Mariya Tatarin - Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child, a project of international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, will be in the Cedar Rapids metro this weekend, and you can have the chance to change the life of over 12 million children worldwide. Mariya Tatarin joined Doug and told her story of being a friendless 10 year-old in elementary school in Ukraine. She prayed for a single friend, and it came in the form of a Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox full of gifts for her…her first Christmas present, ever. You can help with your contribution of by joining your friends and neighbors to fill these shoeboxes! • Friday, September 12 at 2 p.m. – The Christian Store (4112 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402) • Saturday, September 13 at 5 p.m.- New Covenant Church (3090 N Center Point Rd, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411) • Sunday, September 14 at 12 p.m. - Community Bible Church (940 W Mt Vernon Rd, Mt Vernon, IA 52314)