SAMARITAN’S PURSE CELEBRATES 10.6 MILLION SHOEBOX GIFTS COLLECTED FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
A Boy Called Marvellous
Marvellous ran for his life when gunfire erupted. He and his family were trying to flee their homeland in Central Africa where Christians were being persecuted for their faith. As they boarded a crowded bus together, the family heard the gunfire. Running in the opposite direction than his family, the then 6-year-old—and youngest of four…
Newsletter January
Challenges Don’t Hinder Volunteer from Following God’s Call
As a year-round volunteer, Rebecca Parker-Moore leads the efforts of Operation Christmas Child’s area team in Huntington, West Virginia. “An area coordinator overseas all the operations of collecting shoeboxes, shepherding a team, and just being the face of Operation Christmas Child in a community,” Rebecca said. At age 16, Rebecca started packing shoebox gifts simply…
Building up the Church Worldwide
2024 “Best of Operation Christmas Child” DVD (Spanish)
Inspire your church or group by showing them how God is using Operation Christmas Child around the world. You can view the contents of the DVD and download these videos online. Seleccionar “1” como la cantidad de abajo, significa que recibirás solo un folleto. Estos no son paquetes
DVD: "Lo mejor de Operation Christmas Child" (español)
Inspire your church or group by showing them how God is using Operation Christmas Child around the world. You can view the contents of the DVD and download these videos online
A Shoebox Gift Filled A Hole in His Heart
When people tell Karabo Maretlane he’s lucky, he says, “I’m chosen.” Karabo grew up in a village in the southern African nation of Lesotho. When he was 5 years old, his father died and his mother left him with his grandmother. As this elderly woman raised him, she taught him how to read, write, and…
Newsletter September
World War II Veteran Sews Hundreds of Quilts for Children’s Shoebox Gifts
Former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Theron Jennings, 98, lives alone in a Savoy, Illinois, apartment where he sews quilts for children around the world. Since 2014, he has handmade more than 400 of these blankets, completing 160 in just the last year. Each one is lovingly packed into a shoebox gift with other toys and…