VIP Member: KCBI 90.9FM
Tue 4/29/2008 12:49 PM
For immediate release: Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Contact: Susie Jennings at 214-315-6354
Toys from Texas, with Love:
Operation Care Dallas is Headed to the Philippines!
90.9 KCBI and Operation Care Dallas join forces this Saturday, May 3
for the homeless children in the Philippines.
Psalm 12:5
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise,” says the LORD.
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
DALLAS, April 29/KCBI News/ -- This Saturday, 90.9 KCBI will host a toy drive for Operation Care Dallas to gather toys for the homeless children in Iloilo City, Philippines. The event will run from noon to 4:00PM (CST). Why is this Dallas-based ministry reaching out across the globe?
Operation Care is a Dallas-based ministry for the homeless of the D/FW area, but founder Susie Jennings is originally from the Philippines. Ms. Jennings, a widow since 1993, has poured herself into serving and ministering to the homeless of D/FW as a way to give back to the community and make an eternal impact. And now, in a partnership with 90.9 KCBI, this ministry will reach out to kids half a world away.
“These kids live in the streets and cemeteries of the city, and the need is just incredible,” said Susie Jennings. “We’ve mobilized a team to ensure that the kids will be adopted by local church Awana programs and Compassion International. We’re also going to bless over two thousand homeless kids with toys, Bibles, backpacks, socks and shoes, and clothing.”
“Supporting the efforts of ministries like Operation Care is a vital part of KCBI’s mission,” said KCBI’s Mike Tirone. “Jesus said in Matthew 25:40 ‘Inasmuch as you did to the very least of these, you’ve done unto Me.’ Jesus was very clear about His love for the poor and needy, and we’re going to take His love to these children in Iloilo City.”
Join us in this powerful expression of love as 90.9 KCBI and Operation Care Dallas impact the young lives in Iloilo City. Drop off toys to the KCBI location this Saturday from noon to 4:00PM. The toys will be given to the children on July 5th at Operation Care’s Changing Lives, Changing the World event in the Philippines, along with medical care and spiritual nurturing. Operation Care is partnering with local churches in Iloilo City to carry out this mission effectively.
KCBI drop off site:
KCBI Studios
411 Ryan Plaza Drive
Arlington, TX 76011
For more information, go to www.operationcaredallas.org and click on the banner for Philippines 2008.
Also, contact Susie Jennings, Founder/President of Operation Care Dallas at 972-681-3567 or 214-315-6354.
WHO: 90.9 KCBI and Operation Care Dallas
WHAT: Toy Drive for Philippines Project
WHERE: KCBI Studios in Arlington
WHEN: Saturday, May 3, from noon to 4:00PM
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