Until just recently, sickness was simply a way of life in the many remote villages of Mayendit County, South Sudan. Waterborne illness, poor nutrition, and infections ran rampant among mothers and their children. This was true until women like Nydech, a mother of seven, was invited to join the Maternal, Infant, and Young Children Nutrition…
Feeding Programs
Food for Malnourished Children
Cybil Castil works as a registered nurse with the Samaritan’s Purse nutrition team in the Philippines Poverty is rampant in Santa Fe. For most people, the situation worsened after Typhoon Haiyan destroyed much of the area. One woman who lives here, Remelyn, is a mother of three children and the wife of a farmer. When…
Children's Ministries
Providing Safe Places for Congolese Children
Fidèle’s idleness had worn down his childhood joy. “At home, there is nothing to do—we just sit with nothing, and there is also hunger.” He is now learning to smile again. Several days a week, he leaves home early and walks dusty roads—in the dry season at least—to a little haven on a hill by…
Operation Christmas Child
Host a Packing Party
Packing Party Resources Families and individuals can make fun and meaningful memories by packing shoebox gifts for children in need! What a great way to start a Christmas tradition that emphasizes giving—as the Lord says, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts 20:35).There's nothing like the personal touch of shopping for and…
Operation Christmas Child
Online National Collection Week Volunteer Service Form
Volunteer Service Form We appreciate your partnership with us! Please fill out the following form as an indication of your volunteer service with Operation Christmas Child during National Collection Week. Disclosure: Please note that the personal data collected within, such as your first name, last name, and email address, will be used to communicate with you…
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
Operation Christmas Child
Order Preprinted Shoeboxes
Get Your Preprinted Shoeboxes Today! We praise God that each year we are able to reach millions of children in some of the most remote areas of the world with an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift and the message of the Gospel. Our colorful preprinted shoeboxes—available in both corrugated cardboard and plastic—are sturdy options to ensure…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Church in Ukraine Grows as it Delivers Aid
Samaritan’s Purse relies on a faithful network of church partners to deliver aid to the most desperate areas of Ukraine. These area congregations often put themselves at great risk to be the hands and feet of Jesus during wartime to the suffering people in their country. One such congregation is located just 30 miles or…
Operation Christmas Child
Build a Shoebox Online Latin America
Send the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth Give Build a Shoebox Online - 013950 $10 $30 $50 Your donation goes to Build a Shoebox Online. Operation Christmas Child delivers these specially prepared gifts to hard-to-reach regions of the world, including areas where the Name of Jesus has not been proclaimed. Samaritan's Purse goes to…
Operation Christmas Child
A Kite in a Shoebox Gift
A Kite in a Shoebox Gift Helps Start One Girl's Soaring Journey of Faith When a teen in Central Asia received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox, the Lord used it to lead her to Christian community and discipleship. Saliha* enjoyed a surprise beyond anything she ever imagined as she opened her Operation Christmas Child…
