Mahikeng- Operation Christmas Child (OCC) pilot project aimed at bringing back the consciousness of the church to love and care for children targeting 146 000 children countrywide is to be extended to the North West Province for roll out during November.

The first phase of the programme in the province targeting the training of 250 Sunday school teachers and those involved in children’s ministry in using the OCC material as an evangelistic tool, equipping and preparing children who are crying to be people of worth for discipleship. 
On graduation day, the 7500 children from around Mahikeng and Rusteburg  who would have completed the Greatest Journey Discipleship Course will receive books, bibles and christmas shoe gift boxes.

Local OCC team members nominated during recent vison casting briefing meetings held with Pastors are coordinating nomination of sunday school teachers to participate in  the one-day discipleship training supported by the Samarian Purse.

The nondenominational evangelical Christian organization has been providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world since 1970.-TDN
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