As children around the world receive Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts and are invited to learn more about Jesus Christ through The Greatest Journey discipleship program, many parents are curious to find out what their children are learning. This is especially true if the adults themselves know little about Him. Soon, whole families are studying…
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Reto de discipulado de 72 horas
72-Hour Discipleship Challenge 121,726 Children Sponsored June 13–15, 2022 72: 00: 00 : : 00: 00: 00 June 13–15, 2022 Children Sponsored: 105,980 The 72-Hour Discipleship Challenge has concluded, but you can still send a child on The Greatest Journey! Children ↑ ↓ Total Amount Give Now Single Gift Monthly Gift In just 72 hours, we want to…
Operation Christmas Child
La chispa del avivamiento en Paraguay
Joyous cries permeated the quiet streets of the San Lorenzo neighborhood in the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, as dozens of children peeled open their Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. Jaws dropped at the sight of soccer balls, stuffed animals, crayons, and more. The initial timidness vanished as the group of 50 children picked out their…
Nuestro Ministerio
OCC Special Report Pacific Islands Story
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse Children on Remote Pacific Islands Respond to the Gospel A new Operation Christmas Child initiative is bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to isolated island nations. Some communities in the Marshall Islands are so isolated that the only way to reach them is by boat. On Lib…
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The Gospel Transforms a Family in East Africa
Bahati was suffering from constant headaches a couple years ago. So, her mother Sina turned to the only people she thought might be able to help her daughter. She went to the local Christians and asked for prayer. Sina was not a believer herself and, in fact, was sometimes unfriendly to Christians. But she’d heard…
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Shoeboxes Launch Outreach to Children in Western Mexico
Jesús was in trouble and he was afraid. He tried to hide from the police, knowing prison—and separation from his wife and children—awaited him. When the police caught Jesús, he was sentenced to seven years in jail in Mazatlan, Mexico. “My life was sad. I felt defeated,” he said. In prison, Jesús met Pastor Carlos,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter September
Franklin Graham Update | September Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Dear Friend, Winter comes early in Eastern Europe, and it looks like it will be a harsh one for the people of Ukraine. After six months of war, millions are living in badly damaged houses without power or running water as they…
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Apertura de iglesias en Mongolia
Mongolia is a spiritually dark land where Buddhism and cults are common and Christians are scarce. But a young couple committed to serving Jesus Christ is praying for this to change. Jargalmaa and her husband, Munkh-Erdene, moved with their two young children to Arvaikheer in southern Mongolia because the city is known for being among…
Operation Christmas Child
30 Years of OCC
Praising God for 30 Years of Operation Christmas Child Since 1993, God has used Samaritan’s Purse to deliver over 200 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in need and disciple 50 million of these boys and girls. When Franklin Graham agreed to fill shoeboxes with toys and other fun items for children in war-torn…
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Press Release Greatest Journey 1-28-20
Samaritan's Purse Releases Free Kids' Bible Game App BOONE, N.C., Jan. 28, 2020 Greatest Journey App Developed for Children Ages 5–9 Christian parents now have a new resource to help their kids learn about the Bible based on a discipleship program that’s already leading millions of children to Christ all over the world. Samaritan’s Purse has released…
