UPDATE (July 6): The three Tanzanian children severely injured in a May bus crash and then transported to the U.S. for medical attention are recovering well. They sustained 17 fractures among them and required operations to deal with injuries suffered in the horrific crash. After being airlifted from Africa by the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 aircraft,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
UPDATED: Three Child Survivors from Tanzania Bus Crash Recovering Well in U.S.
Our Ministry
Year-End Giving 2023
2023 Year in Photos Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2023. We ministered in Jesus' Name to desperate people around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From an earthquake in Turkey to war in Ukraine, from wildfires…
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Why Join the Operation Christmas Child Prayer Network? Global Community Join a global community of prayer warriors interceding for both national and international prayer requests. Gospel Advancement in 100+ Countries Play a vital role in sharing the love and hope of Jesus Christ with children, families, and communities in over 100 countries. Unity with Other Believers Link…
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Local Christians Use Shoebox Gifts to Help Plant Churches in Remote Mongolia
Highways leading out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city, continue east for many miles as far as the city of Chinggis. From there, the roads diminish to mere gravel paths that stretch across the vast pasturelands of Khenti Province. It’s from Chinggis, where transportation begins to get more difficult, that six churches are praying—paving the way—for…
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Ends of the Earth (es)
Enviando el Evangelio hasta lo último de la Tierra Las cajas llenas de regalos de Operation Christmas Child llegan a algunas de las regiones más difíciles de alcanzar de la tierra. Estas áreas incluyen algunas que son hostiles para el Evangelio, lugares donde comunidades enteras aún no se han podido alcanzar y cientos de islas…
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Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide
Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide Shoebox Gifts Bridge the Divide God used prayer and Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to help reconcile a believer to his estranged family. Today he is no longer the only Christian among them! Ibrahim* grew up in a rural village in Burkina Faso. The local community highly respected his family because…
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Shoebox Distribution Photos
Shoebox Distribution These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Excited boys in Grenada unpack a pump for the soccer ball one received in his shoebox gift. A church…
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Pushing Themselves to the Limit—For a Good Cause
Matt and Jessica Cook stood satisfied at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro staring out at a carpet of clouds hovering nearly two miles below them. The father-daughter duo from Cuba, Missouri, had reached Africa’s highest peak—19,341 feet above sea level—after an almost weeklong test of strength and endurance. With a love for Samaritan’s Purse and…
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Operation Christmas Child Midwest Ministry Center Landing Page (Aurora, Illinois)
Welcome to Aurora! Samaritan's Purse Midwest Ministry Center 800 North Commerce Street, Aurora, Illinois 60504 Learn More About Shoebox Processing Volunteers Seasonal Employment Build a Shoebox Online Fulfillment The Samaritan's Purse Midwest Ministry Center in Aurora, Illinois, is dedicated to sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ, with those in need. The Ministry Center provides…
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Healing Together
Anujin, 7, and Khuslen, 10, traveled from their homes in Mongolia to a hospital in South Korea to reach cardiac surgical services that aren’t readily available in their country. The participation of this hospital means that Children’s Heart Project groups from Mongolia only need to travel a few hours to receive life-saving care. Children’s Heart…
