Our
“Operation Christmas Child” 2019-2020 season has officially started.
This
ministry is so much more than a Christmas ministry- as it starts in
August/September and ends in June each year!
We
invited church around our state for our first “vision projection” meeting- to
share with the pastors and local churches the vision of OCC (to
evangelize and
disciple children around the state) and introduce the ministry materials (the
shoebox gift, the illustrated gospel booklet, the discipleship workbooks, the
children’s New Testament, etc.)
Our
focus at this meeting was encouraging the churches to minister to unreached
children- who have never heard the Gospel.
As the smallest state in the country of Mexico (the
“Rhode Island” you
could say), we run the risk inviting the same children to OCC events each
year.
However, the desire is to use
these materials to bring the Gospel to new children.
We brainstormed ideas with the church leaders
at the meeting of children to invite to their events: children of police
officers, children whose parents work at the open-air markets (whose children
are beside them all day while they work), children of single mothers, children
hanging out in parks…
I am excited to
see the churches’ enthusiasm for the vision- praying that many new children
will be reached this year.
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