Nathaniel has decided to take a longer nap this afternoon and I figured I could write a little. What to write on?
Let me share a little about my wife's passion for Operation Christmas Child. After all, she is at a big Connect Conference which is about to come to an end within the next hour. Before we met, Amber packed shoeboxes and encouraged her church to join many other churches in the packing process. She then took a next step of faith when she decided to join a volunteer year around team in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It wasn't too long and our small Southern Baptist church would become a drop off location! Everything was going great in the area and then we moved. What now?
Amber continued to save items throughout the year and pack shoeboxes, but now without a her team that is now 650 miles away. Then another opportunity came up to be a volunteer year around area coordinator. Now she is building her own team and working with those that were already serving to reach the counties around us. Working with local churches, business and getting the word out. Now she is getting energized with leadership training, OCC stories of impact and making new friends in sunny Arizona.
I am proud of her as she takes on newer and bigger things within Operation Christmas Child. Amber loves what she does and this has helped grow her and develop many leadership skills. She personally sets big goals and packs many boxes. Nathaniel knows OCC and talks about it when he sees the logo. All of us are always deal shopping for creative gifts to pack in a future box. One box, one impact, one mission; tell kids about Jesus!
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