Yesterday I took three young ladies, two fourteen years old and one fifteen year old, to work at Operation Christmas Child. We worked approximately five hours and we worked hard but we had a great time doing it. They called us volunteers but I like to think we were more like servants. We were there to serve Samaritan Purse by inspecting boxes. We were there to serve the children the boxes were being sent to in India by insuring only safe and appropriate items were being sent as a gift to them. We were there to serve each other by helping each other and by encouraging one another to press on. Finally we were there to serve our King as He uses each of those boxes to bring joy to a child living in poverty.
This was my first time to serve (volunteer) at Operation Christmas Child. My wife had planned to take the young ladies but I decided I wanted to instead. I’m glad I did…it was truly a blessing. I was not only able to serve in so many ways but I was able to witness the sacrificial serving hearts of the three young ladies I escorted to work there. These young ladies gave up their Saturday night to be servants (volunteers). At their age, Saturday nights are for parties, friends, hanging out, having fun and just being teen age kids. But instead of doing those things they worked, unpaid, for five hours without complaining and with joy in their hearts. And they did it because Christ is their King.
Lord willing, I will definitely serve at Operation Christmas Child again next year. I hope you’ll join me. http://samaritanspurse.org/OCC.asp?MPGID=1
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