Tis the season to be jolly and pack a Christmas shoebox for an underprivileged child… Or is it?Parents are being asked by their child's school to fill a shoebox with gifts for youngsters in need as a contribution to Operation Christmas Child (OCC).If, like me, you've innocently donated in the past, you may be unpleasantly surprised to learn that your well-meant gifts are exploited for aims that are anything but charitable.OCC is run by a US-based organisation called Samaritan's Purse. The...
