THANK YOU to the Prime Timers group of Central Baptist Church, Victoria for inviting members to bring recyclables to their monthly lunch in February. $41.50 was raised through cans and bottles that you contributed to sponsor children participating in "The Greatest Journey" classes. God bless each one of you for your resourceful contribution.
Donation made on behalf of my parents and myself.
THANK YOU to our generous donors in January & February: a couple of individuals, at least one person collecting throughout their neighbourhood on recycle day; another collecting cans in her apartment building, and $34.00 collected from recyclables brought to our February Celebration event. May God bless you all as you support and pray for children participating in The Greatest Journey classes in the coming months.
Another good month in March. THANK YOU to all the individuals who dropped off recyclable beverage containers at the Return-It Bottle Depot. Children who receive a shoebox gift this year will learn about Jesus and grow in His Word because of your generosity. God bless you all!
I just want to show my support for Operation Christmas Child.
We can't say "thank you" loudly enough to those of you who donated recyclables in April. The Prime Timers seniors' group at Central Baptist brought 824 beverage containers to their meeting on April 5th, resulting in $82.40. Others collected from their neighbourhoods and dropped containers off at the Return-It Depot, requesting their refund be credited to our Operation Christmas Child account. A couple made cash donations. It's all adding up so that children won't need to share workbooks when they participate in The Greatest Journey discipleship classes ~ after they receive a gift-filled shoebox. May God bless each one of you for your generosity!
THANK YOU to all those who donated recyclable beverage containers for our first Bottle Drive on the Westshore. The Langford RONA store allowed us to use their parking lot, and many neighbours in the area left out beverage containers for pick-up after David dropped flyers in their mailboxes. Volunteers who sorted and counted made light work of all the containers that were donated ... total came to $508.10 for The Greatest Journey resources. Praise the Lord! *Next Bottle Drive is June 8th in Victoria, 9am to 3pm at the New Life Community Fellowship on Carey & Tillicum ... bring your beverage containers!
What a whirlwind of activity came in waves at the Bottle Drive on June 8th as each of our wonderful volunteer truckers dropped off all the gift-filled recycling bags they picked up in the neighbourhood. Did you know that David organized over 1000 flyers delivered to mailboxes a week or two prior to the Bottle Drive? Dedicated volunteers counted more than their steps as they walked door to door, and prayed for a good return. Many drive-through vehicles shared where they heard about our OCC Bottle Drive: Coffee News, OCC flyers, friends, churches, and some were just driving by and saw our signs! When the Return-It truck was delayed picking up at the end of the day, we almost thought we’d been forgotten. But even in the lull, a couple more drive-by vehicles arrived and Mikayla kept adjusting the counts. We’re so thankful for her amazing organization throughout the day. Our goal was to reach 8,000 to match last year. And our God-sized big-faith goal was to collect 10,000 containers. BUT GOD gives more abundantly than we can ever ask or imagine! $1135.90 was the total! Our June 8th OCC Bottle Drive team was the BEST! Sandra welcomed each of our awesome volunteers who came and went throughout the day. In total, on Saturday, we logged 117.5 volunteer hours! Perhaps we’ll see many of you again in the fall. We are so thankful to serve with you to disciple children in THE GREATEST JOURNEY, after they receive a gift-filled Gospel shoebox. Pray that God will prepare the hearts of these beautiful children to have a measure of hope for tomorrow, know that they are loved and cared for, and that JESUS loves them more than they can possibly imagine! Certainly, “God has entrusted each of us with specific gifts to use on behalf of others”. God bless you plenty!
Thank you, once again to all our faithful donors who contribute beverage containers for a recycling refund so that children can be discipled in "The Greatest Journey" of their lives! In May & June, we cashed in a few beverage containers that just missed our Bottle Drives. Another $54.90 from our amazing "Prime Timers" group. And we also receive donations from two seniors who faithfully 'dumpster dive' in their neighbourhoods each recycling day. Together, what a wonderful team of ministers extending the Gospel to those who may not otherwise hear of God's loving purpose for their lives. God bless you all!
Jennifer from North Douglas Church took in recyclables for The Greatest Journey and also put in some extra cash towards this donation. Thank You Jennifer.
Our wonderful partners-in-ministry have dropped off recyclable beverage containers during the month of July. Several faithfully collect in their neighbourhoods each recycle day. The Prime Timers group at Central Baptist again donated $28.60 worth of bottles and cans. We're closing in on the final lap to disciple 500 children through The Greatest Journey of their lives with Jesus! Will you join us at the Bottle Drive on September 14th? 9am - 3pm at the Victoria Church of the Nazarene. Your empties are full of opportunities for Operation Christmas Child! Please share them so that children around the world can grow in the Gospel.
Another 23 children sponsored for The Greatest Journey discipleship classes in August, through refundable beverage containers contributed by the CBC Prime Timers group, plus many wonderful individuals who faithfully collect recyclables from their neighbours. This month we also have a new restaurant partner! The saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure" has never been more true! If we can recycle trash into eternal treasure for children around the world, we are forever grateful to each of you. God bless you plenty!
From our September 14th Bottle Drive, an amazing team of volunteers welcomed donors who dropped by as well as wonderful neighbours who put out bags of refundable beverage containers that we could recycle so that children around the world can learn about Jesus and grow in Him. 128 more children will be able to participate in THE GREATEST JOURNEY classes because of your generosity! We're so thankful that the Lord has provided a way for anyone, any age to join us by collecting recyclables from family, friends and neighbours and repurposing them for the extension of His Kingdom. God bless you all!
Praise the Lord for $343.90 contributed to The Greatest Journey from Operation Christmas Child attendees at our Launch Event on October 5th. What a wonderful blessing each one of you are as you inspire others to pack shoebox gifts.
Thank you to our faithful partners who donate recyclables regularly to the Operation Christmas Child account at the Return-It Bottle Depots in Victoria ... some weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. All this 'trash' adds up to eternal TREASURE when children are discipled in The Greatest Journey. Together so far this year, we will be able to disciple 759 children. God is in it so we can say "Let the nations praise Him! To God be the glory."
I'm happy to sponsor 15 children to take The Greatest Journey. Part of this donation is for two knitted toques I received for my shoeboxes gifts where the knitter wanted me to make a donation to TGJ campaign. The remainder is for my packed shoebox gifts. God is expanding His kingdom through this great discipleship program. Praise Him!
This donation is on behalf of a friend who wanted to make a donation to TGJ campaign.
October was our best month so far! THANK YOU to our wonderful 'regular' recyclers, neighbours, Prime Timers group, Keating Pizza and anyone we may not have known about that contributed to our Return-It recycling account. Another 47 children will be able to attend THE GREATEST JOURNEY classes because of your faithful support! God bless you all.
Took my gift-filled shoeboxes to church today to kick-off National Collection Week, and I want to give each child who receives a shoebox gift an opportunity to attend The Greatest Journey discipleship classes. Can't think of a better $8 investment! My prayer is that each child who receives one of ‘my’ gift-filled shoeboxes will choose to attend the discipleship classes and come to know Jesus as Saviour and Lord. As one neighbour put it, "Your stock is going to increase in value!" And I said "YES, the dividends are eternal!"
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