OCC Shoe Box Impact Stories: Lithuania & Uganda
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 7:00AM MAD21 By Ginny (MAD21)
Lithuania: Domas, age 12: "I was dreaming of going to the swimming pool with my class, but I didn't have rubber slippers. I didn't dare to ask my parents to buy the ones because we haven't got enough money even for food. In my shoe-box found what exactly I needed - rubber slippers! On Sunday I run to church with my friends to thank Jesus for such a nice present."
Uganda: Betty, age 10: "Betty was visiting a family member for a week and then she was invited to the distribution. When she received a gift box that day, she was touched and we could see tears flow from her eyes which was a sign how this gift was special to her. When our volunteers asked her why she was crying she said she could not believe all the items in the box belong to her. She shared a story of how she missed school for a week because she did not have a pencil to use."
This post is part of our Not Just a Shoe Box series. Come back over the next few weeks to see more letters and videos from kids who have been impacted by OCC Shoe Boxes.
These are letters from some of the kids who received shoe boxes from Operation Christmas Child. My friend Stacey Wilson from OCC was kind enough to send them to me. Many groups around the country are collecting boxes now (official collection week is November 14th-18th). However, OCC collects and delivers them all year long. I encourage you to keep Samaritan's Purse, as well as all the children who receive these boxes in your prayers. That children all around the world will be led to the feet of Christ, one shoe box at a time.
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Christmas is the season of giving. It reminds us how beautiful life can be.