Jaci Snowden loves flowers. “Flowers make me feel close to God,” Jaci said as she cut colorful zinnias in her backyard garden for a bouquet. “They are His wonderful masterpieces created in Christ Jesus for a purpose.” For 10-year-old Jaci, part of that purpose is to grow beautiful flowers, arrange them into delightful bouquets, and…
Operation Christmas Child
Dios usa cajas de regalos para empezar una iglesia en Ghana
Northern Ghana is known for its wildlife—elephants, buffalo, and leopards roam the Savannah region—but also boasts a mosque that dates back to the 1400s. This ancient building made of mud and reeds stands is a source of pride for local Muslims, including the Kamara people. They saw Christians as unwanted foreigners, that is, until a…
Operation Christmas Child
OCC Schools 2025
Receive 50 FREE Shoeboxes Note: The complimentary shoeboxes offer is now over. Thank you for your interest. Thank You for Getting Free Shoeboxes! We're excited you're interested in packing shoebox gifts with your school or group! Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, is a practical way for students to be involved in spreading the…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child trae esperanza a una comunidad devastada por el fuego
Notebooks and pencils were some of the items that immediately caught Fernanda’s attention when she peered inside of her shoebox gift. She’d be going back to school in a few months and had no supplies to take with her—everything she owned had burned during a fire a few weeks earlier. The inferno had attacked the…
Operation Christmas Child
Reminded of God’s Faithfulness after Helene
Letis Avila lifted her hands to the Lord in prayer as Hurricane Helene bore down on her western North Carolina home last September. Though the storm took a lot from the Salvadoran mother of two, Letis is still praising God today. Soon after the sky cleared and waters receded, two Samaritan’s Purse staff members arrived…
Nuestro Ministerio
Newsletter October 2025
Franklin Graham Update | October Franklin Graham Update | October As Peace Dawns in Gaza, More Help Is on the Way Dear Friend, As I write this, the world is celebrating the release of the last Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire deal announced by President Trump between Hamas and Israel. The historic peace plan is also great news for nearly 2…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Aid for Refugees on Samos Island
Although thousands of refugees have transited through Samos Island in Greece, there’s little evidence of them along the beaches. Life jackets have been tidily put into dumpsters, and refugees have quickly moved from the shore to the transit centers where they must register before continuing their journey. “The situation looks deceptively normal,” said Amanda Shettleroe,…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Traveling Toward Peace
Ibraheem Alsaad didn’t want to leave his home in Syria. He and his wife, Nisreen, were teachers at the local primary school. But when ISIS surrounded their town, the school closed, and they lost their jobs. They suffered for eight months as ISIS cut off their access to electricity and then to food. Finally, their home…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
The Meeting Place
Daniel Zeidan has served in various roles with Samaritan’s Purse, including as country director in Bolivia, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, and as part of several disaster responses around the world. He currently serves as ministry strategist for the organization, where he supports Samaritan’s Purse globally in developing project strategies that maximize…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Venezuelan Migrants Welcomed at Samaritan’s Purse Shelter in Colombia
Each day, hundreds of people flee from Venezuela crossing into Cucuta, Colombia. Many of them have no plans to return home; instead they’ve chosen to leave behind their nation’s economic collapse and take their chances on starting a new life in a new country. Some of these men and women become los caminantes, or “the…
