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Newsletter June 2025
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June Gospel Hope for the World Dear Friend, Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of convening the European Congress on Evangelism with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Berlin, Germany. We brought over 1,000 church and ministry leaders from 55 countries and territories across Europe to focus on proclamation evangelism. Our…
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A Tribute to the DC-8
!["The Mighty DC-8 has been [God's] instrument taking the Gospel message of Jesus Christ throughout the world," writes Joe Proffitt, a flight engineer with Samaritan's Purse, as the legendary plane is decommissioned.](https://spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud/2025/11/HS-1-320x273.jpg)
My name is Joe Proffitt and I have had the honor and privilege to be a flight engineer aboard this beautiful aircraft, the Mighty DC-8, for the past five and a half years. McDonnell Douglas produced 554 DC-8s. Samaritan’s Purse was blessed to operate the last one registered in the United States. In 2014, during…
Operation Christmas Child
Young Artist’s Prayers Answered Through Gifts in a Shoebox
Mariya Snizhko dreamed of becoming an artist even as she grew up in a Christian home in Ukraine. Art was a way for her to express herself and escape the various challenges in her life, which included being bullied at school. Her parents couldn’t afford basic art supplies, so Mariya prayed that God would provide…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child 2018 Special Report
Operation Christmas Child Special Report Praise God for More Than 10.6 Million Shoeboxes in 2018! “Millions of children are coming to the Lord Jesus Christ through Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest Journey. These young disciples are sharing their faith, and the Gospel is transforming families and communities around the world.” —Franklin Graham President, Samaritan’s Purse “Declare His glory among…
Operation Christmas Child
Mission and History
Mission & History Mission “Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14, ESV The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Audio PSA’s
Audio PSA's Our PSAs are available for use by media outlets and websites in the United States. Unless a kill date is noted, PSAs can be aired indefinitely. If you would like to automatically receive new PSAs from Samaritan's Purse, please email PSA@samaritan.org with your request. National Collection Week Promo with Dates Flight Dates: Before…
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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…
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Disaster Relief Landing Page
Providing Disaster Relief in Jesus' Name Where Most Needed Where Most Needed - 012000 $ Give We Help Disaster Victims Around the World Samaritan's Purse stands ready to respond at a moment's notice when disaster strikes, whether at home or abroad. Natural disasters can strike anytime, anywhere. Tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, floods, wildfires, and other disasters don’t…
Operation Christmas Child
Mariya and Her Art Supplies
Mariya and Her Art Supplies Mariya Snizhko dreamed of becoming an artist even as she grew up in a Christian home in Ukraine. Art was a way for her to express herself and escape the various challenges in her life, which included being bullied at school. Her parents couldn’t afford basic art supplies, so Mariya…
Health & Medical Ministries
Standing for Christ No Matter the Cost
The child was already in severe respiratory distress when she arrived at the hospital. The medical team at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya told the 3-year-old’s mother that they would do everything they could—but it didn’t look good. Dr. Russ White, chief of surgery at Tenwek, put a scope down the child’s throat three times and…
