Operation Christmas Child
How to Pack a Shoebox
How to Pack a Shoebox Operation Christmas Child delivers great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to children in need around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. Each box packed full of quality toys, school supplies, and personal care items becomes a tangible expression of God's immense love for the child. For many, it is…
Operation Christmas Child
A Special Bible, Packed in a Shoebox, Makes Its Way to a Remote Pacific Village
Alex and his parents regularly attended meetings of a local cult for years in their remote village of the Philippines. But, we praise God that last year he heard and received the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the outreach of Operation Christmas Child. Toti Ramos, the pastor of one of our partner churches from a…
Our Ministry
Hispanic Ministries
Strengthening Hispanic Church Partnerships Empowering the Hispanic Church In 2021, President of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham created Hispanic Ministries to further strengthen ministry partnerships with the Hispanic church. Hispanic Ministries equips, mobilizes, and partners with Hispanic churches to impact the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Samaritan's Purse has long supported the domestic and…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Operation Heal Our Patriots Starts 12th Summer Season in Alaska
Memorial Day weekend marked the start of the Operation Heal Our Patriots 2023 summer season. Eleven military couples, from eight states and Puerto Rico, arrived on Sunday, May 28, at Samaritan Lodge Alaska where they were greeted by a flag-waving, enthusiastic crowd that included staff, volunteers, and local town residents. The patriots and their spouses…
Hope, Healing, and Restoration During Week One of Operation Heal Our Patriots
Tammy Unruh didn’t want to come to Alaska. She had no interest in attending Operation Heal Our Patriots to work on her crumbling nine-year marriage to Mike, a retired sergeant who served in the army for 20 years. She didn’t think their relationship could be fixed. Even the thought of going fishing, hiking, or bear…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Pacific Coast Warrior Ride Supports Operation Heal Our Patriots
More than two dozen motorcyclists joined Edward Graham on Saturday, Nov. 13, in California for the first-ever Pacific Coast Warrior Ride. The event, hosted by Latitude 33 Adventure Tours and longtime Samaritan’s Purse supporter Mark Mitchell, helped raise awareness and financial support for Operation Heal Our Patriots, the Samaritan’s Purse ministry to post-9/11 wounded veterans…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Celebrating God at Work During Operation Heal Our Patriots Week One
The first week of the 2022 Operation Heal Our Patriots summer season (May 29-June 3) got off to a quick start and ended powerfully. On the very first night that military couples arrived at Samaritan Lodge, Marine Staff Sergeant Martin Lucero and his wife, Courtney, received Christ after 90 minutes of counsel with one of…
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Operation Christmas Child 2019 Special Report Botswana Story
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse Life-giving Lessons in Botswana Through The Greatest Journey discipleship program, children and families in Botswana are experiencing the power of the Gospel. Banyana saw the young girl playing along the dusty road in Molepolole, a city just a couple hours west of Botswana's capital Gaborone. Banyana rolled down…
Health & Medical Ministries
Mongolian Mothers Return Home with a New Lease on Life
Erdene, who had cardiac surgery in February through our Children’s Heart Project, is back in school in Mongolia and telling all his classmates that he has a new heart. “Thank you, Jesus for healing me. I love you so much,” he prays. Erdene, 6, is now lively and active, which wasn’t possible for the first…
Health & Medical Ministries
The Journey to Healing
Maria Nelly can’t remember a time when she didn’t have to summon all her energy just to take a breath. Each beat of the Bolivian girl’s heart was a struggle. With each passing year, the 7-year-old’s health grew worse as she labored to breathe, was constantly tired, and often felt ill. Her family didn’t know…
