Concordia hosts successful Operation Christmas Child collection
Seward, NE (12/03/2025) — Concordia University, Nebraska hosted a successful Operation Christmas Child collection, packing almost 200 boxes. The project was coordinated by Concordia Director of Global Opportunities Julie Hermann with others including Professor Jamie Hink and volunteer Pam Langewisch.
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an annual volunteer outreach project run by Samaritan's Purse. The OCC ministry aims to bring the gospel to children around the world. Participants pack a shoebox full of toys, personal hygiene items and school supplies, and the shoeboxes are shipped to over 100 different nations around the world.
This year, Concordia packed 196 shoeboxes thanks to Mission Minded Students, Dr. Hink's PS211/Global Issues class, several athletic teams and many other students, faculty and staff who packed with friends and family or on their own.
"It's awesome how a small annual activity by a single student group on campus has grown over the past few years to include so many students, staff, groups, and community members to gather items and fill shoeboxes," said Hermann. "We pray these boxes will bless children with a tangible act of Christian love, plus the opportunity to hear more about the love of Jesus through OCC's follow up Bible opportunities."
About Concordia University, Nebraska
Concordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a fully accredited, coeducational university of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod located in Seward, Nebraska, which currently serves more than 1,700 students. Concordia offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in an excellent academic and Christ-centered community that equips men and women for lives of learning, service and leadership in the church and world. For more information, visit cune.edu.
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