October 20, 2017Shoebox Joy in Zimbabwe
See how God is using shoebox gifts to transform lives around the world.
October 14, 2017Find a collection center
Wondering where to drop off your shoeboxes during National Collection Week? Click here!
October 12, 2017Watch and download Operation Christmas Child videos
A great resource if you are trying to reach people who may not know what Operation Christmas Child is, or are interested in learning about the project.
October 11, 2017Go tell it on the mountains
An Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipient in Bolivia is sharing the Gospel and inviting her young friends to church.
October 3, 2017Former gang member in Peru trains to be a missionary
God used an Operation Christmas Child shoebox and The Greatest Journey discipleship program to transform a life.
September 27, 2017From a First Gift to the Best Gift
The first present Viorica ever got was an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Later, she received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior while enrolled in The Greatest Journey discipleship course.
September 26, 2017It starts with a gift
A shoebox gift is not just a present for a child in need. It's a doorway that allows entire families to come face to face with Christ.
September 24, 2017Shoebox gifts bring joy to children in Belarus
A church reaches out through Operation Christmas Child
August 21, 2017Now available: Operation Christmas Child resources
Learn more about Operation Christmas Child and find out how you can be involved!
August 3, 2017Operation Christmas Child brings Gospel opportunities to Fiji
Nine families are baptized during The Greatest Journey graduation.
July 19, 2017Multiplication in Peru Through The Greatest Journey
The Lord used an 8-year-old to lead six of her cousins to salvation in Jesus Christ.
July 13, 2017Siblings graduate The Greatest Journey and transform their home in Babylon, Namibia with the Gospel
God is using The Greatest Journey discipleship program to change one neighborhood in southern Africa.
July 4, 2017Operation Christmas Child grows Albanian church
Shoebox gifts in Albania start church clubs for children.
June 22, 2017Operation Christmas Child gifts for refugee children in Poland
A Ukrainian missionary uses his background to minister to refugee children living in Polish camps
June 13, 2017Shoebox distribution in Kenya jumpstarts journey to Christ for a boy and his mom
An East African family experienced the kindness of Christians and then embraced Christ Himself, leaving Islam behind.
June 5, 2017Orphans and children in poverty hear the Gospel
Children in Myanmar receive Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts and learn about God's love.
May 23, 2017Answers to Operation Christmas Child questions
It’s that time of year again when people all across Canada are buying toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and packing them in shoeboxes to be part of Samaritan's Purse’s annual Operation Christmas Child ministry to struggling children...
April 26, 2017Operation Christmas Child Media Kit 2017
Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate circumstances around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes and the message of God’s unconditional love.
February 26, 2017Your church and Operation Christmas Child: A partnership for the Gospel
Share the Gospel, Build the Church, Multiply Disciples.
February 10, 2017Give your heart to reach a child in need
February is the month of love, and what better way to show love than by using your God given gifts to touch the hearts of children with the Good News of Jesus?
January 27, 2017Pack shoeboxes online
Pack Operation Christmas Child gift-filled shoeboxes online and share God’s love with hurting children overseas.
January 25, 2017Thank you for sharing good news and great joy
Celebrating 664,525 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes from Canada in 2016!
November 22, 2016Canadian teen restarts Operation Christmas Child at her church
Motivated by fond memories of packing shoebox gifts at Sunday school, a Canadian teen takes the reins and starts Operation Christmas Child again at her church.
November 12, 2016Comedian Leland Klassen travels to Senegal with Operation Christmas Child
Leland Klassen is a comedian who went to Senegal to see the impact Operation Christmas Child is having around the world...
November 9, 2016Shoebox gifts a blessing for impoverished mother and daughters
A Costa Rican mother and her daughters who are facing difficult circumstances find joy through Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes packed by Canadians.
- October 27, 2016
Volunteer team to Costa Rica see children impacted by Operation Christmas Child
Several Canadian volunteers traveled with us to Costa Rica to help distribute gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, and see the impact of our voluntary The Greatest Journey Bible study program for children and families that receive...
October 12, 2016Canadian pastors experience Operation Christmas Child in Senegal
Several Canadian pastors traveled with Operation Christmas Child to Senegal to help distribute gift-filled shoeboxes, and see the impact of our voluntary The Greatest Journey Bible study program for children and families that receive shoeboxes.
July 4, 2016Operation Christmas Child: Ideas for your community group
Ideas for community groups, businesses, and schools as you pack Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
July 4, 2016Operation Christmas Child: Ideas for your church
Ideas for your church as you pack shoeboxes and participate in Operation Christmas Child.
June 29, 2016Pack a shoebox online
Pack an Operation Christmas Child shoebox online and share God's love with a hurting child overseas!
June 29, 2016Pray for Operation Christmas Child
As you pack shoeboxes, please pray for Operation Christmas Child.
April 20, 2016Taking the Love of Jesus to Costa Rica
Canadian family helps distribute shoeboxes to children and uses their personal experience to encourage a family coping with supporting a disabled child
April 8, 2016Gifts-in-kind opportunities
It’s easy for your business or organization to support Operation Christmas Child through in-kind donations. From toys and school supplies to machinery and transportation, the opportunities are endless.
March 30, 2016Hope in a box
Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts bring joy to mom and daughters in Senegal, Africa
February 26, 2016A skipping rope brings health and hope
A girl receives the gift she desperately needs in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox
February 4, 2016A special toy makes its way to Costa Rica
Stuffed toy inside Operation Christmas Child shoebox proves to be a blessing to Costa Rican girl who received it, and Canadian woman who gave it
January 28, 2016Canadian inspired to urge others to pack shoeboxes
Witnessing the reactions of children opening their Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes motivates Canadian woman to ask others to give
- January 28, 2016
Packing shoeboxes is personal now
After a visit to Costa Rica to distribute Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes, Canadian woman encourages others to support Samaritan's Purse.
January 20, 2016Reaching the unreachable
Canadian woman is shocked by the living conditions of the children receiving Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes
January 11, 2016Hope for a single mother with a disabled child
Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts show mother of three that people from far away Canada care about her and her children
December 29, 2015Foday's story of survival in Sierra Leone
A boy's life is changed by receiving a shoebox and his journey from Sierra Leone to Canada
December 9, 2015With every shoebox is the Gift of the Gospel
Evangelism success in Costa Rica inspires Canadian pastor.
November 2, 2015VIDEO: Shoeboxes of joy in Costa Rica - Pastors trip
Some Canadian pastors traveled with us to Costa Rica to help distribute gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, and see the impact of our voluntary The Greatest Journey Bible study program for children and families that received shoeboxes....
October 29, 2015Operation Christmas Child distribution in Costa Rica
Canadian pastors travel to Costa Rica to see how God is using Operation Christmas Child.
October 29, 2015Gifts of hope and love in Costa Rica
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes show God's love to poor children in Costa Rica and brings them to faith in His Son
September 22, 2015The most important thing to pack
"Hugs were filling in where words weren't even there to describe it"
June 9, 2015Bringing hope to Ukraine
Learn about an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution in Eastern Ukraine
April 20, 2015Love in a shoebox delivered to Haiti
A volunteer witnesses the impact of Operation Christmas Child firsthand
March 26, 2015Police pitch in on playground construction in Costa Rica
Samaritan's Purse partnered with Calgary and Edmonton Police Services to bring hope to children in Costa Rica.
March 17, 2015Free of addictions and filled with Christ in Costa Rica
Lisa Gareau, Marketing & Partnerships Manager with Samaritan's Purse, shared about her recent trip to visit projects in Costa Rica with Calgary and Edmonton Police Services.
March 12, 2015It's never about the playground
Samaritan's Purse is partnering with Calgary and Edmonton Police Services to bring hope to children in Costa Rica
March 12, 2015Photo gallery: Building hope In Costa Rica
Samaritan's Purse is partnering with Calgary and Edmonton Police Services to bring hope to children in Costa Rica
March 9, 2015550 shoeboxes filled with love
Police officers from Calgary and Edmonton make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children in Costa Rica by participating in an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution.
February 27, 2015Shoebox brothers
A special shoebox connects young boys across continents, and reminds a Samaritan’s Purse staff member how wonderfully God works.
January 8, 2015Faces of great joy around the world
See the delight of children around the world as they receive good news and great joy in the form of a shoebox gift.
January 6, 2015Jesus was also a refugee from terrorism
Displaced peoples in northern Iraq offer insight into the Christmas story.
November 20, 2014Broadcasting Joy
Renowned journalist counts handing out Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as a career highlight.
November 5, 2014Operation Christmas Child takes on new meaning after Costa Rica trip
Sharing God’s love with children through gift-filled shoeboxes.
August 14, 2014Hand-made gifts that connect people across continents
On a recent visit to Senegal, not only were children blessed with Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, but also a pastor and his wife with a meaningful gift.
August 5, 2014Operation Christmas Child: Stories from the field
Watch videos from an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution trip that took place in Costa Rica earlier this year.
June 11, 2014To serve and protect
Police officers from Calgary and Edmonton who are currently serving on a Samaritan’s Purse Team in Costa Rica took time to honor Moncton, New Brunswick’s fallen RCMP officers.
May 28, 2014Dance dance shoebox revolution!
Children are so excited to receive their shoeboxes from Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child program.
May 15, 2014Healed in Jesus’ Name
A Tanzanian boy is healed when he receives his shoebox gift from Operation Christmas Child.
May 6, 2014A powerful tool of God
A Samaritan’s Purse team member shares how God is working through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts.
April 30, 2014Shoebox distribution teams "inspired and blessed"
The quotes below come from Samaritan’s Purse Team members as they processed their trip and its significance in their lives.
February 26, 2014Child in Nepal leads her family to Jesus
A Samaritan's Purse project in Nepal that prevents child trafficking and sexual abuse used gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God's love resulting in the child leading her parents to Christ.
February 6, 2014Shoeboxes deliver hope to children in Senegal
Grateful children in Senegal, Africa, appreciate shoebox gifts while millions more await their opportunity to receive gift-filled boxes.
January 24, 2014Airlifting shoebox gifts to Syrian refugee children
Operation Christmas Child loads a Boeing 747 with 65,000 gift-filled shoeboxes for children displaced by Syria’s civil war.
November 15, 2013Shoebox touches the heart of a Bosnian leader
A Canadian child’s gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox has a powerful impact in a war-torn country.
August 29, 2013Orphan weeps over first gift
"To all of you who have ever packed a box, thank you. Your kindness and compassion are changing lives."
June 20, 2013Love your neighbor: Finding forgiveness in Rwanda
A shoebox brings hope and love to Alex in an orphanage in Rwanda
June 17, 2013Meeting Anita
A Canadian meets a special girl during an Operation Christmas Child shoe box distribution in Costa Rica.
May 21, 2013A shoebox gift turns sadness to joy
Operation Christmas Child staff member Freddy Fonseca describes giving a shoe box and the gift of joy to a lonely child in Nicaragua
May 2, 2013Selfless nurses in Haiti inspire others
Women in Haiti make precarious trek through a mountain range to deliver more than 500 gift-filled shoeboxes
April 3, 2013The power of a simple gift
A pastor reflects on how, as a child, a shoebox came with two precious gifts: a soccer ball and news that Jesus Christ loves him.
February 25, 2013God provides for children in Haiti
Each eager child assembled in a remote Haitian village receives a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox thanks to God's faithfulness
January 8, 2013Smart shoebox shopping year-round
Watch for holiday and seasonal sell-out deals throughout the year, so you can pack even more Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for hurting children!
October 29, 2012Shoeboxes of hope on Easter Island
On Easter Island, a little boy receives an Operation Christmas Child shoebox and shares his new toys with other children as he battles through cancer treatments.
September 28, 2012Shoeboxes, food, water, and education for children in Haiti
Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes help children living in extreme poverty to fight life’s battles.
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