Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child
[op-uh-rey-shuh n ··· kris-muh s ··· chahyld]
Noun

1. Sending hope in a shoe box
2. Sharing love in a tangible way to children in need around the world
3. Started in 1993 by Samaritan's Purse 
4. Resulted in 8 million children receiving shoe boxes last year
5. Instructions: a) find an empty shoe box, b) pick gender and age of your child, c) fill shoe box with items that will bring joy to the child, e) include $7 donation for shipping and other costs, f) drop off your shoe box at a collection center
6. Building a box online to send to a child overseas
7. Brightening and changing  lives of children, one shoe box gift at a time

CNN.com recently shared this touching Operaiton Christmas Child story. Please read!