Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham remembers the early days of Operation Christmas Child. In 1993, when Dave Cooke, originator of the program, called Graham and asked for support, he thought 1,000 shoe box gifts would be a good number. Nineteen years later, Samaritan’s Purse expects to reach 100 million shoe boxes collected for needy children…
Operation Christmas Child
Family & Children’s Resources
Family and Children's Resources Our collection of child-friendly resources can help your church, group, or family catch the vision for packing shoebox gifts for boys and girls in need around the world. Be sure to check out all of the fun options! Featured Resource Lola's Lion :60 Second Trailer Lola, a lonely little girl living in…
Operation Christmas Child
Students, God Can Use You to Help Change a Child’s Eternity
God can use you to help change a child’s eternity! Whether you’re packing shoeboxes or participating in one of our many volunteer opportunities, creative resources from Samaritan’s Purse can provide you with the tools you need to help send Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes to the ends of the earth. 198 MILLION Shoebox Recipients Have…
Our Ministry
2020 Special Report
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse In 2020, A Ray of Hope & Joy Broke Through the Clouds of Fear and Darkness "I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I…
Operation Christmas Child
100 Million Reasons To Celebrate
The world converged on Orlando this week, all for one purpose: to give God glory for His faithfulness in providing more than 100 million shoe boxes filled with simple gifts for children across the globe. Operation Christmas Child volunteers from 102 countries, including about 1,500 from across the United States, gathered at the Orange County…
Operation Christmas Child
2021 Special Report
Special Report 2021 In 2021, Samaritan’s Purse continued to declare God’s glory in more than 100 countries and territories through Operation Christmas Child—including among many unreached people groups at the very ends of the earth. We praise God that more than 9.1 million shoebox gifts were distributed to children in need at over 81,000 outreach…
Operation Christmas Child
Mission and History
Mission & History Mission “Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14, ESV The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the…
Operation Christmas Child
Mission and History
Mission & History Mission The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to provide God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Franklin Graham leads a team to deliver Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to boys and girls…
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Ukraine Response
Overview Articles Podcasts Photos Videos Crisis in Ukraine Food Distributions, Medical Work Continue Ukraine Response 014064 $ Give Samaritan's Purse is providing food and non-food items to suffering families in Ukraine while airlifting medical supplies into the country as fighting rages on. In partnership with churches in Ukraine, we are transporting these urgently needed relief…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine Boone, N.C., Dec. 07, 2022—Samaritan’s Purse is currently importing 1.4 million pounds of food into war-torn Ukraine every week, and yesterday, the Christian international relief and evangelism organization surpassed a major milestone—distributing more than 100 million pounds of food for families…
