The strewn debris and trash still hanging from the barren trees in Brandt Justice’s backyard stand as stark reminders of how high the waters rose when floods ravaged his small Kentucky community last week. In the early hours of Feb. 16, the small tributary behind his home suddenly swelled and climbed to the tips of…
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¿Por qué $10?
Why $10? A donation of $10 per shoebox gift is critical for Operation Christmas Child. It provides for: Collection After shoebox gifts are dropped off at nearly 5,000 locations around the United States each year in November, trucks transport the precious cargo to eight different processing centers. Processing Eight processing center warehouses around the country…
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Donaciones no monetarias
Plan A Gift: Non-Cash Giving Non-Cash Giving By making a non-cash gift, you can have a direct hand in helping Samaritan’s Purse deliver life-saving physical and spiritual aid in emergency situations. These gifts could include property such as vehicles, gold and diamond jewelry, recent model smartphones, game systems, boats, coin collections, and more. Once accepted,…
Operation Christmas Child
David and a Toy Car
David and a Toy Car "My interest in how things—and people—can be restored to new life probably started with that toy car." I received my shoebox gift in Romania at age 2, the youngest you can be to receive a box. So, I don't remember all the details of what happened. But my older sister…
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Vladimir and the Toy Car
Vladimir and the Toy Car "How could something as small as a toy car teach me about God’s love?" When I was 9 years old I essentially lost my family. My mother died, and my father’s alcoholism made it difficult for him to raise me. In Ukraine it was tough to find enough work to…
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Alina and the Princess Shoes
Alina and the Princess Shoes "The shoebox made me realize that Jesus hadn’t abandoned me. It was a representation of His love for me." Alina received a shoebox as a child in a Central Asian country. My family and I had what we needed, but gifts were a luxury we didn’t always get. So when…
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Mariya and Her Art Supplies
Mariya and Her Art Supplies 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…
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Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal
Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal An illustration of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms made a lasting impression on me. My two younger sisters and I were removed from our home in Latvia when I was 7. Someone at school had noticed that we weren’t being taken care of by our parents. It was because they…
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Online Interest Form Church Data
Online Interest Form Thank you for your interest in blessing children around the world through Operation Christmas Child. After completing this form, you will be contacted by a representative from a local Operation Christmas Child office in your area
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Familia de Carolina del Norte viene a casa para la Navidad
Michael Register had given up and accepted that his days would never be the same after Hurricane Florence stole his home and stripped away anything resembling a normal and comfortable routine. So, when Samaritan’s Purse staff came to talk with him about the Hurricane Florence home rebuild program in Whiteville, North Carolina, Michael was both…
