Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child Drop-off Locations Now Open
Operation Christmas Child Drop-off Locations Now Open BOONE, N.C.—Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child. Individuals, families and groups have the opportunity to pack a shoebox gift filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items and drop them off now during National Collection…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter December 2024
Franklin Graham Update | December Franklin Graham Update | December 'From Devastation To Celebration' Dear Friend, As Christmas approaches, we continue to see so much need all around us. Our disaster relief teams have served thousands of storm-stricken families. Meanwhile, we've been collecting and shipping Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to millions of children worldwide. Hurricane Helene brought out the best in our…
Our Ministry
Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Field Hospital Opens in War-Torn Sudan
Samaritan’s Purse opened an Emergency Field Hospital in southeast Sudan on Christmas Day to treat those displaced by armed conflict. After rapidly setting up the facility, our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members are now providing obstetric care to women from nearby displacement camps. Since April 2023, an unrelenting and suffocating civil war in Sudan…
Our Ministry
2025 Mid-Year Report
Mid-Year Report Thank You! We want to take a moment to thank you for your faithful support and prayers. Every day, we see how the Lord is using your partnership with Samaritan’s Purse to further the Gospel and bring healing to people in the farthest corners of the earth. Jesus said to His disciples, You…
Our Ministry
Newsletter September 2025
Franklin Graham Update | September Franklin Graham Update | September It's All About Jesus Dear Friend, Another season of Operation Christmas Child is just around the corner! In a few weeks, millions of God's people will be packing and praying over their shoebox gifts that Samaritan's Purse will send to children across the world. We give glory to God that in over three decades we…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child Nov. 17 – 24: Local Drop-Off Locations Opening Soon
Nov. 17–24: Local Drop-Off Locations Opening Soon for Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C.—Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 17–24. Nearly 5,000 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can bring their shoebox gifts to their nearest location. Since 1993, Operation Christmas…
Operation Christmas Child
God Uses Operation Christmas Child to Launch Mongolian Churches
Batnorov, Mongolia, is home to only 5,500 people, though an incredible 400,000 head of cattle graze here. Located closer to Russia than the country’s capital of Ulaanbaatar, it is known to Mongolians as the birthplace of Ghenghis Khan’s best friend, Boorchi. However, it’s not because of cows or famous friends that there’s been celebration in…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Brings Gift-Filled Shoeboxes to Palau
Franklin Graham’s bold vision to deliver gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in Jesus’ Name to every child on 1,000 Pacific islands—more than half a million kids—began early last year and reached more than 65,000 children in 2019. Earlier this year, the campaign arrived ashore on Palau, where scores of shoeboxes were handed out to children…
Media
Press Release Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse Dedicate 14 Ambulances to Fallen Medics in Israel Today
Franklin Graham and Samaritan's Purse Dedicated 14 Ambulances to Fallen Medics in Israel Today International Christian Relief Organization Providing Life-Saving Medical Support, Trauma Supplies, and Food Relief to War-torn Israel Boone, N.C. Jan. 23, 2024—Today, Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse, dedicated 14 new ambulances in Israel, which are being provided to Magen David Adom…
