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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…

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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…

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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…

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Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide

Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide God used prayer and Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to help reconcile a believer to his estranged family. Today he is no longer the only Christian among them! Ibrahim* grew up in a rural village in Burkina Faso. The local community highly respected his family because…

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Shoebox Distribution Photos

Shoebox Distribution These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Excited boys in Grenada unpack a pump for the soccer ball one received in his shoebox gift. A church…

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Pushing Themselves to the Limit—For a Good Cause

Matt and Jessica Cook stood satisfied at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro staring out at a carpet of clouds hovering nearly two miles below them. The father-daughter duo from Cuba, Missouri, had reached Africa’s highest peak—19,341 feet above sea level—after an almost weeklong test of strength and endurance. With a love for Samaritan’s Purse and…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

UPDATED: Three Child Survivors from Tanzania Bus Crash Recovering Well in U.S.

UPDATE (July 6): The three Tanzanian children severely injured in a May bus crash and then transported to the U.S. for medical attention are recovering well. They sustained 17 fractures among them and required operations to deal with injuries suffered in the horrific crash. After being airlifted from Africa by the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 aircraft,…

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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…

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Devon and a Slinky

Devon and a Slinky “Devon received a shoebox at a church in Grenada as a child.” My gift was very unique because the person took the time to wrap the box in fabric. What stood out to me were all the toys. My mother was a single parent with four children. She made tremendous sacrifices…

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5 Creative Ideas for Shoebox Packing

Shoebox season is here! As you pray about how your shoebox can bring great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to boys and girls in need, take a moment to check out our short list of innovative packing ideas. If you implement one or more of these suggestions and choose quality gifts, then…

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