Operation Christmas Child 2008
The Clane family mass group wishes to thank everybody who donated gift-filled shoe boxes to Operation Christmas child.
We collected an overwhelming 1030 boxes in Clane this year. These boxes were delivered to Croatia.
On Thursday Dec 11th I travelled to Kosovo to help distribute boxes. This trip was both physically and emotionally incredible. It was marvellously sad, happy, enlightening and most of all hopeful. Each shoe box we give to a child is their Christmas gift, they receive nothing else! The children are so excited to receive their shoe box and especially love the sweets and writing equipment. The screams of joy and the excitement were wonderful.
Every child I met who received a shoe box deserved and needed a box. Children were of all of religions, creeds and cultures. Boxes were given on an as needed basis decided by the local Samaritans Purse organisation.
Thanks again to everybody for your generosity, your help and support for our shoe boxes for 2008 and remember, you have made Christmas special and brightened up some little boy and girls Christmas.
Bernie
