This year, Rachael and I will be skipping Christmas presents, and spending what we would usually spend on each other, making 100 shoe boxes for underprivileged children around the world. At such times, not everyone is fortunate enough to receive the amount we do, or to even receive anything at all; we are attempting to make their Christmas as bright as possible.

We are aiming for the target of £600, £500 of which will be used to fund the various administrative tasks that Samaritan's Purse undertake to get the shoe boxes to their destinations, of which they ask for a donation of £5 per box. The remainder will be put towards extra items for the boxes. A lot of money has already been put into making them everything that will put the biggest smiles upon the faces of the children, but the more we get, the more presents they will receive and, I'm sure, the happier they will be.

Thank you in advance for anything you donate, and thank you to all those who have already helped us out so much!