A PERUVIAN VILLAGE RECEIVES THE GOSPEL FOR THE FIRST TIME THROUGH THE OUTREACH OF OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD After traveling several days upriver by canoe, Raquel Quinchoquer and a group of national volunteers finally arrived at their destination deep in the Peruvian Amazon. They had come to hold an Operation Christmas Child outreach eventfor children of the Nomatsiguenga people group. Although … Read More
It’s Shoebox Season!
Shoebox season is here, which means we once again have the privilege to help share the Good News of Jesus Christ with millions of boys and girls around the world—like Stefana in Madagascar. Twelve–year–old Stefana was thrilled when he opened his gift–filled box and found a new pair of shoes that fit him just right. The special present helped him see … Read More
Island with No Power, No Airport Receives Shoebox Gifts
CHILDREN ON A REMOTE ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC RECEIVE SHOEBOX GIFTS AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. The small island of Enubirr has no electrical power and no airport. Located in the central Pacific between the Philippines and Hawaii, Enubirr is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and home to just over 1,000 people. Most residents work on … Read More
Five Creative Ways to Pack Shoeboxes During COVID-19
LEARN WHAT CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE DOING AMID THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS TO FACILITATE SHOEBOX PACKING AND ULTIMATELY BLESS CHILDREN IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD. A global pandemic isn’t stopping Operation Christmas Child from delivering gift-filled shoeboxes to boys and girls in the far corners of the world. Children need hope now more than ever in such uncertain times, and these … Read More
Samaritan’s Purse: Sending the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth
Shoebox Gifts Become a Turning Point For An Unreached Area of Mexico La Laguna village in remote Mexico, home to the Nahuatl people, was once unreached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. No one in the mountain community had ever heard the Name of Jesus. No one had ever been told that God loves them. No one had a Bible. … Read More