Sharing Christmas along the Border

Thank you, Chapelwood! Through your generosity, we collected 400 Christmas boxes through the Children's Ministry and other Chapelwood members. Half of the boxes were given to Operation Christmas Child and the global ministries of Samaritan's Purse. The other half were delivered to churches along the Texas-Mexico border. Katie Mattingly and Georgia Harmon, OCC team leaders, traveled with Melissa Maher to deliver the boxes and share the joy.

Susan Hellums (First UMC McAllen, TX) and Willie Berman (GBGM Missionary and director of Manos Juntas) work with Methodist Border Friendship Commission. The two groups shared stories of ministry. Here are a couple of videos.


Willie Berman explains how the gifts are organized.


Before the pastors left to return to Reynosa and surrounding areas, they shared a prayer of thanks to Chapelwood.