“The war started suddenly,” Elena, a fine arts teacher in Ukraine, said. “I prayed every day, ‘Lord, I trust in You. Give me strength, patience, and humility for this day.’” Soon, she and her daughter fled to Poland to escape the increasing violence. They arrived close to Easter and moved into a hotel that was…
Operation Christmas Child
Into a War Zone with Shoebox Gifts and Groceries
Into a War Zone with Shoebox Gifts and Groceries Operation Christmas Child volunteers demonstrate God’s love to children in need. In one city in Asia, brutal fighting left homes and businesses in ruins and caused the death of dozens of citizens. When an Operation Christmas Child team in a less affected area heard of the devastation, they quickly…
Gift Catalog
A Different Kind of Christmas Wish List
As many children eagerly prepare their wish lists for what they want for Christmas, a family in Kansas is deciding what they want to give. Two years ago, Eric and Melissa Dannefer of Abilene showed their three young daughters the Samaritan’s Purse gift catalog and asked each of them to choose one item to help…
Children's Ministries
Children After God’s Own Heart
On a warm, sunny afternoon on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda, dozens of boys and girls run, laugh, smile, and play various childhood games on a large, grassy lawn. Boys race about kicking a soccer ball, while several girls jump rope. Others giggle as they attempt to twirl hula hoops around their waists. Later, they…
Our Ministry
Children’s Heart Project
Children's Heart Project 013687 $ Give Healing Hearts, Now and for Eternity For more than 25 years, Samaritan's Purse has arranged for critical congenital heart surgery for 1,500+ boys and girls from over a dozen countries. "We look forward to serving more and more children," said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. "We pray for physical healing…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham Encourages Volunteers at Charlotte Processing Center
As the Christmas season kicks off, Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham dropped in to greet volunteers at the Operation Christmas Child shoebox processing center in Charlotte. Watch the video above to see his visit on Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving
Our Ministry
Year-End Giving 2023
2023 Year in Photos Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2023. We ministered in Jesus' Name to desperate people around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From an earthquake in Turkey to war in Ukraine, from wildfires…
Media
Media Resources
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll PSA Graphics Operation Christmas Child Media Resources Press Kits Hurricane Helene Response Full Press Kit Press Releases Fact Sheets B-roll Photos Hurricane Beryl Response Full Press Kit Fact Sheets B-roll Photos Brazil Flood Response Full Press Kit Fact Sheets B-roll Photos Spring Storm…
Operation Christmas Child
Local Christians Use Shoebox Gifts to Help Plant Churches in Remote Mongolia
Highways leading out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, continue east for many miles as far as the city of Chinggis. From there, the roads diminish to mere gravel paths that stretch across the vast pasturelands of Khenti Province. It’s from Chinggis, where transportation begins to get more difficult, that six churches are praying—paving the way—for…
Operation Christmas Child Espanol
Ends of the Earth (es)
Enviando el Evangelio hasta lo último de la Tierra Las cajas llenas de regalos de Operation Christmas Child llegan a algunas de las regiones más difíciles de alcanzar de la tierra. Estas áreas incluyen algunas que son hostiles para el Evangelio, lugares donde comunidades enteras aún no se han podido alcanzar y cientos de islas…
