Comments on: Operation Christmas Child Carnival and Contest!

By: Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes: Giving Challenge — Kingdom First Mom

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes: Giving Challenge — Kingdom First Mom — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:28:58 +0000

[...] year, we brought OCC into the Blogosphere with a Linky Carnival, and I plan to do the same thing again this year. Bloggers at the Blissdom Conference in 2010 [...]

By: Valencia

Valencia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:36:01 +0000

I've never even heard of this but I would love for my family to participate this year. It is such a good thing for kids to give back. Thank you so much for sharing!!

By: Bay

Bay — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:46:52 +0000

I just linked up my post. Thanks so much for telling me about your carnival; I'm enjoying reading everyone's stories and it wouldn't hurt to win a Veggie Tales pack either!

By: ElsklingDyr

ElsklingDyr — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:29:34 +0000

I just posted. This is a great way to spread the word about OCC! I'm proud to be a part of it

By: LivingforGod

LivingforGod — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:59 +0000

I posted about OCC on Sunday before I knew about this contest. I just found out about this on Facebook today. I added your Blogger Care button to my post.

Our family has been involved in this project for years now. Two years ago, I wrote a story called "Pencil with a Purpose" (http://bornagainandblessed.blogspot.com/2009/11/pencil-with-purpose.html)
to get people interested in the project. It's wonderful to see many bloggers now promoting OCC!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:26:23 +0000

P.S. Me again. OK, so I just realized where you live. I used to live there, too. I think we know a lot of the same people. Small world!

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:17:56 +0000

Hi! My name is Karen, and I found your blog via Amanda's blog (oh Amanda). I just posted a long comment over there about my history with OCC, which is an awesome ministry. I love it, and it has changed my life. I filled my first box in 1998 and have filled boxes every year since. Since that first box, I have had the opportunity to distribute boxes in Kosovo (when I was a reporter for a newspaper in Tennessee) and other places after I ended up working for Samaritan's Purse and BGEA. I now do a little volunteer work with the OCC office here in Atlanta, but we continue to fill our boxes each year. Our play room is currently a mess of shoe boxes, wrapping paper and goodies we've collected all year. ) This outreach is the real deal! I love this blogging idea–thanks so much for doing this.

By: Tina Jobe

Tina Jobe — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:49 +0000

Sarah, I wrote my story in a note on FB. Feel free to share it on your blog. I can send you the pics separately if you'd like. Just let me know!

By: LueytheHuey

LueytheHuey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:17:53 +0000

See our shoebox story in words and photos!!!

http://lueythehuey.blogspot.com/2009/10/operation-christmas-child.html

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:40:48 +0000

Sarah, I may just have to start a blog so I can participate in this. I have so many stories it would be hard to choose!

By: Tina

Tina — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:39:10 +0000

Sarah, I may just have to start a blog so I can participate in this. I have so many stories it would be hard to choose!

By: Real Life Sarah

Real Life Sarah — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:44 +0000

What a great story, Christine! Thanks so much for sharing!

By: Christine in Lodi

Christine in Lodi — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:54:41 +0000

This is the first year that I've been involved with OCC, my church has been doing it for 3 years now. This year I felt like I needed to get involved, so I asked to be in charge. Historically I'm more of a check writer than a asker of money, so I kind of felt out of my comfort zone. As a way to raiser money we decided to have a yard sale, a bunch of members donated their items, and the clothes we decided would be sold for $7 per grocery bag full. In any event, the saturday before the yard sale I said to a friend that I was worried that we didn't have enough stuff. Just a random comment,not meant for anything, so I publish a letter to the editor of our local paper, just as free advertisement to get the word out. It was published on a Wednesday morning, and later that morning our pastor received a phone call from a lady who wanted to donate some items. So my pastor called and explained to me about this woman who had some things to donate, and he gave me her phone number. So I called her and arranged to pick up her items that evening, she said she had a bunch of things in her garage. So, as we get ready to go over my gut tells me that I'd better take my car as well as my husband in his truck. So, we get to her home, to pick up her generous donation. BOY was I glad I took my car too, as it was, we had to go back with my husbands truck for a 3rd load! She literally donated a garage full of items!!! Because of her generosity, we managed to raise $580 for OCC. And if you think sometimes that a comment is just a comment, remember this story, because God was really listening to me that day, and really showed me how he works, even when you're not looking! This mission has not only made me realize that I am able to move outside of my comfort zone, and it has helped me build a stronger and more meaningful relationship with some of my church family.

By: Amy @ Living Locurto

Amy @ Living Locurto — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:06:58 +0000

Hi. I read about your outreach on Kimba's site. My post is from last year so it may not be exactly what you wanted, but I wanted to come support your cause. Keep up the good work!

By: Run DMT

Run DMT — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:01:08 +0000

A few years back, a friend introduced me to OCC. What a great cause! My girls and I love OCC!

We stock pile unopened happy meal toys to fill our shoe boxes. I also take the girls to dollar store to pick some other items for their boxes. Last year, I paid on-line and we received an e-mail once the box had been delivered. My girls loved looking at the map of the world pin-pointing which country their box landed and seeing the photos of the children holding their boxes.

I also lead a moms group and every year, we host a shoe box collection for OCC.

By: C-re

C-re — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:49:10 +0000

I posted just a minute ago! I actually blogged about OCC in July! lol

OCC is a wonderful program that I've been doing for about 10 years now I guess (a long time anyway). I love to pack these boxes and get so much fulfillment from knowing that I am providing some Christian love to someone I don't know. I've pledged to do 6 boxes this year (at a minimum) and I am also pledging to do something from the catalog (I want to do the chicks!)

Thanks so much for doing this!!!