Operation Christmas Child , Samaritan's Purse, Franklin Graham
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| WHAT IS OPERATION SHOEBOX? Operation Christmas Child , Samaritan's Purse, Franklin Graham |
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| Operation Shoebox is a humanitarian outreach of the Oasis Network.� Radio listeners prepare "shoeboxes of love" for distribution to children in an impoverished area.� These gifts are distributed through a host organization that has an established ministry in that area.� When the shoeboxes are distributed, a special program is presented to the recipients of the boxes.� These children hear about God's love for them and learn how to ask Jesus Christ into their hearts.� | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| WHAT HAS OPERATION SHOEBOX DONE? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The first Operation Shoebox collection was in 1996.� Our host organization was "Mission in East."� In January 1997, over 4,000 shoeboxes were distributed to children in the Ukraine near Chernobyl.� This area had been experiencing the severe effects of a nuclear accident that had occurred some years earlier.� Distribution team members went to orphanages and hospitals in the region where gifts were gratefully received. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The second year, Oasis Network teamed up with Living Water Teaching for Operation Shoebox Guatemala.� Almost 6,000 shoeboxes were prepared for children in that country which in previous years had been torn by civil war.� Distribution team members visited hospitals, orphanages, churches and military installations.� Hardened men of combat were softened when they saw God's love through these gift-filled parcels given to their children.� Over 1000 professions of faith were counted during this trip (see pictures). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Bring it on home to the USA" was the theme for our third year.� Our host organization was one of the oldest and most respected in the world--the Salvation Army.� The Oasis Network's affiliate stations connected with the Army's post in each area.� Over 11,000 shoeboxes were collected that year.� In each area, the shoeboxes were distributed locally through the Salvation Army. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In 1999, our host organization was the Marion Zirkle Children's Foundation.� The destination was Central America.� MZCF distributed shoeboxes in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras; and team members from Oasis Network stations in Oklahoma, Missouri and Virginia assisted with distribution in Costa Rica.� Although Costa Rica itself is very peaceful, its location has made it a haven for refugees from nearby countries with less prosperous economies.� Many of the 4,000 shoeboxes collected that year were received by refugee children.� Over 1,000 salvations were counted through our Central American distributions (see pictures). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| For the year 2000, our project was Operation Shoebox Mexico.� We teamed up with Robert and Susan King of Abundant Life in Jesus, based in El Paso TX, who minister to the people of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.� ALJ has been meeting both the physical and spiritual needs of the people "on the border" for over ten years.� Over 60 Oasis team members from Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Virginia helped to distribute some of the more than 6,000 shoeboxes that were prepared. ALJ also presented parents with a coupon to receive a gift of rice and beans through their local church. Many experienced salvation, healing and the joy of the Lord through this outreach. (see pictures.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| WHAT IS THE FOCUS OF OPERATION SHOEBOX FOR THIS YEAR? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This year our target ministry is Samaritan's Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, whose "Operation Christmas Child" outreach last year touched the lives of more than 4 million children in over 80 countries worldwide. For more information about Operation Shoebox, check out the following links: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Past Operation Shoebox Pictures����������� ��������� ��Drop-Off Dates and Locations | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation Shoebox is an evangelistic outreach of the Oasis Network. Visit: www.oasisnetwork.org | |||||||||||||||||||||
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