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A Present from God
From a ministry partner: "We cannot preach outside of the church. We can’t preach outside openly. We can’t give Bibles to people on the street. But when we give people a shoe box, we can share why we are doing it. We tell them it is a present from God to you because He loves you. We invite the children to church and share the Gospel with them when they visit."

Spreading Joy
On a recent trip volunteers shared a story about a ministry partner who had befriended a single mother of two kids who lives in her neighborhood. The mother strives hard to be a good mother but only sees her kids for a few hours a day as she works long hours. Her life is hard, and she wants so badly for her children to feel and experience joy and happiness. After a time of getting to know the family and sharing Christ with the mother, this ministry partner surprised the children with OCC gifts. The children shouted with pleasure and were so happy to receive something new. The mother was just as excited and happy for her children and later told the friend that she now understood what the friend had been sharing with her all along.