Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Adventure Quiz!
Shoebox Adventure Quiz! Every Shoebox Has a Story.How Do They All Start? More than 220 million children in the past 30-plus years have received a gift-filled shoebox given in Jesus' Name. Each one of these boys and girls has a unique story of God at work in their lives. We invite you to embark on…
Our Ministry
Non-Cash Giving
Plan A Gift: Non-Cash Giving Non-Cash Giving By making a non-cash gift, you can have a direct hand in helping Samaritan’s Purse deliver life-saving physical and spiritual aid in emergency situations. These gifts could include property such as vehicles, gold and diamond jewelry, recent model smartphones, game systems, boats, coin collections, and more. Once accepted,…
Operation Christmas Child
Dania and a Radio
Dania and a Radio "Even though we were poor, prayer made us feel rich." I was born in the Middle East in a country where 97 percent of the population—including my parents—didn’t believe Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord. My parents moved our family to another country in the region to pursue a better future.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ongoing Care for Fleeing Families in Ethiopia
Tayech Melkamu* had been afraid for several days as her 10-year-old daughter, Miheret,* grew more and more weak. “I began to lose hope,” Tayech said. “After all this crisis, and now my child was sick.” The Samaritan’s Purse team in Ethiopia met Tayech and her daughter at one of our Mobile Medical Unit sites, among…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Providing Desperately Needed Water in Ukraine
How do you survive without clean water? This is the difficult question some residents of a Ukraine town grappled with after attacks on their water supply lines. One church gathered whatever containers they could find—ranging from buckets, iron barrels, and a 500-liter plastic container—and began hauling water from wells on the outskirts of the city.…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child August 2022
Families Collect School Supplies for Children in Need BOONE, N.C.—As the new school year approaches, shoebox packers are making use of back-to-school prices to purchase gifts and essential items for children in need around the world. They are collecting school supplies along with hygiene items and fun toys, to pack in shoeboxes. Operation Christmas Child,…
Our Ministry
Franklin Graham Hands Out Shoebox Gifts, Meets Children’s Heart Project Families in Mongolia
Franklin Graham spent a whirlwind weekend in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as he met with children and families who have benefited from Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project and later gave out Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. On Friday, he enjoyed song and dance performances by Mongolian girls and boys who have received critically needed cardiac surgery through…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Miel San Marcos Visits Samaritan’s Purse Projects in Colombia
Brothers Josh, Luis, and Samy Morales from the Christian music group Miel San Marcos met with Venezuelan families and our staff members at several Samaritan’s Purse projects in Colombia from Sept. 11-12. Samaritan’s Purse has had a permanent presence in Colombia from 2018, ministering to more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants since that time. The Morales…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child October 6, 2022
Volunteer Opportunities Available at Operation Christmas Child Processing Centers Boone, N.C.—Boone, North Carolina is home to one of eight Processing Centers for Operation Christmas Child, a project of the international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse, that sends millions of Christmas gifts to children around the world. Right now, Operation Christmas Child is offering volunteer opportunities…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter October
Franklin Graham Update | October Helping Survivors of Hurricane Ian Dear Friend, Ian was the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. since Katrina, taking more than 100 lives and leaving entire towns uninhabitable. Not only were barrier islands devastated by the fierce Category 4 storm, but so were working-class neighborhoods and modest retirement villas farther inland on the Florida Peninsula.…
