Operation Christmas Child
Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal
Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal An illustration of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms made a lasting impression on me. My two younger sisters and I were removed from our home in Latvia when I was 7. Someone at school had noticed that we weren’t being taken care of by our parents. It was because they…
Operation Christmas Child
Manar and a Teddy Bear
Manar and a Teddy Bear Several gifts in my shoebox have become decades-long reminders of God’s love. My name means beacon. I was born to Christian parents in a Middle Eastern country whose majority aren’t followers of Jesus, and my name was a testament to being a light for Christ. But for a kid who…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child December 20, 2022
THIS WEEK: Volunteers Send Christmas Joy to Children Overseas Boone, N.C.—Area volunteers are celebrating the collection of gift-filled shoeboxes that will send a message to children around the world: God loves you, and you're not forgotten! Thousands of volunteers contributed to Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse by packing shoeboxes filled with fun…
Our Ministry
Recurring Donations
Thanks for Your Interest in Recurring Donations! Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love…
Samaritan’s Purse Work Rolls on in Alabama
The Jan. 12 storm system that shook 79-year-old Annie Pearl Avery’s home spawned dozens of deadly tornadoes that tore off roofs and uprooted trees across the Southeast. Numerous communities and hundreds of homes were left in shambles. Annie said surviving the EF-2 tornado that ripped through her Selma, Alabama, neighborhood was a terrifying experience. “Glass…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child January 01-25-23
Samaritan's Purse Celebrates Nearly 10.6 Million Shoebox Gifts Collected for Children in Need BOONE, N.C., Jan. 25, 2023—Millions of shoebox packers shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Generosity throughout contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-off locations for the Samaritan's Purse project Operation Christmas…
Mississippi Survivors Prayed Their Way Through the Storm
At nightfall on Friday, March 24, deadly tornadoes in Mississippi left a trail of widespread damage—trapping families in the rubble of their homes, ripping off roofs, and taking the lives of 26 people. An EF-4 tornado left Rolling Fork, home to Josephine Turner and her family, completely unrecognizable. Josephine, 86, woke up Friday night to…
Health & Medical Ministries
Helping to Save Infants in Liberia
Samaritan’s Purse medical teams have performed hundreds of life-changing cleft lip and palate surgeries in Liberia. Sadly, though, some Liberian children born with this condition never have the opportunity to receive such medical treatment. Sometimes their lives are snuffed out at birth or shortly thereafter by family members or midwives just because of the severe…
Operation Christmas Child
God Is Using The Greatest Journey to Transform Lives in Latin America
On the backs of elephants, through jungles, and over distant mountains, many faithful and dedicated Operation Christmas Child volunteers joyfully deliver gift-filled shoeboxes to every corner of the globe. These gifts provide local churches in remote locations unique opportunities to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a tangible manner during Operation Christmas Child outreach…
Operation Christmas Child
Zac’s Story: Coming Full Circle from Fiji
Zac and a Jump Rope Please enable Javascript to watch this video “Somebody thought of me.” Zac and his four siblings grew up playing with sticks and stones in his home country of Fiji. They played with what was available because exchanging gifts wasn’t common in their culture. And, for the family of seven, they…
