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Operation Christmas Child... - 11/3/2008 12:42:52 PM
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kernsfamily
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Are any of y'alls churches participating in "Operation Christmas Child"? The "shoebox" missions program operated by Samaritan's Purse?
For us, it's a major initiative led by our church's Global Outreach ministry.....with well over 35,000 boxes collected from the members of our church....
Haven't heard of Operation Christmas child? http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/occ/ (kind of late to start on it this year, I would think....but, you can probably still get together with another area church who is already doing it this year.....and/or just plan on doing it next year!)
just wondering if anyone else does this.....
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/3/2008 8:00:18 PM
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PastorPatricia
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We are doing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. We a very small Anglican church in a small community in northern Saskatchewan Canada. It's a great program and a privilege to take part in it.
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 8:53:31 AM
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Szaftoo
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We've done it for many years. When my kids were little, I took them to shop for the boxes and they loved it. My son took a boy box and my daughter took a girl box. Great organization.
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 11:29:46 AM
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manda59
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My husband was best man to the British guy who started Operation Christmas Child in 1990, Dave Cooke. Dave handed OCC over to Sam's Purse because he knew they had a wider network of contacts and also were more able to transport the boxes to more destinations and at a lower cost. It's been thrilling to see Dave's original UK venture turn into something so much bigger.
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 12:35:03 PM
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1love1God1way
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ORIGINAL: manda59
My husband was best man to the British guy who started Operation Christmas Child in 1990, Dave Cooke. Dave handed OCC over to Sam's Purse because he knew they had a wider network of contacts and also were more able to transport the boxes to more destinations and at a lower cost. It's been thrilling to see Dave's original UK venture turn into something so much bigger.
Cool story. It really is an awesome program, and I love how everyone, young and old, Christian, secular, you name it, love to get behind this and make it happen.
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 5:20:07 PM
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crankius
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Yes, our church does this. It's great!
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 5:40:10 PM
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kernsfamily
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We are a small rural Church, we are a few short of your 35K...
the same as my in-laws church.
We happened to be at their church the weekend they were collecting their boxes. All 40 of them.
We were given the opportunity to tell the people of their church what OUR church does (and the logistics of handling the 35,000).....(most everyone knows the church we go to, and the size, since we are located in a major metro area).....and they are always interested in the myriad of missions/ministries that our church initiates and sponsors.
it's great to see churches that are OUR size...along with churches of their size (and all the others in between), ALL DOING exactly the same "ministry/missions project"...
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Blessed to have all of them in a "totally awesome" public elementary school!
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 5:42:02 PM
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zippty_day
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This is an awesome program. I organized this program in our church about 7 years ago and also directed the children's musical written for this program. I can't remember how many boxes our little church came up with but what was sooo cool for me was being at the receiving end this year. Yep, we are missionaries now and I'm sure we received ten fold of what we put out! 1000 boxes came to our area here in Mexico last January and I know that they're coming again this next season. Thank you for giving! At the receiving end they are given strict instructions on how to disperse the boxes and present the gospel :) Great tool!
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 8:02:41 PM
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KnowJesus
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We're finishing our boxes up this week. OCC is an awesome ministry.
Most every church in our small city plays a part in this. May God be praised!!!
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/4/2008 8:08:34 PM
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Prairiehiker
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Yes we are. Our church always does it, so as the day care that my child goes to. My daughter loves doing this.
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/6/2008 1:42:02 PM
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hjemerson
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This is the one thing almost eveybody at our small church does We the youth will be doing shopping and making abou 10-20 next week end! I Hope next year will (youth) will start and try for 50 from a group of 12 or so tha would be a great blessing !
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RE: Operation Christmas Child... - 11/9/2008 1:06:28 AM
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Roberta_
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Last year was the first year in a long time that I didn't do this. Unfortunately, I can't do it again this year either. Maybe next year I'll plan things better and be able to participate.
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