Michael W. Smith and Operation Christmas Child

It's that time of year again! I am so excited!!! :-)
I have one box all ready to go but have until Nov.16th to put more together. It's so much fun! :-)

This video moves me very time. I watch it often regardless of the season. It is a reminder of how blessed I am and to pass that blessing on in any way possible. This is just one of many ways to touch peoples' lives. I am always finding things for my boxes throughout the year. So much fun and exciting to picture the faces of these children they reach. God you are good! May I never forget what You have done in my life and to pass it on! :)

I sent 2 boxes with my own finances, then my whole family did another one together. Then there was a program at my school where there were people who had the money, but didn't have the time to do the shopping. So I did the shopping for 2 more boxes, and the money was not worth just 2 boxes...but 3 more. So I did perhaps 6 shoeboxes in 2008. I want to do it again this year. I want to try sending 10. It is so wonderful! I hope to know one day who the boxes went to. God bless the children. :D

Love this video. Having had the privilege of being on teams that participate in these distributions, I know what hope these gifts bring to children who have very little hope in their desperate circumstances. Keep giving these shoeboxes, it does make a difference, one child at a time.

Be careful not to confuse Allah with the God of the Bible-- they are not the same. God is God... Allah is not, neither is Muhammad a true representative of God. This may sound harsh, but I assure with the words of Christ Himself, "I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6. If Allah/Muhammad were another way, Jesus would have said so, but He did not do that. There is only one way of salvation-- through Christ Jesus.

There's a true difference between sending the message that God/Jesus loves someone vs. trying to indoctrinate someone into the falsehoods of Allah, Muhammad, and Islam. Consider this part of the great commission given by Jesus to all of his disciples.

It says on the leaflet that they only include a Christian booklet where culturally suitable and presumably they wouldn't get through customs if it wasn't suitable anyway.

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I didn't hear much of bullying. In the house where i worked each child had his or her personal box so they were all proud on their own box. I didnt hear any bad stories from kids in the neighbourhood. Most of them did share their gifts and for sure some kids most have been jealouss on other kids, but thats normal i guess.

I think you make a point when you say that we shouldn't trying to push Christianity down the throats of other religions. But I think a box is a simple but big thing to show your faith in a practical way. I guess it is important to pray for the people who receive your box and bless them. The box itself is just a nice thing and many people received it without hearing a preaching about Christ. Also, many muslims think bad about christianity because of movies where people behave not to good.