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| So much excitement! |
We had a wonderful
visit from a team of 5 people from Ouagadougou this month. They
came with about 750 Samaratan's Purse Christmas boxes to distribute
in the region of Kimini. We started in our neighboring village of
Wangolo, where over 200 shoeboxes were distributed. The team
captivated the children for over an hour with a puppet show teaching
the value of bathing, brushing teeth, and wearing clean clothes to
school.
Then in the evening
the team held an outdoor evangelism meeting specifically geared
towards children and youth with lots of fun songs, a movie, and a
presentation of the Gospel. Twenty young people responded to an
invitation to accept Christ that evening in Wangolo. Pastor Paul
will follow up on these children and youth.
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| Each child received a gift! |
The next day we held OCC distributions
for the children of the Kimini primary school and the Koranic school.
For these two locations, about 450 shoeboxes were distributed.
Afterwards the children were warmly invited to return in the evening
where they also heard a 'child focused' presentation of the Gospel
and where a puppet show grabbed their attention and their hearts.
Five teens responded to the invitation saying that they wanted to
invite Jesus into their hearts. Pastor Joel from Niangoloko will
follow up on these new converts.
Pastor Joel received 40
shoeboxes to distribute to the children in his church and Pastor Paul
received 60 boxes for his church.
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| Presentation of the Gospel |
If you have ever wondered about the validity or impact of
Operation Christmas Child Gift Boxes, I hope that this answers all of
your questions! We tried but we could not begin to capture all of the joy and
excitement that these gifts brought to our children. Many thanks to
the Ouagadougou OCC team. God greatly used you in Kimini! May God
get all of the glory!
