Students, God Can Use You to Help Change a Child's Eternity

More Than A Shoebox

God can use you to help change a child’s eternity! Whether you’re packing shoeboxes or participating in one of our many volunteer opportunities, creative resources from Samaritan’s Purse can provide you with the tools you need to help send Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes to the ends of the earth.

220 MILLION

Shoebox Recipients Have Heard the Gospel in

170+

COUNTRIES &
TERRITORIES

40.5

MILLION

Children Enrolled in
The Greatest Journey
Since 2009

20.3

MILLION

Decisions for Christ During The Greatest Journey

220 Million Shoebox Recipients Have Heard the Gospel in 170+ Countries

35.4m children enrolled in our follow-up discipleship course The Greatest Journey since 2009

17.4m decisions for Christ since 2009

220 MILLION

Shoebox Recipients Have Heard the Gospel in

170+

COUNTRIES &
TERRITORIES

40.5

MILLION

Children Enrolled in
The Greatest Journey
Since 2009

20.3

MILLION

Decisions for Christ During The Greatest Journey

220 Million Shoebox Recipients Have Heard the Gospel in 160+ Countries

35.4m children enrolled in our follow-up discipleship course The Greatest Journey since 2009

17.4m decisions for Christ since 2009

Since 1993, more than 220 million shoebox recipients in over 170 countries and territories have heard the Gospel through Operation Christmas Child! One of those recipients was a girl named Tsholofelo. She and her family followed African folk religion. A few years ago, a local church invited her to an Operation Christmas Child outreach event where she received her very own shoebox gift filled with a yellow stuffed animal, a doll, a pair of shoes, and some pens and pencils. She not only rejoiced over her gift, but also heard the Gospel and accepted Jesus as her Savior! Tsholofelo learned more about what it meant to follow Him as she attended The Greatest Journey classes taught in her community. She soon shared John 3:16 with her friend Peniel, who also gave her life to Christ. Peniel, in turn, told Laone about Jesus and now she follows Him, too! The influence of one simple shoebox gift continues to multiply as these friends share their faith with others.

 

Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts lead to evangelism, discipleship, and the multiplication of believers and churches all around the world—and it all starts with you!

Resources

Free Materials

A place to order How to Pack a Shoebox brochures, posters, bulletin inserts, DVDs of top videos, and more.

Project Leader Resources

A launch pad for planning, preparing, and promoting the packing of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for a church or group.

Downloadable Resources

A central hub of printable resources (such as promotional inserts and posters) as well as photos, videos, web banners, and more.

Media Resources

A collection of press releases, bios, b-roll, and more to help you tell the story of Operation Christmas Child and Samaritan’s Purse.

Chapel Event Guide

Incorporate Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing into a chapel service. Include spiritual life personnel in the program planning to help encourage campuswide participation.

Christian School Event Guide

Incorporate Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing into a class or schoolwide project. This event can consist of a school-sponsored packing party and/or a collection of individually packed shoeboxes.

Retreat Event Guide

Incorporate Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing into a student retreat to teach about global evangelism, international missions, the spiritual need for the Gospel, generosity, as well as other topics relevant to the retreat theme.

Student Outreach Event Guide

Students are encouraged to invite friends who do not know Jesus to participate in an event to pack shoebox gifts for children around the world. The goal is for students to share the Gospel at the event. This can be done in large or small group settings.

Create a Goal Page

In a few easy steps, you can create a custom webpage for your church, group, or event in order to track your progress toward a shoebox goal!

Shop Our Store

A spot to find items to help you spread the word about Operation Christmas Child.

Inspiring Stories of Fellow Students

Adrienne Krater serves in student relations with Operation Christmas Child in the Dayton, Ohio, area

Encouraging Students to Serve Children Around the World

Adrienne Krater serves in student relations with Operation Christmas Child in the Dayton, Ohio, area.

An artist at heart, Alathia displays an array of purses that she and her friends have made against the backdrop of a Fort Worth artist's depiction of a butterfly

Texas Teen Crochets for Girls Around the World

Fort Worth girl sees God’s design in fulfilling dream to crochet purses for Operation Christmas Child.

Inspiring Videos

A Light in the Darkness

Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts can bring light to children living in hard-to-reach places.

Taking the Gospel to the Unreached

Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts create unique opportunities to share God’s love with children living in remote communities across the world that have never heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

More Than a Shoebox

Students share how God is using them right now to bless the lives of children and families around the world through shoebox gifts.

Daniella’s Story

A girl in Uganda explains how receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift and attending The Greatest Journey follow-up discipleship course equipped her to share God’s love with friends and family.

Student Ministry Partners

Operation Christmas Child is pleased to partner with the following national student organizations:

  • Athlete's in Action
  • Baptist Collegiate Ministry
  • Campus Crusade for Christ
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • Navigators
  • Ratio Christi
  • Teen Pact
  • Youth Commission International
  • Youth For Christ
  • Young Life
  • Youth Pastor Summit
  • The LIFT Tour
  • Youth Pastor Summit
  • Youth Pastor Summit
  • First Priority of America

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