Alex and his parents regularly attended meetings of a local cult for years in their remote village of the Philippines. But, we praise God that last year he heard and received the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the outreach of Operation Christmas Child. Toti Ramos, the pastor of one of our partner churches from a…
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Una Biblia especial, dentro de una caja de regalos, llega a una remota aldea del Pacífico
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Los niños en Madagascar escuchan el Evangelio por primera vez
Pastor Soja knew that there were two words the Bara people group never wanted to hear: “Jesus” and “prayer.” Made up of more than a million people, this ethnic group inhabits southern Madagascar, the island nation off the east coast of Africa. Cattle rustlers by trade, they marked themselves by thievery, violence, and isolation. Fifteen…
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Se trata de compartir el amor de Dios con los niños
For more than 20 years, the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has been packing shoebox gifts for children in need around the world. But, almost 10 years ago, they took their involvement with Operation Christmas Child to new heights, packing thousands of boxes each year through their association of schools across California,…
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Recursos para el Líder de Proyecto
Project Leader Resources Project leaders facilitate the packing of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for a church or group. That includes you if you’re promoting the project, ordering materials, equipping people with resources, raising funds, organizing a packing party, or initiating other related activities. We want to equip you with additional resources to help make…
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Pastor to Pastor Church Landing Page
Partnering with Churches to Proclaim the Gospel Worldwide Every year, churches pack shoebox gifts full of toys and other fun items and send them to the ends of the earth through Samaritan's Purse. Online Interest Form Get Involved Then local churches in other parts of the globe distribute these Operation Christmas Child gifts to children in…
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Seeing with New Eyes
In many parts of Togo to be born blind is to be born cursed. Families and communities superstitiously fear the disability. Annani, who is visually impaired rather than totally blind, was nevertheless rejected by his father and scorned by teachers and classmates. In the latter case, he was shamed because he couldn’t see the blackboard…
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Operation Christmas Child Grows Albanian Church
Mark Datson is the Operation Christmas Child Regional Director for the Baltics, Balkans, and Central Europe. “… in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum [in present-day Albania] I have fully preached the gospel of Christ” (Romans 15:19, NKJV). Today, Operation…
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‘Baking a Difference’ for Christ in North Carolina
With some 60 members, Grace Presbyterian Church’s small size is no obstacle to their great desire to share the hope of Jesus Christ around the world. The Franklin, North Carolina, church is one of thousands of small-town churches across the country who are joining together to create a lasting, global impact through Operation Christmas Child.…
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Las cajas de regalo abren puertas entre los no alcanzados en Asia
Shoebox Gifts Open Doors Among the Unreached in Asia Animals, trees, and hand-crafted idols … each is worshipped reverently by different unreached people groups within one Asian country. Families have remained in bondage to these dark beliefs for generations, but light is beginning to shine. We give thanks for how the one true living God…
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Children’s Ministry
You Can Help A Child in Need Join with Samaritan’s Purse in helping to meet the critical needs of children around the world in Jesus’ Name. In poverty and in crisis, children often suffer the most. Since Samaritan’s Purse was founded in 1970, we have helped countless suffering children caught in the midst of difficult circumstances,…
