Operation Christmas Blessing was such a success that volunteers ended up giving children scoops of toys in plastic bags after they had given out their entire supply of 250 stockings filled with toys. Wanda Atkins, co-pastor of the Lifeline Mission Center, which put on the toy drive and distributed the gifts, said the event “went wonderfully” in its first year. “We’ve not been a ministry for a long time, but we were absolutely amazed at the result,” she said.