Reaching as Many Children as Possible

diciembre 5, 2014 • United States

Franklin Graham speaks to Operation Christmas Child volunteers who are processing shoebox gifts to send around the world

OCC_sidebar_ad_basbo1[1]Volunteers at the Operation Christmas Child Processing Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, stopped their work for a short time Friday morning as Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham gave an encouraging message about the children who will receive the shoeboxes.

Yuliya Shubina was the emcee at the event. As a child in a central Asian country, she received a shoebox gift that gave her the opportunity to learn about Christ. She now works with Samaritan’s Purse to share her story and to explain how one box can change a child’s life.

This year, Operation Christmas Child will collect around 10 million shoeboxes that will be delivered to children in 120 countries. From packing the boxes to processing them, every role is important to get these boxes into the hands of children who need to hear the hope of Christ.

“I want to thank each and every one of you,” Graham said to the volunteers in Charlotte. “Every shoebox gives us the opportunity to touch the life of a child. We give God the glory. This year we’ve got about 10 million boxes that will go. We ask people to pray for every box. Can you imagine people praying for 10 million children, what God might do?”

The box is the first step in teaching children about Christ and showing them how to share their faith with others. Many children who receive shoebox gifts participate in a discipleship program called The Greatest Journey.

“Every year, tens of thousands of children put their trust in Jesus Christ,” Graham said. “This year, we have over 2 million children enrolled in our discipleship program. The children memorize Scripture. We want them to be able to share their faith. I believe if a person is a soul-winner at a young age, they’ll be a soul-winner for the rest of their life.”

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Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.(Matthew 9:37-38). God is answering those prayers through The Greatest Journey, the discipleship program Samaritan’s Purse offers for boys and girls who receive shoebox gifts through Operation Christmas Child. We train teachers and supply local churches with everything they need—including Bibles for graduates. Through The Greatest Journey, over 3.8 million children have prayed to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior, and 4.2 million have promised to prayerfully share the Gospel with friends and family.
La Gran Aventura Jesús nos recuerda que el reino de Dios está lleno de personas cuya fe es como la de los niños. “Dejen que los niños vengan a mí; no se lo impidan, porque el reino de los cielos es de quienes son como ellos” (Mateo 19:14). Alabado sea Dios porque más de diecisiete millones de niños han tomado una decisión por Cristo gracias a La Gran Aventura. Cuando se gradúan, les regalamos un Nuevo Testamento en su propio idioma para que puedan continuar creciendo en su fe y compartir a Jesús con sus amigos y con los miembros de su familia. Tu donación de $6 por niño nos permitirá capacitar a maestros voluntarios locales y proveerles todos los materiales para el curso de doce lecciones, incluidas las Biblias de graduación.

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Donación sugerida: $6 o $6,000 para 1.000 niños
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