Baraka eyed the money as his aunt placed it inside her small satchel. He wanted to be able to find it later when no one was watching, and though she hid the satchel at home, Baraka found it quickly while she was tending to chores. He had become skilled at this since moving to the…
Ministerio de Salud y Medicina
Kids Are Missionaries Too
Three-year-old Josh* could not contain his excitement when he found out he was going on his first mission trip. “We are going to El Salvador,” he announced at his church in British Columbia, Canada. “Daddy is going to work on teeth and we’re going to tell people about Jesus!” The Eliason family—Garth and LeeAnne, Josh,…
Ministerio Infantil
Brindamos lugares seguros para los niños congoleños
Fidèle’s idleness had worn down his childhood joy. “At home, there is nothing to do—we just sit with nothing, and there is also hunger.” He is now learning to smile again. Several days a week, he leaves home early and walks dusty roads—in the dry season at least—to a little haven on a hill by…
Nuestro Ministerio
Samaritan’s Purse Updates – TV Response-Children in Crisis
Helping Children in Crisis Around the World Samaritan’s Purse provides education, daily necessities, livelihoods training, and more to children at risk around the world. Millions of boys and girls are living in poverty, facing daily threats of violence and exploitation. With nowhere to turn, their futures can seem hopeless. That’s why Samaritan’s Purse is hard…
Operation Christmas Child
¿Cómo organizar un evento para empacar?
Packing Party Resources Families and individuals can make fun and meaningful memories by packing shoebox gifts for children in need! What a great way to start a Christmas tradition that emphasizes giving—as the Lord says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35).There's nothing like the personal touch of shopping for and…
Operation Christmas Child
Ordena cajas de regalos preimpresas
Get Your Preprinted Shoeboxes Today! We praise God that each year we are able to reach millions of children in some of the most remote areas of the world with an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift and the message of the Gospel. Our colorful preprinted shoeboxes—available in both corrugated cardboard and plastic—are sturdy options to ensure…
Operation Christmas Child
Lorena and a Doll
Lorena & a Doll Please enable Javascript to watch this video God answers prayers for a child and her family in communist Romania. Lorena grew up in Romania with her parents and sister. The economic effects of communism were so stark that, one evening, her family ate their last piece of bread for dinner. Her…
Operation Christmas Child
Official Statement on Mansa, Zambia
A blog that was published in 2017 has recirculated stating that in a province in Zambia, pastors were charged money for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. We promptly investigated and were disappointed to find that this incident was true. We have made changes in our global national training program to emphasize that this cannot happen. Shoebox…
Operation Christmas Child
Paraplegic Volunteer Helps Process Shoeboxes for Children in Need
Samaritan’s Purse relies on thousands of volunteers to process the millions of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts collected each year for boys and girls around the world. Renee Brinton of Shelby, North Carolina, for one, is determined to share the love of Jesus with these children by doing her part. As the processing center in…
