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Give the Gift of Love: Samaritan's Purse's Operation Christmas Child

National Collection Week: November 14-21

September 21, 2016
What if your kids only received one Christmas present each year? For millions of children around the world, that is the reality of their Christmas and it comes in a beautiful shoebox filled with limitless love.

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Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. For many of these children, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham.

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 150 countries and territories. For many of these children, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.

Official collection week is November 14-21. Visit Operation Christmas Child's website to learn how to pack a shoebox, how to volunteer, and more information on Samaritan's Purse.