Friday, December 3, 2010
Operation Christmas Child Mission Trip
Our Group led by Sarah Stokes travelled to Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, December 2 for two days. We worked in the Samaritan's Purse Warehouse from 2-6 on Thursday and 10-2 on Friday.
Our group did various jobs. We processed shoe boxes in an assembly line order. 1st by opening them and taking out the shipping money, the next person was responsible for going through the boxes to make sure there were no inappropriate items such as food or liquid. We also put extra items in the boxes if they looked a little skimpy! Then there was a person responsible for taping the boxes shut and another person loaded them back into the big cartons!
It was neat to see the creativity that other people had when it came to items they put in their boxes. Today we saw a hammer & screwdriver, bag of rubber bands, princess shoes, and much more. Debbie Lehman said the most interesting thing she saw in a box was the original pair of shoes that came in the box . Jen Roller found a box that had a pink teddy bear that had "Jesus loves me" written on it. It was hard when we had to remove items such as bubbles, gift cards, cash etc.. These are things you can't send but you know people took time to put them in - bummer! I think we were all touched by this amazing experience!
The boxes we packed during our shifts were going to the Dominican Republic & some very special countries like Pakistan & Afghanistan!
The other thing I thought was super cool was how the warehouse was broken up. There was a break area for us to rest where they sold chick- fil- a and dominoes pizza. There was the filler station which was like a shopping mall for shoe box items. There was the hospital for broken or ripped boxes and much more!
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ReplyDeleteEveryone should do this at least once in their life. I started out as a presorter, however, by days end, I had the opportunity to do them all! I sorted, inspected, taped, scanned and packed the cartons! Being an inspector is a very difficult job because you don't want to distrub the integrity of the box and its contents, however, ther are items like liquids (mouthwash, bubbles, etc) that could possible break during the shipping process and ruin the entire box and its contents. Some folks actually send money and "gift cards" to the recipients thinking that they will be able to use them when in fact it could actully be very dangerous for them to have American money. It is a true blessing to be a part of this wonderful ministry! <3
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