Today I began working on writing thank you notes to all the churches in Northwestern PA who packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child in 2012.
I'm sad because I couldn't make the trip to an OCC Processing Center this year so I've been keep track of the progress on the Connect Extranet and on Facebook pictures. Just think...millions of boxes and each of them starting their journey to bless a child in Jesus' name.
Today the 100 millionth shoebox was delivered to a little girl named Brenda in the Dominican Republic. Just think....100 million children and families touched with a gospel opportunity. It boggles the mind and buoys the spirit.
Each of those gifts is only the beginning for helping that child to know God's love.
AND I just got a donation of 400 stuffed animals--the first load for 2013 (see picture above) so my living room looks like a scene from "Elf". Now we only need 20,600 more before September 28, 2013.
And so, it begins....
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