Christmas in August Missionary List
Instructions for Packaging and Shipping
Packing Items for Shipping
Gather. Storage can be a problem for some missionaries, so please send only those items specified on their list. Send new items only. You don’t have to include everything on the list because other churches are collecting items, too.
Pack. Gather the items your group collects and pack them for shipping. Consider placing items that could leak inside plastic sealable bags. Please don’t wrap the items, as this creates more work for the missionaries. Note any particular packaging needs any mentioned by a missionary.
Organize. To help missionaries sort through packages more quickly, label the outside of the package with the names of the items inside.
Write. Be sure to write a note of encouragement or prayer for the missionary. Give the missionary your email address, in case he or she has time to respond. Please explain to others involved in your project that the missionaries may receive hundreds of packages, so they often do not have time to respond to each group individually. Assure others that the missionaries are very grateful for their gifts.
Postage and Shipping
Missionary instructions for shipping. Note any particular packaging or shipping needs mentioned by a missionary.
Postage. Find out the exact postage needed pay for your box or boxes. If you send your package by regular US mail, be sure to have the package weighed at the post office and have the proper postage affixed. (You don’t want the missionary to have to pay postage-due charges on your gift!)
Mailing to Canada. Please send via US Parcel Post. Do not send via UPS, FedEx, or other courier service as they will charge customs fees to send to Canada. Complete a Customs Declaration Form at the post office when you ship your box. On the form is a box that needs to be checked: Gift. By doing this, the missionary is not required to pay any fees upon the boxes’ arrival. Visit usps.com for more information.
Shipping via UPS. If you send the package by United Parcel Service (UPS), use the physical street address. UPS will not deliver to a post office box.
2026 Christmas in August Missionaries
The 2026 Christmas in August missionary list will be available in June.