We spent the evening, as a family, working together with other families at church to put together care packages for Church World Services.  These packages go to people all over the world who have been victims of tragedy whether natural or man-made.
It was a great opportunity for us to get to know others in our own church community but, more importantly, it was one of the first real opportunities our boys had to make a difference.

It really was an amazing experience.  Even in our own church, they could see how each person bringing in one item can accumulate into something more.  Within a few weeks, our church had gathered enough donations to be able to create 100 care packages.  Working together, and getting everyone involved, we were able to assemble 100 packages in about twenty minutes.  Our church will send those packages to a warehouse where others are donating.  Those will then get shipped to another warehouse.  Everything will continue to grow exponentially and a small donation turns into a huge collection of help.

It’s a great lesson for the boys to learn… even the smallest of efforts can impact the world downstream.  Oh, and the boys are just cute doing this 🙂