So, every year in November, my church packs many shoeboxes full of toys, candy, notebooks, crayons and much more! It blesses my heart to know that children, who have never received their own "personal" things, finally receive things that meet their need....and wants!
I always try to find the BIGGEST boxes so I can cram as much stuff as possible in that shoebox! I tend to pack for older girls because i know that many people are drawn towards packing boxes for smaller children. (Please don't get me wrong....little kids enjoy and need shoeboxes too!:) I love going shopping at my local Dollar Store and finding just the right things that i think would impact a child's life!
Things that i pack are:
Toothbrush, toothpaste, notebooks, pencils, pencil sharpeners, coloring books, crayons, hair accessories(hairbrush, hair ties, combs), hard candies, mild soap, socks, gloves, stuffed animals and anything else that you think a needy child would enjoy!
One of the things on my bucket list is, delivering shoeboxes one day! That would bless my heart so much! Just to see the excitement on their faces would be worth more than anything!
I close with a few sweet messages from a few blessed children that have received a shoebox and a quick video!
Timur:
"When the local Christians came into the orphanage with the shoeboxes, I thought, What is that? I’d never received a gift. My birthday was a normal day. We didn’t celebrate Christmas. They started passing out shoeboxes and we were so excited! I started ripping open my box and then my eyes grew wide. The first thing I saw was toothpaste. I saw the word Crest and thought it said Christ so I thought, Oh! Christian toothpaste! I was so excited I ran around the orphanage saying, “Christian toothpaste! Christian toothpaste!”
Ted:
"I was an orphan in the former Soviet Union when I received my shoebox. We had to share everything at the orphanage, including towels. When I got a washcloth in my box I actually thought it was my own personal towel!It was very special because I was the only one who could use it. It was my own personal thing—something that I didn’t have before—so it was one of my favorite gifts."
Nanor:
"I will never forget the day that I received my shoebox. I still remember every gift in it. I’ve kept the box to this day. It was so lovely. The cardboard shoebox was beautifully and meticulously wrapped in green wrapping paper that had little children on it opening gifts by a Christmas tree. Then I opened it! The most exciting gifts were a Barbie doll and a stationery kit. I loved Barbies—and then I got a real one! She was so beautiful."
Video
Hope you enjoy!
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