After 16 years of collecting and delivering Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts, Samaritan’s Purse launched its own follow-up discipleship program for the boys and girls who receive them. In 2009, this 12-lesson course called The Greatest Journey started at Good Shepherd Church in Pifo, Ecuador, located just outside of Quito, and today has grown to…
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The Greatest Journey Begins to Draw a Family to Christ
The Greatest Journey Begins to Draw a Family to Christ Many prayers and a lesson about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection prompted a hostile father to become a “man of peace.” Facebook Twitter email Aunt Ilsa* is much loved by her village nestled in the mountains of Central Asia. This 60-year-old retired teacher operates an educational…
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The Greatest Journey Discipleship Challenge
3 days. 150,000 Children. Days 00 Hours 00 Mins 00 Secs 00 119,523 Children Sponsored 119,523 Children Sponsored June 19-21, 2023 June's 3-Day Discipleship Challenge is over, but you can still give boys and girls the opportunity to go on The Greatest Journey! Thank you and may God bless you. Children ↑ ↓ Total Amount Give Now…
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Operation Christmas Child Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions Browse by Category Browse by Category Operation Christmas Child · Project Overview · Global Influence of OCC Packing Your Shoebox · Packing and Delivery · Gift Suggestions · Packing Party Planning Tool · Shoebox Labels · Printable Labels · Adhesive Labels · Tracking Your Shoebox Gift · Build a Shoebox Online ·…
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Help Send 100,000 Children on The Greatest Journey
107,357 Children! Through your generosity, another 107,357 children will soon be discipled through The Greatest Journey! Please pray for God to bless this new generation of evangelists. Operation Christmas Child Help Send 100,000 Children on The Greatest Journey! June 10–12, 2019 Children Total Amount $ 90 Give Join us as we celebrate what God has done over the…
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Official Contest Rules for The Greatest Journey Discipleship Series Giveaway
Official Contest Rules for The Greatest Journey Discipleship Series Giveaway By participating in this contest and submitting your comment to enter this contest (the “Contest”), you (“Contestant”) accept and agree to the following Terms and Conditions: Dates: The Contest runs June 15, 2020 – June 28, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. EDT (“Contest Period”). The Contest…
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Taking the Gospel the Extra Mile in Cambodia
Just outside of a major tourist city in Cambodia, people struggle to make ends meet. Makara* and her family live in a one-room house, on a tract of land shared by many other members of their family who work in the nearby fields. Makara was hard at work last year when her daughter, Tola*, attended…
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2020 Special Report
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse In 2020, A Ray of Hope & Joy Broke Through the Clouds of Fear and Darkness "I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I…
The Greatest Journey
The Greatest Journey The Greatest Journey is the follow-up discipleship program used by Operation Christmas Child to help children become faithful followers of Jesus Christ
Operation Christmas Child
Evangelism. Discipleship. Multiplication.
Evangelism. Discipleship. Multiplication. It's All About Jesus! Discover how Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts lead to evangelism, discipleship, and the multiplication of believers and churches even to the ends of the earth. “I want every child to know there is a God who loves them.” Franklin Graham, President, Samaritan’s Purse Evangelism The Gospel is shared with children in…
