Millions of shoe boxes have been collected and have been delivered to the next leg of their long journeys to Processing Centers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Boone, Denver, Minnesota, and California, along with the other countries who have joined in the efforts to be a part of the sending process.
The boxes are filled with special gifts that were picked out for children all over the world to share the love of Jesus. This may be the first gift most of these children have ever received, yet, it isn't the contents of the box that will fill their hearts with joy; it is the love of Jesus that goes with each box that will impact them the most. The greatest gift of all...the love of God! What an incredible gift so many have been willing to share with those whom have never heard of our Lord and Savior.
Please continue to pray for all the hundreds of thousands of volunteers who have given of their time to help throughout the process; pray for the people driving the trucks that will take the gifts to their next mode of transportation for delivery all around the world. Pray for the dedicated individuals who have labored in setting up the receipt and distribution of the boxes and safety in delivering all of these precious shoe boxes. Pray that all packages will be received into the various countries without trouble from the government officials; and pray for the precious children whom God so dearly loves, that each one will feel the love of the Lord when they receive their box and the Word of God that is delivered through a simple story book in their language.
The following is a link that shares a little more about Operation Christmas Child--enjoy!
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1315753475/bctid1318915792
I head to Atlanta tomorrow to help in the Processing Center for a couple of days and my heart is filled with excitement as I am allowed the opportunity to be a part of this tremendous ministry. My prayer for each of you is that this year, you will take time to fully experience the greatest gift of all...the love and forgiveness of our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ.
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I'm so excited as well about your mission field. God will continue to use you in a mighty way as you multiply the gifts that He has entrusted to you. I pray for safety for you and all the others that are giving of their time to serve Jesus through Samaritan's Purse. My heart goes with you!
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