Operation Christmas Child
Follow Your Box Look-up
Follow Your Box Look‑up Tool Discover Your Shoebox Gift's Destination Once shoeboxes are processed by late December or early January, you can check country destinations here if you donated through Follow Your Box and attached the bar code label to your shoeboxes. If you recently dropped off your shoebox, it is likely that it has not…
Operation Christmas Child
God Is at Work in Benin’s Furthest Reaches
In the early morning the long wooden boats motored gently across Nokoue Lake, past the small craft propelled by colorful sails, past the fishermen tending and mending large traps, toward the water dwellings of Ganvie. Secured in the wooden craft were hundreds of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts destined for an outreach event at a…
Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Drop-Off Locations
Drop‑off Locations National Collection Week is Every year, National Collection Week takes place the third week in November when more than 4,500 drop-off locations open across the country. Find the one nearest you by searching via zip code below. Throughout the year, you can also Build a Shoebox Online, or mail or drop off your…
Operation Christmas Child
Oportunidades para donar Regalos en Especie
Spread Joy and Hope Through Gifts-In-Kind “We might just look at it as a little stuffed animal or toy, but that is the tool that God is going to use to plant that seed.” —Randy Clark, President, Beverly Hills Teddy Bear Company Operation Christmas Child counts on new in-kind donations to ensure each shoebox gift is full and of the…
Nuestro Ministerio
Desata tu pasión
Unleash Your Passion. Help in Jesus’ Name. Do you have a passion for what God is doing through the worldwide ministries of Samaritan’s Purse? Would you like to engage others in fun and creative projects to support this work? You can start with your unique talents and interests, and we will show you how to…
Ministerio de Salud y Medicina
Cleft Lip & Palate Surgical Teams
Cleft Lip & Palate Surgical Teams Medical Specialists Needed In a hard-to-reach community in Liberia, John struggled to secure a stable livelihood due to a frustrating physical condition—a cleft lip. He had endured a life of ridicule and rejection because people believed that he was cursed. John Finally, John received a life-changing operation from a Samaritan's Purse…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse Starts Five-Site Response to Hurricane Helene
This article was accurate as of Oct. 2. For the latest information and even more content (videos, photos, and article links), please go to our Hurricane Helene landing page. — Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations across four states after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast. Helene tore through western North Carolina, dumping…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Lives Transformed in DRC’s Dungu Territory
Violence and instability have long plagued the Dungu Territory of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Churches, schools, and houses burned down during armed conflict decades ago have never been rebuilt, leaving communities seemingly trapped in spiritual and physical poverty. In the wake of so many years of violence, many families have been left with…
Operation Christmas Child
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 ·…
Nuestro Ministerio
Las flores se convierten en bendiciones por medio de Samaritan’s Purse
Jaci Snowden loves flowers. “Flowers make me feel close to God,” Jaci said as she cut colorful zinnias in her backyard garden for a bouquet. “They are His wonderful masterpieces created in Christ Jesus for a purpose.” For 10-year-old Jaci, part of that purpose is to grow beautiful flowers, arrange them into delightful bouquets, and…
