Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts are making their way from processing centers to trained volunteers around the world. These teams often go to great lengths to deliver the gifts to the far reaches of their countries so that boys and girls can hear about God’s Greatest Gift, Jesus Christ. Here are some interesting modes of…
Operation Christmas Child
Las cajas de regalos comunican el amor de Dios en Chile
The first time Pastor Sixto led an Operation Christmas Child outreach event he had no idea how it would be received. All he knew is that he desperately wanted to reach more boys and girls in his community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now, 10 years later, Operation Christmas Child has become such a…
Operation Christmas Child
Trayendo buenas nuevas a una isla fuera de Costa de Marfil
The island of Vridi Ako is a largely forgotten place, even though it is located just a short distance from Ivory Coast’s largest city, Abidjan. Accessible only via a 30-minute ride aboard a makeshift wooden ferryboat, Vridi Ako is home to a wide variety of ethnic groups. The one common denominator on the island is…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Matrimonios restaurados y vidas transformadas en Alaska
Staff Sergeant Omar Milan and his wife Michelle have created beautiful memories throughout their 23-year marriage. But one pivotal moment changed the course of their lives forever. During his second deployment in Afghanistan, Omar stepped on an improvised explosive device. The blast resulted in the loss of his leg and a finger, and caused multiple…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Animando a los sobrevivientes del tornado con el amor de Jesucristo
When the sky started turning black, Mike Kueper turned on the TV. “Get to a basement now,” the weather forecaster warned. He grabbed his yellow labrador Hank and made their way to the basement. They made it just in time. He could hear his windows shattering and flying debris punching holes in the roof. Complete…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Proyecto de subsistencia en Camboya abre puertas para el Evangelio
Rasmey met Samaritan’s Purse staff during a time when she was desperate for hope. Her first husband died, her second husband abruptly abandoned her, and unexpected health issues made it difficult for her to work. She had no way to support herself and her two daughters. She was thrilled when our team started a cricket…
Operation Christmas Child
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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Operation Christmas Child bendice a los sobrevivientes del tifón en Saipán
Typhoon Yutu destroyed thousands of homes and left families without shelter, food, and water last fall on the small Pacific island of Saipan. Cornerstone Christian Church gathered together and wept during their first worship service after the storm hit. “We were broken, as individual people and as a congregation,” said Femie Rey, whose husband, Manuelito,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter October 2023
Franklin Graham Update | October GOOD NEWS, GREAT JOY: The Lord uses shoebox gifts to bless children around the world and prepare them to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ. 'I felt the love of Jesus through the shoebox!' Dear Friend, As we look forward to celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Operation Christmas Child…
Operation Christmas Child
Una fiesta para empacar cajas de regalos lleva el amor de Dios a la esquina y al mundo
Marika and Michael Chasse had unloaded a 26-foot box truck full of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts and were headed home when Marika insisted that they make a stop. “Honey, we gotta pull over. We’ve got an empty truck—we can go buy more shoebox items,” she told her husband. This was on a Monday morning,…
