Operation Christmas Child
The Samaritan's Purse project Operation Christmas Child collects shoeboxes filled with fun toys, school supplies, and hygiene items and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate God’s love and share the Gospel. For many of these children, the shoebox is the first gift they have ever received.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, has collected and delivered more than 220 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 170 countries and territories.
How to Participate
Anyone can pack a shoebox! Individuals, families, churches, and groups fill empty shoeboxes with school supplies, hygiene items, and fun toys like dolls or soccer balls. Our church participates every year in November to pack these shoeboxes together! We provide free shoeboxes and collect them during National Collection Week, which is typically the week before Thanksgiving.
Learn more about packing a shoebox at samaritanspurse.org/occ.