Carol used to sleep on the streets because she spent all her money on drugs and alcohol and couldn’t afford rent. Sometimes she didn’t have food for her children. Often, she didn’t even know where they were. Life didn’t improve after she was married. Her husband, Daniel, often came home drunk and wanted nothing to…
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Un homenaje al DC-8
!["El potente DC-8 ha sido el instrumento [de Dios] para llevar el mensaje del Evangelio de Jesucristo por todo el mundo", escribe Joe Proffitt, ingeniero de vuelo de Samaritan's Purse, mientras se da de baja al legendario avión.](https://spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud/2025/11/HS-1-320x273.jpg)
My name is Joe Proffitt and I have had the honor and privilege to be a flight engineer aboard this beautiful aircraft, the Mighty DC-8, for the past five and a half years. McDonnell Douglas produced 554 DC-8s. Samaritan’s Purse was blessed to operate the last one registered in the United States. In 2014, during…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Colaboramos con las iglesias para ayudar a Jamaica
Pastor Erroll Bennett joyfully filled his van with supplies from Samaritan’s Purse as he described the vast need among suffering people in his community. “Even if people at the moment have money, they could not buy anything, so we are totally dependent on the assistance given by others on the outside,” he said. “All around…
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,…
Operation Christmas Child
Resources & Ideas Hub
Resources & Ideas Hub Explore the links below for ideas of how you or your group can pack shoeboxes and touch the lives of children and families around the world, bringing hope through the Good News of Jesus Christ in the form of a simple gift. Shipped To You Free Materials A place to order…
Operation Christmas Child
Recursos para imprimir
Printable Resources Print Items Shoebox Labels Logos Print Items Click Images to Enlarge Gift Suggestions 8.5" x 11" (2 pages) A detailed list of recommended items for shoebox gifts, based on gender. ⇣ Download PDF (457 kb) Promotional Insert 5.5" x 7.5" A description of how to pack a box and the journey of a shoebox for…
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Junta directiva y empleados clave
Board of Directors Don Campion, President, Banyan Air Service Michael Cheatham, M.D., Orlando Health Medical Surgery Group Corey Furman, PharmD, President, Boone Drugs, Inc. Edward Graham, COO, Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham, President and CEO, Samaritan’s Purse; President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Melvin Graham, President and CEO, Graham Enterprises Jeff Greene, CEO, Hollar and…
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Franklin Graham – Bibliography
Franklin Graham has written several best-selling books, including The Name (2002), Living Beyond the Limits (1998), and his autobiography, Rebel With a Cause (1995). His latest book is Through My Father's Eyes (with Donna Lee Toney in 2018), the first book about Billy Graham, the father, written from the perspective of a son who knew…
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Permisos legales
PERMISSIONS OF USE Registered Marks, Copyrights, and Web Material Samaritan’s Purse holds U.S. and international trademark registrations in SAMARITAN’S PURSE, the cross and arc logo, OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD, the Operation Christmas Child flying shoebox logo, WORLD MEDICAL MISSION, the globe and caduceus logo, OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS, THE GREATEST JOURNEY, and others. Samaritan’s Purse…
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…
