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Building up the Church Worldwide

Supporting the Church Worldwide “For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.” 2 Corinthians 4:5 (ESV) Caring for the Caribbean When Hurricane Beryl roared across the Caribbean in 2024, it decimated several outlying islands near Grenada, including Carriacou. Nearly every home and building—including the…

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Franklin Graham

Newsletter January

Franklin Graham Update | January Children's Heart Project Hearts Mended,Souls Saved Dear Friend, In just a few weeks, I will be in Ukraine to deliver the 200 millionth shoebox gift for Operation Christmas Child. Please pray for Samaritan's Purse teams working on the frontlines to feed and care for victims of the war, and for the shivering multitudes who…

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Media

Press Release Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World

Giving Multiplied as Families Provide School Supplies for Children Around the World BOONE, N.C.—Local families are preparing for the school year with back-to-school sales and adding more items to their lists for children in need around the world. Shoebox packers are using this time to purchase gifts and essential items to fill Operation Christmas Child…

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2024 “Best of Operation Christmas Child” DVD (Spanish)

Inspire your church or group by showing them how God is using Operation Christmas Child around the world. You can view the contents of the DVD and download these videos online. Seleccionar “1” como la cantidad de abajo, significa que recibirás solo un folleto. Estos no son paquetes

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“Best of Operation Christmas Child” DVD (Spanish)

Inspire your church or group by showing them how God is using Operation Christmas Child around the world. You can view the contents of the DVD and download these videos online

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Operation Christmas Child

Great Joy in Mexico’s Jungles

Las Tres Huastecas region, along the Gulf Coast in Mexico, is hard to reach and isolated from much of the country. Many residents still speak the native language, Nahuatl, and worship indigenous idols. The few churches that preach the Gospel here are met with disdain and uncertainty. Earlier this year, however, at a small school…

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Operation Christmas Child

A Shoebox Gift Filled A Hole in His Heart

When people tell Karabo Maretlane he’s lucky, he says, “I’m chosen.” Karabo grew up in a village in the southern African nation of Lesotho. When he was 5 years old, his father died and his mother left him with his grandmother. As this elderly woman raised him, she taught him how to read, write, and…

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Discipleship, Education & Training

Military Families Continue to Give Back

When Marine Staff Sergeant Curtis Fowler walked on his own for the first time in two years his family praised God for a healing that once seemed impossible. Curtis had been unable to walk normally after something went wrong during a procedure to repair a decade-old back injury suffered in Iraq. Curtis went into the…

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Franklin Graham

Newsletter September

Franklin Graham Update | September Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Dear Friend, Winter comes early in Eastern Europe, and it looks like it will be a harsh one for the people of Ukraine. After six months of war, millions are living in badly damaged houses without power or running water as they…

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Gift Catalog

Charlotte Family Gives Back at Christmas

What started out years ago as a simple family effort with a lemonade stand and a few cookies has turned into a large-scale annual bake sale to support people in need through the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas catalog. Kristi and Bruce Buttles recently hosted their 14th bake sale at their home in Charlotte, with about 600…

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