Serving With Teens: Operation Christmas Child

Serving at the Operation Christmas Child processing center with a group of 10 teens last week was such a joy!

Long ago, when I did some student teaching in a middle school setting I swore I would NEVER enjoy working with teenagers! Funny how God laughs when we make plans, because I'm thoroughly enjoying these young people and the unique gifts they have to offer. 

Students from our Classical Conversations Challenge community volunteered for a three hour shift at the Atlanta processing center. We met for dinner first and then made the hour long journey to the processing center. 

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Let Your Kids Pack Operation Christmas Child Boxes

Without a doubt, Operation Christmas Child is our children's favorite service project. 

It is such a simple, meaningful project for this time of year - and its impacts are ETERNAL.

My daughter, Anna, first started packing boxes when she was in preschool - with her Sunday School class. As the years went on, we packed them as a family, and last year I had the great joy of traveling to Ecuador to deliver boxes.

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20 Items to Pack in Operation Christmas Child boxes

 

An Operation Christmas Child box MATTERS to the recipient. 

I have seen firsthand what these boxes mean to children in need. I have seen the discipleship that occurs in the week, months, and years after a child receives a box. 

Packing boxes MATTERS. 

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