Operation Christmas Child
Volunteer at a Drop-off Location
Volunteer at a Drop-off Location National Collection Week At nearly 5,000 locations across the nation, volunteers will welcome and pray with people who drop off Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Other volunteers will fill cartons and load trucks with the millions of shoeboxes we prayerfully anticipate receiving. Approximately 80,000 people will serve in these roles during the…
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SAMARITAN’S PURSE CELEBRATES 10.6 MILLION SHOEBOX GIFTS COLLECTED FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
BOONE, N.C., Feb. 1, 2019 — Because of the generosity of donors across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 million shoeboxes in 2018. Packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items, these gifts bring joy and the eternal hope of the Gospel to children around…
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Franklin Graham Hands Out Shoeboxes on Saipan and Guam
Feb. 22-23 UPDATE Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham and his wife Jane, along with musical artist Michael W. Smith, traveled to Guam on Saturday, Feb. 22, to help hand out gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes at Life in the Son Christian Fellowship in Tamuning. The day before the trio assisted in distributing shoeboxes on nearby…
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Official Sweepstakes Rules for International Box Day Giveaway on Facebook and Instagram
Official Sweepstakes Rules for International Box Day Giveaway on Facebook and Instagram NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. By participating in this sweepstakes and submitting your comment to enter this sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), you (“Entrant”) accept and agree to…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Discipleship Encourages Gospel Outreach in South Sudan
At age 69, Aguek has already outlived all of her children. Her oldest died during war, three children died of the measles, one drowned in a nearby river, a son died of a snakebite, and a daughter lost her battle with pneumonia. Aguek’s husband left her years ago. She suddenly developed paralysis on the right…
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Midwest Ministry Center in Aurora, Illinois (Shoebox Processing)
Welcome to Aurora! Samaritan's Purse Midwest Ministry Center 800 North Commerce Street, Aurora, Illinois 60504 Learn More About Build a Shoebox Online Fulfillment Seasonal Employment Shoebox Processing Volunteers The Samaritan's Purse Midwest Ministry Center in Aurora, Illinois, is our newest facility dedicated to sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ, with those in need. The…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Restores Communities in Ukraine
Many in Ukraine turn a faucet but no water flows. Since war broke out over two years ago, constant shelling has decimated water systems across the country. “Our city is now like a desert town without water,” Ivanna* said, a resident in the south of Ukraine. In Ivanna’s region, water used to be plentiful—until the…
Health & Medical Ministries
A Week in the Ward
April Perry, an Advanced Practice Nurse at Duke University Medical Center, just finished a one-week stint working at a Samaritan’s Purse cholera treatment center in Haiti. April has worked in Haiti for over 10 years, promoting public health initiatives in urban slums and rural villages with Luke’s Mission. April also has traveled to Uganda and…
Our Ministry
Karanda Mission Hospital, Mt. Darwin, Zimbabwe
Karanda Mission Hospital Mt. Darwin, Zimbabwe Get Started Hospital Website www.karanda.org Mission Organization The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) Minimum Time Requirement Due to visa regulations, the hospital asks that you come for a minimum and maximum of 29 days. Profile Karanda Mission Hospital is located in Mt. Darwin, Zimbabwe, about 200 km north of Harare.…
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Operation Christmas Child Local Events
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