Operation Christmas Child 2017

While Karla and I served our congregation at Lakeline Oaks Retirement community in Cedar Park, Texas, one of our dearest friends, Horace Edwards, brought Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, to our attention. Our faith family, Karla and myself packed and shipped 86 boxes our first year and we continued to double and triple the number of gifts we packed year after year. 

Since we moved to Georgia, that dear group of Christian warriors continued to pack and ship boxes. This year they filled 300 boxes with more than just toys, socks and toothbrushes. They filled them with their love.

By giving those who have nothing, we fulfill a command that Jesus gave to his disciples, "Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."

During this Christmas season, show the world that you are filled with love for all.

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Operation Christmas Child - A Blessing for All

I received an email from Samaritan's Purse. It is that time of the year to start packing shoeboxes for those children in need around the world. It is a great way to share the love of Christ Jesus with those children in need.

Our dearest friend, Horace Edwards, brought this ministry to us years ago and it has been a blessing. Our family of faith at Lakeline Oaks Retirement Community in Cedar Park, Texas, have continued this wonderful ministry. Our sister in Christ, Hazel Andrews, works so very hard to help everyone there deliver a gift to children who would never know the joys of Christmas. If it were not for this ministry and a family of faith so dedicated to spreading the Gospel message to all, we would be failing our responsibilities to worship God and to love one another.

As we approach the holidays, remember the words of Christ Jesus. "I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!" Matthew 25:40 (NLT)