Four years ago, I began a teaching job at Cathedral of the Palms Christian School. That year was the first time I'd heard of "Operation Christmas Child". My class participated in that event every year thereafter. This year, as a homeschooling family, I decided to continue the tradition. What was even more amazing is that our church, Real Life Corpus, was a drop off site.
So what is "Operation Christmas Child"? Samaritan's Purse is a non-denominational evangelical Christian humanitarian organization that works worldwide to assist people in physical need alongside their Christian missionary work. The organization’s president is Franklin Graham, son of Christian evangelist Billy Graham. The name of the organization is based on the New Testament Parable of the Good Samaritan, in which Jesus uses a parable to teach people the second great commandment - how to "love thy neighbour as thyself".
Check out there website for complete details and see how you can make a difference in a child's life.
http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php
Here is a picture of Peanut & Pumpkin after they were done packing their boxes. We had a great time, shopping, packing, and praying for the children whom would receive these gifts. Thank you Lord for allowing us to be a blessing.
