Okonne tells how Operation Christmas Child gift changed his life

Okonne tells how Operation Christmas Child gift changed his life

A simple gift can change the world. Or, at least the world of one person. Just ask Marvellous Okonne.

'I still remember that day': Former shoebox recipient reflects on impact of Operation Christmas Child - SuperTalk Mississippi

Emmanuel Osire was born in Uganda in what he recounts as “a wilderness” with little food, lots of education inequality, and just enough Jesus to keep him and his siblings believing. Now living in the U.S. with his wife and a new life, Osire often thinks back to how things have changed since one defining moment: receiving a gift-filled shoebox from Samaritan’s Purse as part of the nonprofit’s Operation Christmas Child project. “I still remember t…