Operation Christmas Child

¿Qué es Operation Christmas Child?

El proyecto de Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child collects shoebox gifts filled with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items—and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. For many of these children, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, has collected and delivered more than 232 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 170 countries and territories.

Proceso

Anyone can pack a shoebox. Individuals, families, churches and groups fill empty shoeboxes with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys, such as dolls or soccer balls.

Durante National Collection Week (Nov. 17–24, 2025), Samaritan’s Purse will collect the gift-filled shoeboxes at over 4,700 drop-off locations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

Learn how to pack a shoebox, view gift suggestions, get your Follow Your Box label and find the nearest drop-off location at samaritanspurse.org/occ.

No incluyas dulces; pasta dental; artículos usados o dañados; productos relacionados con la guerra como pistolas de juguete, cuchillas o figuras militares; semillas; chocolates y alimentos; líquidos o cremas; medicinas o vitaminas; artículos que se puedan quebrar como globos de nieve o contenedores de vidrio y latas de aerosol.

Los participantes pueden donar $10 por caja de regalo online a través de Follow Your Box y recibir una etiqueta de seguimiento para descubrir su destino.

Los participantes que prefieren la comodidad de comprar en línea pueden navegar en: samaritanspurse.org/buildonline Para seleccionar regalos que se asignarán a la necesidad de un niño, especifica la edad y género del niño. Termina de empacar tu caja virtual al agregar una foto y una nota personal de motivación.

Shoebox gifts are prepared for overseas shipment at eight major processing centers across the U.S.—Atlanta; Baltimore; Boone, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas/Fort Worth; Denver; Chicago; and Fullerton, California.

Alcance

• Se recolectaron cajas de regalos de Australia, Austria, Canadá, Finlandia, Alemania, Nueva Zelanda, Corea del Sur, España, Suiza, el Reino Unido y los Estados Unidos.
• More than 11.9 million shoebox gifts were collected globally in 2024, 10.5 million from the U.S. alone.
• Over 519,000 volunteers worldwide—with more than 204,000 of those in the U.S.—are involved in collecting, shipping and distributing shoebox gifts.
• Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Samaritan’s Purse currently works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

Impacto eterno

• Delivered into the hands of children through local churches, every shoebox gift is an opportunity to share about Jesus Christ and God’s love.
• Since 2009 over 46 million shoebox recipients have participated in our 12-lesson discipleship course, La Gran Aventura. More than 23 million boys and girls have made decisions for Christ.

Medios sociales

• Facebook @OperationChristmasChild
• X (Formerly Twitter) @occ_shoeboxes
• Instagram @operationchristmaschild

Samaritan's Purse is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Since 1993, more than 232 million Operation Christmas Child gift filled shoeboxes have been distributed to children in more than 170 countries and territories. To learn about year round and seasonal volunteer opportunities or to serve with Operation Christmas Child, visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.