Volunteers
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United StatesMore than 9,000 volunteers work to promote Operation Christmas Child year-round in roles ranging from leadership and church relations to logistics and prayer mobilization—and more! Download -
United StatesSome year-round volunteers serve in the arena of student relations, working to get a new generation involved in Operation Christmas Child. Download -
TogoMore than 14,000 trained, volunteer teachers lead The Greatest Journey discipleship program in Togo. Download -
United StatesMore than 100,000 volunteers work each year to inspect Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes and prepare them for international shipping. Download -
United StatesMatt and Renee Brinton of Shelby, North Carolina, volunteered at the Boone Processing Center to prepare shoebox gifts for international shipment. Download -
BotswanaMore than 186,000 international volunteers teach The Greatest Journey to boys and girls around the globe. Download -
EcuadorJamyleth (right) who received a shoebox gift as a child enjoys helping a new generation of children discover God’s love for them through simple shoebox gifts. Download -
LiberiaA volunteer in Liberia uses the Ministry Partner Guide supplied by Samaritan’s Purse to help present the Gospel of Jesus Christ at an Operation Christmas Child outreach event. Download -
KiribatiVolunteers in Kiribati review the Ministry Partner Guide supplied by Samaritan’s Purse in preparation for sharing the Gospel with children and their families at outreach events. Download -
United StatesHusband-and-wife team Manny Ma (right) and Wen Li (center) of Boise, Idaho, serve as year-round volunteers for Operation Christmas Child. Download -
United StatesVolunteers serve at eight processing centers around the country prepare shoebox gifts for international shipping. Download -
United StatesCartons of inspected shoebox gifts are sealed and ready to be shipped overseas to more than 100 countries. Download -
United StatesOnce every hour in the processing centers, volunteers pause from their work to pray over shoebox gifts. Download -
United StatesTens of thousands of volunteers operate our nearly 5,000 shoebox drop-off locations open each year during National Collection Week, the third week in November. Download