As a family we filled three shoeboxes with items we thought the kids would need or want, such as bandaids, tissues, pencils, little toys, etc. We didn't know where the boxed gifts would go and/or who would get them. Judy wanted to include some stationary and her address just in case we were lucky enough to hear back from one of the children who received a shoebox.
This past week, when checking our mailbox, I pulled out a letter stamped By Air, and it was addressed to Judy!
The letter was from a little girl named Gifty that lived in Agogo, Ghana. Judy was soooo excited. In the letter, Gifty mentioned she liked reading and singing, so we plan on buying some books to send back to Ghana for her.
Right now, I am searching for Ghana stamps so we can send them to Gifty, so it will be easier for her to write back and not have to buy stamps herself.
It would be very cool if Judy and Gifty were pen pals and we could go on a mission trip to Ghana one day to meet Gifty!
I highly urge you to participate in Operation Christmas Child this year! We plan to fill about five boxes to send this Christmas.
That's pretty cool!! Keep up the Good work!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! I just blogged about this same thing yesterday, but you are a far better mom than I because I made a real mess of the whole shoebox thing! ;0) You'll have to stop by and read my post.
ReplyDeleteKudos to you for doing it right. What a nice surprise for your daughter!