Thanksgiving was an exciting weekend for us. While the rest of the world celebrated by going shopping (known as Black Friday), we spent our Thanksgiving weekend taking our youth on a Mission’s Trip to Samaritan’s Purse (Operation Christmas Child). We began participating in Operation Christmas Child five years ago because we want to instill in our children that Christmas should be about giving. While it is nice to receive gifts, it is better to give. This year, we stayed at the MainStay Suites in Charlotte NC and spent 12 hours volunteering at the OCC warehouse. If you ask any youth that volunteered, I’m sure they will tell you that it was a weekend they will never forget and would be glad to share their testimony.