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.

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.