Operation Christmas Child
The Greatest Journey Discipleship Challenge
3 days. 150,000 Children. Days 00 Hours 00 Mins 00 Secs 00 119,523 Children Sponsored 119,523 Children Sponsored June 19-21, 2023 June's 3-Day Discipleship Challenge is over, but you can still give boys and girls the opportunity to go on The Greatest Journey! Thank you and may God bless you. Children ↑ ↓ Total Amount Give Now…
Health & Medical Ministries
God’s Love Transforms Hearts
Vanessa was mad at God and questioned why He had allowed her son Mateo to be born with a hole in his heart. Mateo had to limit his physical activity because he was easily tired and out of breath. Even when he felt OK, his family cautioned him against running too hard or too long…
Health & Medical Ministries
Mending Sarana’s Heart
As the mother of two healthy children, Narangarav knew in her heart that something was wrong with her newborn baby. After three weeks, a doctor confirmed her worst fears: Sarana had been born with a hole in her heart. Even worse, there was not a single hospital or surgeon in all of Mongolia who could…
Women's Programs
Mother’s Day Feature: A New Generation of Hope
It’s typically a long chain of tragic events that leads mothers and their malnourished babies to the pediatric ICU at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. When they arrive, that’s when Dr. Michael Bryant first sees them and hope begins to grow. Dr. Bryant examines the poorly cut umbilical cord on a patient named Favor, who…
Children's Ministries
Teaching Children God’s Word in Colombia
Four brothers migrated from Venezuela to Colombia with their mother three years ago in search of better living conditions. They were among many Venezuelans fleeing their homeland as it experienced an economic crisis, making food and medicine hard to come by. The family settled in Bucaramanga, located in northern Colombia, where migrants have built makeshift…
Operation Christmas Child
Reminded of God’s Faithfulness after Helene
Letis Avila lifted her hands to the Lord in prayer as Hurricane Helene bore down on her western North Carolina home last September. Though the storm took a lot from the Salvadoran mother of two, Letis is still praising God today. Soon after the sky cleared and waters receded, two Samaritan’s Purse staff members arrived…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Receive Colorful Alaska Welcome on the Fourth of July
As Americans celebrate our nation’s independence, Samaritan’s Purse welcomed 10 more military couples to Samaritan Lodge Alaska for a week of marriage enrichment with Operation Heal Our Patriots. “We bring wounded veterans and their spouses here to Alaska and the most important thing we work on is their marriages,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s…
Media
Press Release Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World
Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World BOONE, N.C.—Local families are preparing for the school year with back-to-school sales and adding more items to their lists for children in need around the world. Shoebox packers are using this time to purchase gifts and essential items to fill Operation Christmas Child…
Operation Christmas Child
Making Disciples in Mongolia
Light, sky, land, and water appeared out of nothing. Next came vegetation, animals, and mankind. God called forth all these things simply by speaking, “Let there be…” (Genesis 1). While the story of creation may sound familiar, it is an entirely new concept for many boys and girls in Mongolia. At Living Stone Church in…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Come Together for the 2022 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion
Meeting in Orlando for this year’s Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion, more than 400 military couples were inspired, challenged, and encouraged by powerful speakers and workshop leaders who pointed to Christ for healing and restoration. The gathering heard from prominent Christian leaders including former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo; Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin; Capt.…
