Esmeralda startled her daughter Fernanda awake as Hurricane Otis roared over their town just outside of Acapulco. Gentle words did little to sooth the 10-year-old’s fears as she saw the terror in her mother’s face, especially as the sheet metal roof peeled away. “I told them, ‘We’re going to stay here and nothing’s going to…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Cambodian Mother Learns About Feeding and Faith
Oeurn, 20, used to struggle to know how to feed her two young children. But then as she began learning from Samaritan’s Purse staff members, things began to change. The young mother participated in the Samaritan’s Purse First Steps for Maternal and Newborn Health project where she learned about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding in…
Operation Christmas Child
NOV. 12 – 19: DROP-OFF SITES OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS PROJECT
Local Families Make Global Impact Through Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C., Nov. 1, 2018 — This month, nearly 5,000 U.S. drop-off locations across the nation open to collect shoebox gifts for children overseas during Operation Christmas Child’s National Collection Week, Nov. 12–19. U.S. families, churches and groups are busy transforming empty shoeboxes into fun gifts…
Operation Christmas Child
Fact Sheet: Pacific Island Initiative
Pacific Island Initiative Overview The goal of the 5-year Pacific Island Initiative is for all children ages 2–14 across the Pacific to have the opportunity to hear the Gospel and receive an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift at an Outreach Event hosted by a local church Ministry Partner. At this Outreach Event they will also…
Operation Christmas Child
A Mountain Community in Mexico Responds to the Gospel
Note: For an exciting update to this story, see our latest article about the dedication of the first church in La Laguna. — Eusebia heard about Jesus on the radio. A couple of decades ago, that was the main way for the Mexicanero/Nahuatl people living in the mountains of northwest Mexico to hear the Gospel.…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham Visits War-Torn Ukraine with 200 Millionth Shoebox Gift
For the first time in many years, Ukrainian Elizabeth Groff returned to her home country, joining Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham on Jan. 25 to celebrate and deliver the 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift to the war-torn country. The milestone event, marking 30 years since the Samaritan’s Purse project started in 1993, also…
Operation Christmas Child
Idaho Woman Ignites a Passion for Shoebox Ministry in Local Church
Michelle Morgan celebrated her 50th birthday in an unusual way. Instead of cakes, cards, and carefully wrapped presents, she wanted shoeboxes. Fifty of them. And she wanted toys, school supplies, and hygiene items to pack inside of them. Michelle planned to prepare 50 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes for children in need overseas to commemorate her…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Tapping into the Power of Serving
Gracie O’Loughlin regularly witnesses groups working shoulder-to-shoulder for a common purpose as part of her role with Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse that shares the Gospel with children around the world through outreach events and shoebox gifts. When she and several colleagues recently volunteered with U.S. Disaster Relief, another project of Samaritan’s…
Operation Christmas Child
Outsiders Welcomed In
Outsiders. That’s what the Baka people are known as in the Central African nations of Gabon and Cameroon. Members of this unreached people group are relegated to the margins of society and given little access to education or social services. Tragically, in addition to this discrimination, they have virtually no personal access to the Gospel…
Operation Christmas Child
Shoeboxes Become an Answer to Children’s Prayers in South Africa
South Africa is a bustling nation of 55 million people nestled at the southernmost tip of the continent, surrounded on three sides by the sea. Only 25 years removed from apartheid, the country continues to recover from that traumatic chapter in its past. While many residents today enjoy unprecedented opportunities, others still face daunting challenges.…
