pack shoeboxes the number doesn’t matter but they don’t bring it for collection week. Maybe they’re away or whatever the case may be. They also don’t bring it in at the time where operation Christmas child is processing the boxes. At the time they reach out operation Christmas child has already started distributing and delivering the boxes and so there’s no opportunity. Again hypothetical. This person is let’s just say moving and so they don’t have the ability to store these boxes for another 10 months or whatever the case may be. They also don’t have the funds to mail your box out to a foreign country to be processed there and delivered. What should a person do. At least what would your opinion be. I’d like to hear it from everybody I’d be interested in just seeing. This is not happening to me it’s just very hypothetical. My shoebox packing channel here on RUclips and blind craft or if you’d like to check it out sorry I mean blind crafter sorry again
I would potentially say to contact an OCC Facebook group and look for a church or individual who packs year round and is willing to receive and store your boxes until the next year. Otherwise, the person has to hold on to them and wait for the next collection time. Remember, this week is collection week, so don't let this hypothetical situation become your situation😉.
@@BarretoFamily Super interesting. That hypothetical scenario popped in my brain and I’m like you’d be the best person to ask. Yes I’m delivering my boxes. and what you guys are doing is awesome
@@BarretoFamily One more question. If you yourself as a missionary wanna pack shoeboxes what are you do. Like do you deliver it to the processing centre somewhere in Bogotá. Can you just process something yourself and give it out with the boxes that are already given. Like I know the rules are strict but I’ve also been wondering that let me know please
@@BarretoFamily I've done so many this year that the dining room looks like the North Pole. It's been a rough time since Covid. I just hope kids enjoy everything. Most of my boxes are girls 10-14. I'd love to see a photo of even one kid with their stuff. Thanks for your help with narrowing down the age. I circled the closest age in the category. God Bless!
Are u aware that Franklin Graham, the CEO of Samaritans purse makes over $700,000 annually from the organization. One of the highest paid CEOs of a charity organization. Shameful.
I was not aware of that. What I do know is that these shoeboxes have been a huge blessing to hundreds of kids that we have had the joy of serving over the past few years.
My husband is from India . He received a shoebox gift as a kid his family was pretty poor .just the other day we where at a church where there was a table for Samaritan's purse gifts . He is now now in his 30s he got so emotional about the gifts he got as a child especially a hot wheels car that had his name on it . He loves making gift boxes and giving it helped our relationship also .
Hi Kayla, Thank-you for answering these questions. I might add that at the Processing Centre the integrity of each box is preserved. I have just completed to two shifts at the Processing Centre. We ensured all boxes were comfortably full. Items that were not permitted because of risk of harm to a child and/or their community were replaced with filler items.
Such a great thing to know!!! It is so important for givers to know that what they pack is sent to the child and not changed (apart from hazardous items). Changes are not made to the gifts at any point in processing or distributing so what they give is what the child gets. (things may be added to help fill a box, or exchanged if an item isn't allowed, but otherwise the gift is given as sent) This is definitely important to share. Thank you so much for letting us know that the integrity starts with you all at the processing centers. :)
It brakes my heart to think someone would steal from the poor especially people who would call themselves Christians ? We were not a very rich family we received gifts as kids and saw our parents struggling to provide for us . But that's what made me be very giving and I'm very blessed to help others .
Thank you so much. Very well said. I’m 100% confident this is an amazing ministry. I love creating boxes. 😊
It is a beautiful ministry and we can speak to the fact that they do everything they can to make sure resources are well used.
I am packing boxes this year it is my first time. I took my teen son with me to get the gifts he is the youngest of 4 and my other kiddos are grown and have moved out. I miss packing gifts for my boys (yes 4 boys) he had a lot of fun and I was going to pack for each age group but as I looked up things and prayed and ask God to help me decide who these gifts will be for he answered I decided to pack for older kids. We bought stuff and had a lot of fun doing it now I need a few more boxes. I guess I over bought not realizing what I was doing. So when I started packing my boxes I remembered my kiddos being young and how it felt to give them gifts. Just small stuff and how much joy it brought them. We didn't have a lot of money when my kiddos were younger and I worked 2 jobs to make sure they had all they needed. I remembered the people who gave to us when we had so little. I honestly will never forget the people who did. So just remember people are God's hands and feet he uses other people in this world to fill a need. I hope the kiddos who receive the boxes love them...just like I cherished the time spent with my 16 year old son who helped pick out every item and so lovingly thought of what a kiddo in the age group could use or have fun with. As we drove home I asked him what he wanted for Christmas...he had no answer sometimes God moves us to remember how much we have when others have so little. This will be one thing I will never forget spending time with my ultra loving kiddo picking out what seems like stuff to us but such a blessing to others. I hope I am leaving a legacy. ❤
Nice to see your daughter on video. Thanks for helping. What are some things that the kids really loved. What are some needs?
This person doesn't sound like they really know what this mission is all about. Just watching the videos of the children that open these boxes shows just how wonderful this mission is and OCC is bringing thses boxes to children in need!
They may not know what the mission is about, but hopefully this video helps to ease their doubts.
We are so appreciative for the opportunities we have had to partner with OCC.
My son just received a box today. I had heard of this organization so knew some about it before he even told me. He's silly excited, and I looked up some videos of other kids around the world receiving theirs and he said that's exactly how they all were at his school today. Everyone received different things, some useful, some not, but the boxes seemed to be balanced. It would have been neat to have a personal note from the giver inside so we can thank them personally, but most kids wouldn't have been able to read it if in English.
What a beautiful testimony. I am so glad your son received a box and was able to hear more about Jesus at the shoebox event. Can I ask what his favorite item was that he received?
No thanks needed...we pack the boxes because God moved us to do so. It was very nice of you to think to thank the person but pray for the giverof the box God will give them the message. ❤
Excellent explanations! I am a year-round packer, and this video is such an encouragement. 😊
I'm so glad! We wanted to try to be transparent and cover some of the most common concerns and questions.
I have been a volunteer for Royal Family Kids Camp (which is a Christian ministry that takes kids (ages 9-11) in the Foster Care system and we take them to camp for a week. We celebrate every child's birthday one day during the week. This helps us show God's love for them, just like these shoeboxes.
LOVE this! What a beautiful way of showing each child that they matter and that God loves them! I have heard a lot about this camp and am so thankful for everyone who gives their time to bless these kids each year.
I've also heard stories about how many of the kids who get boxes have never had toys because their parents can't afford them. So many of the children were never going to purchase from local toymakers anyway.
Very good point. I think it is great to see, hear, and understand various perspectives. All I know is that these boxes have been a blessing to kids and a great method for sharing the gospel with kids and teens who may not have otherwise come to the church.
Thank you for this important information! The same way that there can be inappropriate use on receiving end, our end can have the verbal ministry bashers/detractors. It is great to have your perspective to reply with when the conversation turns that way. Thank you!
You are so welcome! Yes, I think we just have to trust, pray, and hope that everything gets done and used properly. Hope this information is encouraging to people and that it helps you all know that OCC really does do a great job trying to assure that resources are distributed as intended.
We love your perspective because we can say “according to a missionary working with OCC in South America…” 😊 Gives the information credentials not just heresay. And we have learned so much about what is happening with our boxes on the other side of their journey! Keep it up!
No problem, your daughter is adorable! I enjoyed watching the two of you together.
She enjoys showing things to the camera. :)
Hi guys, thank you for this video, in some cases it's a peace of mind to think that charity is working hard towards ensure the boxes will reach the children, i pray for all your hard work what you are doing each year. Amen
Glad we could he; provide some peace of mind. :)
Thank you for your prayers!!!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you for help ease our minds.
Our pleasure! SO glad to share a little perspective from the distribution side of shoeboxes.
Thank you, this puts me more at ease! If I may, have you ever heard the rumor that boxes go to the wrong age group or gender? Do most of the children receive boxes? I’ve heard stories about there being a shortage of boxes and children being turned away, but I’m sure Samaritan’s does their best.
Great questions. I haven't done a Samaritan's Purse video in a while, so I will plan to do one soon. I'll try to answer these questions in detail in the video. But, the short answer is yes:
Sometimes boxes are mislabeled and go to the wrong gender, but the hope is to catch it and correct it so the child gets the right box. In the chaos of handing out 100+ boxes, the leaders might also accidentally give the wrong gender, but again the hope is to fix this and swap the box for the child.
There can also be box shortages for various reasons. Sometimes a region doesn't have enough to give out. Sometimes pastors don't request enough. Sometimes pastors don't plan for the amount of people that come to special events and so they have too few. We always try to ask for a few extra and return the ones we don't need rather than having too few.
@@BarretoFamily Thank you for your response!
Thank you for your encouragement!
You are so welcome!
Im from jamaica and i got mine today❤
How fun! What was your favorite item in your box?
Did your box have a letter?
@@BarretoFamily my favourite item wah the hair brush, my box did not have a letter
Love how you mention deodorant. I stopped packing soap bc it’s controversial now, but I’m wondering if I should try adding deodorant for older kids next year. I just figured it will eventually run out but I guess most things will anyways like you said. Deodorant over soap?
I think deodorant is definitely more beneficial than soap for a few reasons:
1) Soap is fairly inexpensive and easy to come by. It is a common item with lots of brands.
2) Deodorant is a more pricey item that often has to be shared.
3) Although it will run out, it lasts for a lot longer than soap. A bar of soap is used up in a week... Deodorant lasts up to months (depending on use, size, and brand).
4) In some locations water is a luxury, and therefore they may not get to bathe every day, but they could use the deodorant in between baths as well.
Just a few personal thoughts on the topic.
@@BarretoFamily thanks for that information! I will definitely be adding deodorant to my boxes next year! ♥️
How/why is soap controversial???
I thought the children who received a box had never had gifts before, is this the case. My friend is a missionary both in Rwanda and Nepal and after the Nepal earthquake the NewDawn charity who she belongs to, built the Little Feet orphanage. They have never had a shoebox as yet.
The goal of OCC is for each child to only ever receive one shoebox, so when they get the gift, it should hopefully be the first OCC shoebox gift that they have ever received.
However, there is no way of knowing if it is their first gift ever in their entire life.
I hope shoeboxes make it to your missionary friends in Nepal and Rwanda. That would certainly be a blessing for those kids.
Hi there, love your videos! Just had a couple questions...would you recommend not including any water squirter toys? They do not resemble weapons. I just wasn't sure if every kid getting boxes have a lot of access to water. Also, how does that work with shipping clear plastic boxes? Is there any problems with everything in the box being completely visible?
I think it is fine to send squirter toys. Many kids will live near natural water sources (rivers, lakes, etc.). Yes, there will be some kids who might receive the box that may not have easy access to water, but in many areas they will. And... even if they don't have water, they can still play with the toys as a figure or blow air out of them at other kids (our daughter loves this, and we have seen teens use little toys of this nature to pester others in good fun by making the air squirt in their ears).
You can absolutely ship a clear box, with no issues. The kids will see a bit of what is inside before they open it, but this isn't a huge issue. If you want it to be more of a surprise so that they can't see in, you can wrap/line the inside of a box with a fun bandana. Robynn recently did this while packing a box (you can see her box here: ruclips.net/video/G7PovTETCSw/видео.html).
@@BarretoFamily Ooh awesome, thanks! I think I'm gonna try that out with the bandanas...much appreciated!
I got the cutest dress for a girl but probably will fit an age that’s 5-7. Can I write that underneath the broad age of 5-9? 5-9 is such a broad age range for clothing.
I don't think you are allowed to alter the actual label, but we did get boxes that had a more specified age written in bold black writing on the actual box. Check out this video to see how a few boxes got to us and had more defined ages listed.
ruclips.net/video/sj-eP-trpFI/видео.html
I'd pack it for a 2-4 year old myself. If I'm sending clothes I send either the size for the oldest age or one size bigger, so there's less chance of it being too small.
Good Answers Are you getting boxes again.
The short answer is that we don't know yet.
We still have to apply, wait to see if our neighborhood gets boxes, see if there are enough boxes, and think about whether or not we can host an event for "new" kids. Since the goal of OCC is not to give the same kids boxes, we have to think and pray about whether or not we have a location where we can do outreach and have a group of kids that are different from last year.
We will let you know as the time gets closer. ;)
Okay. So. I'm doing this for the first time. I chose to pack a themed box for a girl, ages 10-14. The theme is bullet journaling. The items I'm including are an A5 size binder (3 ring), lined paper, index tab pages, pockets, gel pens, washi tape, scissors, glue stick.
I will include an introduction to bullet journaling, and why this is important to me. It makes order out of chaos for me. And I wish I'd had this tool when I was a pre-teen to teenager. I'm going to send photos of my bujo and what tabs I use, and why I use them, so that there is a personal connection between the gift and why it was given.
Do you have any general advice on connecting with this little girl? I'm open to that, and I have been educating myself by watching videos, and some people have recommended sending my email address for follow up if the child so chooses.
That sound like a great box so far some little girl is going to have so much fun creating a journal. Be sure you also include something from each category of items on the “What to pack” list
Something soft like a stuffie or doll or bag tag stuffie
Games/puzzle or ball
Hygiene items like a toothbrush, soap / wash cloth hair brush and hair accessories/rubber bands
Water bottles hold lots inside - I put pencils and hair accessories and erasers in the ones I send. I don’t like to send air - if there is a space in my box it gets filled with a little something
School supplies regular pencils, ruler, scissors and coloring pencils/crayon
Maybe a fun tshirt or dress
Your journal item sounds like your WOW item.
I personally take all the packaging from all the items unless it’s needed to hold it together. It save space and reduces trash on the receiving end where they may not have trash service.
Love this idea of sharing what she will need to make a journal. This is a great idea and activity for a girl 10-14.
I would also say just to make sure to include a balance of other items too... a toy, some accessories, a few school supplies, etc.
GREAT tips to help make sure the box has a little bit of everything this girl could want and need!
I make cards for all my boxes with a personal letter, there's usually a translator there to help them read. I have heard from children/their guardians in the past by email but lots of others have heard by facebook messenger so I have included my profile link this year, and of course my mailing address but I don't think many can afford to send mail. With a certain box I have wrote a bit more (like the box in memory of my Nan, and one of my cat boxes talking about my own cats), and a picture of us so they know what we look like and it helps connect them to the actual person that sent the box.
I have a hypothetical question I want your opinion on. Someone pack shoeboxes the number doesn’t matter but they don’t bring it for collection week. Maybe they’re away or whatever the case may be. They also don’t bring it in at the time where operation Christmas child is processing the boxes. At the time they reach out operation Christmas child has already started distributing and delivering the boxes and so there’s no opportunity. Again hypothetical. This person is let’s just say moving and so they don’t have the ability to store these boxes for another 10 months or whatever the case may be. They also don’t have the funds to mail your box out to a foreign country to be processed there and delivered. What should a person do. At least what would your opinion be. I’d like to hear it from everybody I’d be interested in just seeing. This is not happening to me it’s just very hypothetical. My shoebox packing channel here on RUclips and blind craft or if you’d like to check it out sorry I mean blind crafter sorry again
I would potentially say to contact an OCC Facebook group and look for a church or individual who packs year round and is willing to receive and store your boxes until the next year. Otherwise, the person has to hold on to them and wait for the next collection time.
Remember, this week is collection week, so don't let this hypothetical situation become your situation😉.
@@BarretoFamily Super interesting. That hypothetical scenario popped in my brain and I’m like you’d be the best person to ask. Yes I’m delivering my boxes. and what you guys are doing is awesome
@@BarretoFamily One more question. If you yourself as a missionary wanna pack shoeboxes what are you do. Like do you deliver it to the processing centre somewhere in Bogotá. Can you just process something yourself and give it out with the boxes that are already given. Like I know the rules are strict but I’ve also been wondering that let me know please
Do you have to pay in order to get boxes from Samaritan's Purse? I was told the churches have to pay or contribute to the cost.
No, we don't have to pay. We just need to sign up and attend various training sessions.
@@BarretoFamily I've done so many this year that the dining room looks like the North Pole. It's been a rough time since Covid. I just hope kids enjoy everything. Most of my boxes are girls 10-14. I'd love to see a photo of even one kid with their stuff. Thanks for your help with narrowing down the age. I circled the closest age in the category. God Bless!
Not true at all. Reported
Not sure what part you think isn't true. I can only speak from what I have seen and experienced, but I'm curious what you think is not accurate.
Are u aware that Franklin Graham, the CEO of Samaritans purse makes over $700,000 annually from the organization. One of the highest paid CEOs of a charity organization. Shameful.
I was not aware of that. What I do know is that these shoeboxes have been a huge blessing to hundreds of kids that we have had the joy of serving over the past few years.
My kiddo just received a box today, as well as all the students in his school.