Technically speaking I am RE-reading this book and, yet, it is like reading it for the first time. With the Christmas season quickly approaching, I have dedicated my time to re-reading:
Operation Christmas Child:
A story of simple gifts
by Franklin Graham
The dust jacket reads:
It was a simple idea that became the worldwide ministry of Operation Christmas Child—to minister to children in war-torn and famine-stricken countries. In just two decades it has inspired everyday people to provide more than 100 million gift-filled shoeboxes to needy children in 130 countries. This beautiful book weaves the moving, God-saturated story of the ministry’s beginning with the soul-stirring, Christ exalting stories of lives that have been forever changed by a simple shoebox.
Reading non-fiction books such as these, with stories of motivation, encouragement, inspiration, and purpose, are all about perspective. We are in a constant state of growth in this thing called life and every event, every day, every contact with another human being can give us a fresh perspective to charities such as Operation Christmas Child. Stories in this book that touched my heart and guided my shopping last year still pull heart strings but take a back seat to a different chapter that I'm reading with brand new eyes. If you pack shoeboxes, but have never read this book, I highly encourage you to do so. I promise you won't be disappointed.
And as the National Collection Week draws near (November 16-22, 2015) and boxes around the world are being packed, I leave you with the words of Franklin Graham:
So when packers fill boxes, we ask them to pray as they shop, pray as they make selection, pray as they pack, pray as they send, pray as the box is delivered, pray as it is received, and pray as it is used. That's a lot of praying, but the Bible says "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus" (Col. 3:17).
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