Operation Christmas Child Espanol
Volunteer at a Drop-off Location (es)
Sirve como Voluntario en un Drop-off Location Semana Nacional de Recolección En cerca de 5,000 lugares en toda la nación, hay voluntarios que dan la bienvenida y oran con las personas que entregan cajas para Operation Christmas Child. Otros voluntarios llenan contenedores y cargan camiones con las millones de cajas que, en oración, anticipamos recibir.…
50 Years of Ministry
Discipling Boys and Girls through The Greatest Journey
After 16 years of collecting and delivering Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts, Samaritan’s Purse launched its own follow-up discipleship program for the boys and girls who receive them. In 2009, this 12-lesson course called The Greatest Journey started at Good Shepherd Church in Pifo, Ecuador, located just outside of Quito, and today has grown to…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Veteran Couple Finds Forgiveness, Freedom in Christ While in Alaska
Army Corporal Hamilton Kinard’s 15-month deployment to Iraq was a turning point in his military career. At age 19, he had joined the military “to make my dad happy. I hadn’t done much with my life up to that point and I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to help somebody.” In 2005, as…
50 Years of Ministry
Deploying Military Couples to the Frontlines of Disasters
At the 2019 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion in Dallas, Texas, we invited military couples to join our U.S. Disaster Relief efforts as part of our new Team Patriot project. Since the first Team Patriot teams deployed in August of last year, Samaritan’s Purse has sent more than 100 individuals to serve again on the…
Hope Begins Here
Not long before Army Sergeant Ian Hunt arrived with his wife Maria at Samaritan Lodge Alaska, Ian had gone through treatment after attempting to take his own life. He had believed the nightmare of his battlefield experiences and injuries had become more than he could bear. In 2012, on his third deployment, he was severely…
Operation Christmas Child
Nadia and a Doll
Nadia and a Doll "As a Christian from a low-income family in Ukraine, I saw my shoebox gift as an answer to my mother’s prayers. " While growing up in Ukraine I lived in a three-bedroom apartment with my family of 11. Toys were rare in our neighborhood. I remember one of my neighbors showing…
Long-Awaited Help Arrives for Hurricane Victims in Louisiana
Rusty and Gloria Terry were trapped in their home the day Hurricane Laura slammed into southwestern Louisiana. Rusty had worked hard the previous day to repair his truck, but when they finally got ready to evacuate, the truck wouldn’t shift gears. Rusty tried and tried, but eventually realized they were stuck. “I couldn’t believe it,”…
Crisis & Disaster Response
What DART Means to Me
APPLY NOW FOR THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM Four years ago, when Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean, my wife and I were living on the island of Antigua. It was at this time when I first learned about the Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). We were amazed at the talent, speed, and godliness…
Our Ministry
Operation Heal Our Patriots 2024 Reunion
Schedule Travel & Housing Speakers FAQ Code of Conduct Sessions ★ February 23–25 ★ Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention CenterAurora, Colorado Register Now JOIN US IN COLORADO! The Operation Heal Our Patriots 2024 Reunion is coming to Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 23-25, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. Join your Operation Heal Our…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child (Korean)
Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child 는 여러분이 정성스럽게 담아 포장한 선물 상자를 전 세계의 도움이 필요한 아이들에게 보냅니다. 100여개 나라의 교회를 통해 아이들과 가족들에게 실제로 역사하시는 하나님의 사랑을 전하고 예수 그리스도의 영원한 희망을 나눕니다. 이 선물 상자를 받은 수많은 아이들은 위대한 여정(The Greatest Journey) 이라는 제자훈련 프로그램에 참여합니다. 12회 동안 예수님을 따르는 삶을 배우고 그것을…
