I guess you could say that one of the great joys of working with Cross Connection Outreach and the Talking Bible project is the array of things we do to touch God's people.
We had the awesome and yet exhausting privledge of going to LA to the Fashion Distrist and purchase over 300 sets of clothing for the children of Mozambique. Running from store to store praying and asking God for favor that the prices would be in our budget or even lower was faith. Then the thrill of seeing Gods work made our hearts beat with great excitement and then when HE shows us exactly where we need to be, its like finding a diamond in the rough.
Now I know that 300 outfits may sound like alot of clothes and yes my friends they were heavy, however 300 outfits would only clothe one and half villages, I was SUPER shocked when Crystal who is one of the founders of CCO told me this! Picking out darling pink and blue and green dresses for the girls melted my heart knowing that a little girl would recieve perhaps the first new dress of her little life! Then on to the boys up to size 14/16! How amazing it is to give a new set of clothes to a young man... his first sports shirt and a pair of shorts or pants and see the happiness in their eyes! How do YOU or I feel when we are sporting something NEW?
We also looked for the best deal on panty's for the children. Panty's for Africa is something that was such a need, CCO saw the need and have added that to the array of things they do for the children.. more on that story later.
Our ultimate goal is to get the Gospel into the hands of the Illiterate and we are doing that with the Talking Bible Project, people are hearing the word and getting saved and that is the passion behind the things we are doing with CCO.
Well, as you can see our hearts our moved for the things that move HIS heart. I am so blessed and honored to be part of this work. I would never have known the wonderful things that the Lord had for me... if I did not allow myself to freefall into HIS calling for the next steps of my journey.
"Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and lean not on your OWN understanding; in ALL your ways acknowledge HIM and HE will make your path straight" Proverbs 3:5-6
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