Episode 21 - The Power of Prayer and a Shoebox

“Shoeboxes are a gospel opportunity.”  In this episode, Lee
is joined by Gracie O’Loughlin and Yulia Shubina to discuss the
power of prayer, the gift of a shoebox and the sharing of the
gospel. Today, you’ll hear the girls discuss how shoeboxes and
prayer transform both the giver and the children who receive
them, and Yulia’s shares two sentences in her shoebox letter that
changed her life.  


 


About our Guests: 


Gracie O’Loughlin serves within the Operation Christmas Child, a
project of Samaritan’s Purse, where she has been for five years.
She currently works as the Assistant Director of Promotions and
Partnerships, where she has the opportunity to invest in the
wonderful relationships between OCC and its partners. Gracie
holds a passion in her heart for prayer and loves her wonderful
husband of 13 years, Sean, who also serves with Samaritan’s
Purse. 


 


Yuliya Shubina received a shoebox gift in Central Asia when she
was 9 years old. There were many beautiful gifts inside, but the
most important item was a letter from the girl who had packed the
shoebox. Yuliya and the girl exchanged letters for many years
afterward, and when Yuliya came to the United States to finish
high school, she was able to meet her pen pal in person. During
this time, the seeds planted through a shoebox gift many years
before led Yuliya to accept Christ. Today Yuliya serves with
Operation Christmas Child to tell the story of God’s faithfulness
in her life. 


 


Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is November
12-19,2018.


Read more about Moms in Prayer’s relationship with Operation
Christmas Child and packing recommendations;-
https://momsinprayer.org/occ/


Download the MIP letter to pack in your box-
https://momsinprayer.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OCCPrayerSheet2up.pdf


Operation Christmas Child-
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/


Samaritan’s Purse- https://www.samaritanspurse.org/


Moms in Prayer International- www.MomsInPrayer.org