The highlands of northern Vietnam are a beautiful place to live, with terraced rice fields and magnificent blue skies. Yet, this very remote area lacks convenient access to basic medical care, leaving women and children especially vulnerable. Samaritan’s Purse is training traditional birth attendants to teach new mothers and mothers-to-be about prenatal and postnatal care,…
Operation Christmas Child
Benín
Located in West Africa, Benin ranks high among the continent’s cotton producers, but still remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts here in 1999. Since 2010, many of the Benin’s children have also participated in The Greatest Journey, our follow-up discipleship course for shoebox recipients. Learn…
Operation Christmas Child
Burkina Faso
Located in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a large rural population that is known to be honest. This fits well since the country’s name means “Land of Incorruptible People.” Samaritan’s Purse started delivering Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children here in 1999 and by 2011 began offering them The Greatest Journey, our…
Operation Christmas Child
Ucrania
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second largest country in Europe after Russia and is known for its agricultural production. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing gift-filled shoeboxes there in 1996 and launched The Greatest Journey, our follow-up discipleship program, in this nation in 2010. Samaritan’s Purse has also been actively providing food,…
Operation Christmas Child
Uruguay
Uruguay is a country on the southeastern coast of South America. About half of the population lives in the metropolitan area of the capital, Montevideo. Spanish is the official language, and ethnic influences include Spanish, Italian, French, British, and South American indigenous people groups. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing gift-filled shoeboxes to these peoples in 2002…
Operation Christmas Child
Guinea
Guinea is located on the West African coast and borders five other nations. It is known for its three major rivers as well the possession of a significant portion of the world’s bauxite, the main ingredient in aluminum. Iron, gold, and diamonds are also harvested here. In 1999, Samaritan’s Purse began hosting Operation Christmas Child…
Operation Christmas Child
Egypt
A meeting point between North Africa and the Middle East, Egypt is known for its landmarks of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx. The country also strategically connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. In Biblical times, it was the location where the people of God were subject to slavery. Today,…
