We're seeing God just do incredible things through evangelism, through discipleship, and

we say multiplication because then the church begins to grow.

Unreach people groups are contacted with the gospel.

Children learn how to share the good news with others.

Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the world's largest Christmas project of its kind,

has collected and delivered more than 188 million shoebox gifts to children.

Their goal for 2021 is to collect enough shoebox gifts to reach another 9.7 million children.

They have nearly 575,000 volunteers worldwide who are involved in collecting, shipping, and

distributing shoebox gifts.

On this week's special episode, we'll hear from three people with amazing connections

to Operation Christmas Child, who share personal stories of how God's love was demonstrated

to them in a tangible way through a simple gift presented in a colorful shoebox.

For many children, the shoebox is the first gift they've ever received.

First up, we'll hear from Bill Fister, who's the Senior Regional Director of Operation

Christmas Child, also known as OCC, for the Americas and the Caribbean.

Bill gives us some insight into the mission and inspiration behind the organization and

how they're reaching children from all over the globe to show them God's love.

My name is Bill Fister, and I work with Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child as a Senior

Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean.

I'm married with three children, three grandchildren, a pastor, a missionary, and I've spent a lot

of time in Latin America and the Caribbean, seeing the gospel shared, disciples made, and

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