WOW! First Shoebox for the Year 10-14 Girl Mulan! Operation Christmas Child

Look on www.blessingsinashoebox.com and the Blessings In A Shoebox Facebook group to find awesome deals on high quality items for shoeboxes and cute new printables!
Franklin Graham says PRAYER and Personal Notes are the most important thing and he wants us to send MORE QUALITY TOYS in our shoeboxes and to the processing center as fillers! And that's our aim! We want children to experience delight when opening their shoebox gifts. And may that delight cause them to feel a deep desire to know more about this Jesus who loves them. And may they receive Jesus as Lord and Savior!
Want to know more about OCC and packing great shoeboxes? Watch Yves Dushime's story: From Hatred to Love on blessingsinashoebox.com. It's the first video on the page of videos at www.blessingsinashoebox.com. His podcast with Kristi Graham is even more enthralling. His testimony underscores the importance of school supplies in a shoebox!
Are you interested in an eternal relationship with Jesus Christ? Believe in Jesus, admit you have sinned and ask him to forgive your sins. Trust Him and receive him as your Savior and Lord. Read all about God in the Bible, starting in Genesis with creation to understand God and sin and the punishment for sin. Also, read the New Testament to understand what Jesus did, so that we could have forgiveness and redemption from sin. The Bible reveals God's plan for his children and the world. It tells us that Jesus will come soon for his children and we get to live forever with him!
We are blessed to have the Bible so we can know all about him.
I am very glad I can participate with Operation Christmas Child to bring the good news of Jesus and eternal life to the children around the world who have never heard about him. We are making a difference for eternity!
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[@beckyblackburn2211]

I love the dignity kit with the pads and underwear. Having them must certainly help out the young girls so very much. Priceless.

[@christym.814]

Yes, Becky! I can’t imagine not having them as a girl!

[@marieterry625]

What a lovely box!

[@jessicafromtexas2868]

The girl that gets that box is going to love everything you picked out for her. God bless you.

[@christym.814]

Thank you, Jessica!

[@lil_wildboar]

5:10 Oh yes I remember the 10-14 boy video from Samaritans Purse ❤ his from Mongolia and he got so excited because his also a sheperd and his riding a horse while guiding his flock. And he showed a small horse figure he got from the OCC as his favorite in the shoebox ❤ and a young girl in the same video got a small tiger plush that she calls teddy bear ❤ their so precious, and it was such a blessing because you can only see terrain and mountains behind the kids. So there is a possibiity that they could only get toys through OCC.

[@jerriettaarcher7665]

Very. Nice box, you always have excellent boxes ❤❤

[@debrabarr6097]

What a wonderful box full of treasures! Also, I'm so happy you're getting a puppy - I can't wait to see her!! 💕🐕

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

For the older girls, I am making necklaces. They have 1-3 large beads on a decorative Chinese knot. Also, pretty headbands can be used even by girls with very short hair. And I add strips of beading onto flip flops to make the girls feel "fancy".

[@christym.814]

Lovely, Lisa!

[@MoriahKatherine]

those dolls are great for motor skills! can’t wait to see your new puppy 🐶

[@christym.814]

Thanks Moriah! I never thought of that. 😊

[@hpdftba]

I’m a teacher and I remember teaching my fifth graders how to play cats cradle. We just used pieces of yarn, but they would constantly be doing that during our class read aloud time. Now I teach 6-8th graders and one thing they love is rubik’s cubes-both boys and girls!

[@christym.814]

I love cats cradle. I passed it down to my girls and love teaching it to young girls still. Yep. Good simple pleasures!

[@lydiahowe4320]

I love how there are so many different colors in the box!

[@StephanieJoyce-y4y]

What a great box! I love to include sewing kits and a doll in my 10-14 girl boxes also.

[@graceday7203]

I just heard from a young lady in Ukraine that received one of my Shoeboxes. I asked her what her favorite item was, and she said it was the pencil case "and other items." It is always fun to hear what the children like the best- one of the girls from Ukraine said "socks" and "any items to spark creativity."

[@tracystoaks6573]

That a lovely ladies handkerchief.

[@lauragruening5292]

That’s a very nice box. Do you happen to remember where you got the bag for the menstrual pads and underwear?

[@christym.814]

Yes, I got it at a thrift store still in the packaging. I’m always on the lookout for great deals on makeup bags like this.

[@jillbaird949]

The doll is Mulan not Jasmine.

[@christym.814]

😂 Thank you, Jill! I am so out of touch, but I thought buying the princess Barbies would be appreciated by the girls.

[@pearlbengay4922]

The pads from Amazon are so bulky that it's limiting my space. I wonder if I can vacuum seal the bag with pads and underwear inside.

[@christym.814]

Sure! Good idea, Pearl!

[@pearlbengay4922]

Thanks, Kristy. I understand you volunteer at the processing center. The volunteers won't break the seal, though, right to check the contents? I just want to make sure everything will fit back after the box is checked.

[@cathy3546]

If you are including instructions for something for the recipient to do, remember that it is unlikely that they read English.

[@christym.814]

Yes! We send the directions in 8-10 languages.