Update (Nov. 19): Iota dumped heavy rain—one to three feet of it in certain areas—across Central America, including Honduras. Our team is safe, and we are receiving patients again at the Emergency Field Hospital. Distributions have also resumed. We continue to assess damage from Eta and Iota around San Pedro Sula in order to determine…
Operation Christmas Child
Online Interest Form
Online Interest Form Thank you for your interest in blessing children around the world through Operation Christmas Child. After completing this form, you will be contacted by a representative from a local Operation Christmas Child office in your area
Operation Christmas Child
Media Slides
Media Slides Download a variety of Operation Christmas Child media slides to inspire, engage, and equip shoebox packers at your church, group, or event! Pack a Shoebox! Two editable slides that can be customized with your own message and URL to promote traditional or online shoebox packing with your church or group. ⇣Download Media Slides…
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The Greatest Journey Begins to Draw a Family to Christ
The Greatest Journey Begins to Draw a Family to Christ Many prayers and a lesson about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection prompted a hostile father to become a “man of peace.” Facebook Twitter email Aunt Ilsa* is much loved by her village nestled in the mountains of Central Asia. This 60-year-old retired teacher operates an educational…
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Karabo and a Comb
Karabo and a Comb It was the beginning of me reopening my heart … and entrusting it to Christ. I still carry a brown comb in my pocket that I received in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift when I was 11. It’s more than just a practical help, it reassures me of God’s faithfulness…
Operation Christmas Child
Online Interest Form Church Data
Online Interest Form Thank you for your interest in blessing children around the world through Operation Christmas Child. After completing this form, you will be contacted by a representative from a local Operation Christmas Child office in your area
Franklin Graham
Newsletter March 2025
Franklin Graham Update | March Franklin Graham Update | March God Opens a Channel of Peace Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse has been working in Sudan for decades, and I've been there many times. The country is once again in chaos, devastated by two years of civil war. Millions have fled the fighting. A failed harvest plus the sudden arrival of 700,000 displaced people has…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter November 2023
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November OUR BROKEN WORLD NEEDSTHE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL Dear Friend, The whole world has been horrified by the recent terrorist massacre in Israel. At Samaritan's Purse, we always stand with Israel, and we have a team on the ground right now working through local churches to help those who are suffering and grieving. The…
Operation Christmas Child
Why $10?
Why $10? A donation of $10 per shoebox gift is critical for Operation Christmas Child. It provides for: Collection After shoebox gifts are dropped off at nearly 5,000 locations around the United States each year in November, trucks transport the precious cargo to eight different processing centers. Processing Eight processing center warehouses around the country…
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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,…
