The Joy of Shoebox Gifts
// Charlie DeTellis
Each year, New Missions receives a variety of Christmas shoeboxes.
Student boxes, pastor boxes, teacher boxes, nurse boxes, and baby boxes are received and sent to Haiti. Everyone enjoys receiving a Christmas shoebox knowing each box is packed with love and prayer. We are now expecting the delivery of two containers in Haiti.
Woodnaika Pierre, a sixth grade student at our Lassale school, is blessed by her sponsor Miranda Parker.
Young girls in the village of Bire enjoyed receiving pillowcase dresses. They were so excited and thought they were about to go to a big party! A student in the village of Lassale hugs her shoebox and won’t let it out of her sight. Woodnaika Pierre is 11 years old and is in sixth grade at our school in Lassale. She became sponsored by Miranda Parker from Kentucky in 2023. Teachers in the village of Vieux-Court are inspired by their new teacher boxes. Our sponsored children receive awesome gifts from their sponsors.
These shoebox gifts will be shared with the family at home thanks to your generosity.
Kids from our school in Bire, Haiti, received their pillowcase dresses from "Dress a Girl Around the World."
A Christmas shoebox may appear as a simple thing of insignificance. However, this may be the only gift this child or adult receives during the entire year. The Haitian people greatly appreciate these gifts. A Christian tract written in Haitian Creole is also packed within the box. We recognize all gifts come from our Father above. We are simply stewards who are blessed to be a blessing. ~Charlie DeTellis
