- Our invitation to an important, joyful gathering regarding “Operation Christmas Child!”
Greater St. Louis Area; STL Area coordinator for OCC
For years Vicki Stamps has been the St. Louis Area Coordinator for Samaritan’s Purse’s “Operation Christmas Child.”
- She invites us to join her in this joyful work of packing shoeboxes of gifts to needy children around the world. She invites your calls at 314 363-1150 .
- And she invites us to an OCC event September 29, 2:30 – 4:30 PM at West Hills Church, one mile west of I-270, on the south side of I-40/64.
- 164,000,000 shoeboxes have been packed by volunteers and sent by Samaritans Purse” since the 1990’s.
- To learn more, click on …
- A powerful 9-minute video of the dramatic story of a “shoebox of gifts” (including the good news of Jesus) can be accessed by clicking on the long link below: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/alex-story/?utm_source=AlexURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=alex
Some very inspirational Operation Christmas Child stories from the recent past …
To hear … “Vicki Stamps, OCC volunteers visit Rwanda, distribute to excited children shoeboxes of gifts, love” … click on … https://harold-hendrick.com/2013/11/17/alex-of-rwanda-saw-family-murdered-in-orphanage-given-occ-shoebox-received-jesus-forgave-killer/ ;
To hear and see … “A powerful, moving, 9-minute video with shoebox recipient Alex of Rwanda – who sought out and forgave the man who murdered members of his family” … It can be viewed by clicking on … http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/alex-story/; … and again …
An amazing and motivational “shoebox” story is that of Rwandan War survivor “Alex of Rwanda.” It can be seen by clicking on www.samaritanspurse.org/alex; or heard as Alex tells it on radio …
To hear … “Alex of Rwanda saw family murdered; in orphanage given OCC shoebox, received Jesus, forgave killer” … click on … https://harold-hendrick.com/2013/11/17/alex-of-rwanda-saw-family-murdered-in-orphanage-given-occ-shoebox-received-jesus-forgave-killer/’
To hear … “Vicki Stamps: Since 1993, 100,000,000+ OCC shoeboxes to poor children worldwide. Volunteers needed” … click on … https://harold-hendrick.com/2014/03/22/vicki-stamps-since-1993-100000000-occ-shoeboxes-to-poor-children-worldwide-volunteers-needed/; and …
To hear … “Karen Banegas at 10 given OCC shoebox in Honduras; Vicki Stamps invites more volunteers to OCC joy” … click on … https://harold-hendrick.com/2014/09/07/karen-banegas-at-10-given-occ-shoebox-in-honduras-vicki-stamps-invites-more-volunteers-to-occ-joy/
And about that St. Louis area OCC gathering on September 29, 2019 …
(Reading this after the meeting date, there will be others …)
A great way to spend a nice, peaceful, joyful, encouraging, depression-lifting, non-judgmental, happy Sunday Afternoon …
On Sunday afternoon, September 29, 2019, from 2:30 – 4:30 PM, St. Louis Operation Christmas Child volunteers will gather for an uplifting time at the West Hills Church on the south side of I-40, 64 in west St. Louis.
We are all invited
I mention the “anti-depression” aspect of this OCC gathering: The condition of depression that is not medically driven can be from a self-centered focus.
Getting together … with a focus of being consumed … usually with joy … for needy children and doing something about it … is spiritual medicine!