Operation Christmas Child
Voluntarios en Centros de Recolección
Volunteer at a Drop-off Location National Collection Week At nearly 5,000 locations across the nation, volunteers will welcome and pray with people who drop off Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Other volunteers will fill cartons and load trucks with the millions of shoeboxes we prayerfully anticipate receiving. Approximately 80,000 people will serve in these roles during the…
Operation Christmas Child
Christian School Challenge 2024
2024 Christian School Challenge Show Your Operation Christmas Child Spirit to Win a Trip! Accept the Challenge Terms and Conditions Thank you for your interest in Operation Christmas Child. The 2024 Christian School Challenge has concluded, but your school can pack gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need at any time! See other schools that have accepted…
Nuestro Ministerio
One Morning at Dawn
One Morning at Dawn Samaritan's Purse Films from the Frontlines of Ukraine Watch this powerful, two-part program about Samaritan's Purse work in war-torn Ukraine Millions Receiving Relief in Ukraine In the midst of incredible suffering, Samaritan's Purse has been providing massive relief in Ukraine since the beginning of the war. Partnering with Ukrainian churches and others,…
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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…
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Young Artist’s Prayers Answered Through Gifts in a Shoebox
Mariya Snizhko dreamed of becoming an artist even as she grew up in a Christian home in Ukraine. Art was a way for her to express herself and escape the various challenges in her life, which included being bullied at school. Her parents couldn’t afford basic art supplies, so Mariya prayed that God would provide…
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…
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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…
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Online National Collection Week Volunteer Service Form
Volunteer Service Form We appreciate your partnership with us! Please fill out the following form as an indication of your volunteer service with Operation Christmas Child during National Collection Week. Disclosure: Please note that the personal data collected within, such as your first name, last name, and email address, will be used to communicate with you…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter November 2023
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November OUR BROKEN WORLD NEEDSTHE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL Dear Friend, The whole world has been horrified by the recent terrorist massacre in Israel. At Samaritan's Purse, we always stand with Israel, and we have a team on the ground right now working through local churches to help those who are suffering and grieving. The…
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Processing Center Season Photos
Processing Center Season These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Processing center staff and volunteers pray over cartons of inspected shoebox gifts before they leave the warehouse. Volunteers…
