Ok this is not a craft, but a story that I would like to share. My daughter Deborah was one of the SPY team that went with Samaritan's Purse/Operation Christmas Child on a distribution trip to the Philippines in July 2013. She came home with MANY shoebox stories. I would like to share one with you.
Once the shoeboxes are distributed the children are asked to pray over their boxes, thanking God for those that have packed the boxes, those that have delivered the boxes and to pray for the contents of the box.
One young lady (10-14) prayed over her box. Then it came time for the count down 10, 9, 8 ,7 6,5,4,3,2,1 Open your box. She opened her box, screamed at the top of her lungs, threw the box on the floor. At this one of the NLT (national leadership team) members came to her and asked what was wrong with her box. She said she had prayed for a specific item and that item was in her box.
Yes, God knew her desires, HE spoke to some one in the United State, that person heard his call, they packed what God laid on their heart, that box was then processed into the correct carton, onto the correct truck, into the correct packing crate, shipped to the Philippines, that carton was then chosen to be held until July, when a team of Youth would come to the Philippines, and they would pick the correct carton, choose the correct shoebox, a young lady would pray for that one item.
And YES God placed that item in her hand. I guess you are wondering what that item was. Well what are the chances that someone would pack a KEN Barbie Doll in a 10-14 girls box?????
I do not serve a God of CHANCES I serve a GOD of Miracles. That young lady got her KEN Barbie Doll. Praise GOD. Pack what God lays on your heart, you never know when it may be an answer to someone's prayer.
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