I will forever be thankful for that week at the beach. It became a pivotal point in my life. Sometimes God writes a dream on your heart from your tiny years. And then He orchestrates making it a reality in the most incredible ways. He does beautiful things in the middle of hardship. But sometimes we can’t see that until it has passed and we are on the other side.

I recently shared an article on Facebook about rethinking Operation Christmas Child, and it created quite the conversation. Many people were upset … but one friend asked if I had alternative ideas. I do.