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…
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Manar and a Teddy Bear
Manar and a Teddy Bear Several gifts in my shoebox have become decades-long reminders of God’s love. My name means beacon. I was born to Christian parents in a Middle Eastern country whose majority aren’t followers of Jesus, and my name was a testament to being a light for Christ. But for a kid who…
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Operation Heal Our Patriots
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Military Couples Find Healing After War’s Wounds Operation Heal Our Patriots Operation Heal Our Patriots - 013960 $ Give Operation Heal Our Patriots Operation Heal Our Patriots - 013960 $ Give Alaska marks a new start for military couples. Even years after deployments on foreign battlefields or other military service, many…
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Newsletter March 2024
Franklin Graham Update | March Franklin Graham Update | March Marching Ordersin the Army of the Lord Dear Friend, The Operation Heal Our Patriot reunion is always a powerful testimony of how our Lord is working in the lives and marriages of wounded veterans. This year, 700 couples joined us in Aurora, Colorado— our largest reunion ever. On the first night, Pastor Greg Laurie gave…
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Christian Charity Page Update
A Trusted Christian Charity Where Most Needed Where Most Needed - 012000 $ Give Who We Are Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. As a trusted Christian charity for more than 50 years, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet the needs of people who…
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
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Boun and Flip-Flops
Boun & Flip Flops Please enable Javascript to watch this video Boun Thorne got a glimpse of God's love when she received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift as a child. Boun Thorne grew up in a boat village in the Southeast Asian nation of Cambodia. In the aftermath of a terrible situation, she moved…
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Operation Christmas Child – Global Connect 2027 Landing Page
Event Details Travel & Housing Speakers FAQ Global Connect It's All About Jesus! April 29 - May 2, 2027 Orlando, Florida You're Invited! Samaritan's Purse welcomes volunteers, ministry partners, and staff from every corner of the world to the 2027 Global Connect Conference! With participants expected from over 125 countries, the gathering will give you…
Operation Christmas Child
The Gospel Transforms a Family in East Africa
Bahati was suffering from constant headaches a couple years ago. So, her mother Sina turned to the only people she thought might be able to help her daughter. She went to the local Christians and asked for prayer. Sina was not a believer herself and, in fact, was sometimes unfriendly to Christians. But she’d heard…
50 Years of Ministry
100 Million Shoebox Gifts Collected
Evilyn Pinnow, a then 12-year-old from Wisconsin, traveled more than 5,000 miles across the United States collecting items to place inside Operation Christmas Child’s symbolic 100 millionth shoebox before she headed to the Dominican Republic to place it into the hands of a precious child in need. In California, friends of the ministry added socks…
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