{"id":272530,"date":"2026-07-27T14:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=272530"},"modified":"2026-10-06T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:52:09","slug":"occglobalprayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/operation-christmas-child\/occglobalprayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Evento mundial de oraci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<main>\r\n  <div class=\"hero\">\r\n    <header id=\"page-header\" class=\"space-large\">\r\n      <div class=\"kids-banner\">\r\n        <picture>\r\n          <source type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n            srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles-1600.webp 1600w, https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles-2560.webp 2560w\"\r\n            sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 800px, 100vw\">\r\n          <img\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles.png\"\r\n            srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles-960.png 960w, https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles-1600.png 1600w, https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-kids-bubbles.png 2560w\"\r\n            sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 800px, 100vw\" width=\"2560\" height=\"563\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"\r\n            alt=\"Children from around the world with Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes\">\r\n        <\/picture>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"occ-logo\"\r\n        src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/occ-logo-stroke.svg\"\r\n        alt=\"Operation Christmas Child\">\r\n      <h1>Global Call<br><span>to Prayer<\/span><\/h1>\r\n      <time datetime=\"2026-11-01T18:00:00-05:00\">Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, 6:00 p.m., Eastern&nbsp;Time<\/time>\r\n      <a href=\"#resources\" class=\"primary button\">Download Resources<\/a>\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n    <section id=\"countdown-section\" aria-labelledby=\"countdown-heading\">\r\n      <h2 id=\"countdown-heading\">Join us live in ...<\/h2>\r\n      <div class=\"countdown-units\" role=\"timer\" aria-live=\"off\" aria-label=\"Time until Global Call to Prayer\" hidden>\r\n        <div class=\"countdown-unit\"><span data-countdown=\"days\">00<\/span><span class=\"countdown-label\">Days<\/span><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"countdown-unit\"><span data-countdown=\"hours\">00<\/span><span class=\"countdown-label\">Hours<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"countdown-unit\"><span data-countdown=\"minutes\">00<\/span><span class=\"countdown-label\">Minutes<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"countdown-unit\"><span data-countdown=\"seconds\">00<\/span><span class=\"countdown-label\">Seconds<\/span>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <p class=\"countdown-message\" role=\"status\">We look forward to praying with you at the time listed above.<\/p>\r\n      <p class=\"countdown-streaming-note\">The Global Call to Prayer is also streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OCCshoeboxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@OperationChristmasChild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <script>\r\n      (() => {\r\n        const section = document.getElementById(\"countdown-section\");\r\n        const eventDate = document.querySelector(\"#page-header time[datetime]\");\r\n        if (!section || !eventDate) return;\r\n        const target = Date.parse(eventDate.dateTime);\r\n        if (!Number.isFinite(target)) return;\r\n        const units = section.querySelector(\".countdown-units\");\r\n        const message = section.querySelector(\".countdown-message\");\r\n        const heading = section.querySelector(\"h2\");\r\n        const fields = [\"days\", \"hours\", \"minutes\", \"seconds\"].map(\r\n          unit => section.querySelector(`[data-countdown=\"${unit}\"]`)\r\n        );\r\n        let interval;\r\n        function updateCountdown() {\r\n          const remaining = Math.max(0, Math.ceil((target - 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Join\r\n          others from across the country and the globe as we seek God's favor for this year's <strong>National\r\n            Collection Week (Nov. 16-23)<\/strong> and&nbsp;beyond.<\/p>\r\n\r\n        <p>Let's ask Him to bring millions more boys and girls, their families, and their communities to saving faith in\r\n          Jesus Christ through outreach events and <em>The Greatest Journey<\/em> discipleship program in the\r\n          year&nbsp;ahead!<\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"verse\">\r\n    <div class=\"verse-container\">\r\n      <blockquote>\r\n        <p class=\"small\">&ldquo;I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine making\r\n          request for you all with joy, for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident\r\n          of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of\r\n          Jesus&nbsp;Christ.&rdquo;<\/p>\r\n        <cite>Philippians 1:3&ndash;6<\/cite>\r\n      <\/blockquote>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section id=\"resources\" class=\"space-large\">\r\n    <div>\r\n      <ul role=\"list\" class=\"resource-cards grid two\">\r\n        <li class=\"card\">\r\n          <figure>\r\n            <picture>\r\n              <source type=\"image\/webp\"\r\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/resources-mockup-800.webp?v=20260929 800w, https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/occ\/images\/global-call-to-prayer\/resources-mockup-1600.webp?v=20260929 1600w\"\r\n                sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) calc(100vw - 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