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important to keep the less fortunate in mind, particularly children in war-torn countries
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and other disaster areas. Our Northern Ireland reporter, the wonderful Doogie Beatty, has
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spent time with the Samaritans purse shoebox appeal and brings us this wonderful report
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Who would have thought that an old barn in County Down would be part of a global chain
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bringing the joy of Christmas to thousands of children less fortunate than ourselves
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Nick Cole is the UK manager for the Samaritan's Purse Shoebox Appeal
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Part of a global community that's sending over 12 million shoeboxes this year to over 100 countries
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From the UK we'll be sending to about 10 countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and West Africa
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And we're getting to spread Christmas joy and bring hope and share the love of God with children who wouldn't otherwise receive a gift
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These boxes contain some toys, but most have practical items. And the regional manager Daryl Nesbitt has witnessed the excitement of children happy with the gifts that we take for granted Well I had the privilege of being really around the world with Operation Christmas
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Child been in several countries and seeing the kids actually receive the shoeboxes and it's a
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magic moment as they open the shoeboxes you just see their faces just light up and items they've
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never seen before or even items they've maybe never had of their own like a face cloth or a
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toothbrush just means so much. Something that's quite insignificant for us in the west is actually
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a mind-blowing item for the kids. The operation runs with total precision
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and in this case, Santa's sleigh is an articulated lorry. It will face all of the bureaucracy of border controls
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We don't send sweets anymore because we can't specify the various ingredients
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across 10,000 shoeboxes in a particular lorry. So we wanted to make it nice and simple
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So it's things like toys, yo-yos, hats and gloves, just straightforward things that are obviously safe
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Jiggy Biddy, GB News, Kite Dine. Oh, isn't that lovely
