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“It Changed My Life”: Celebrating 200 Million Gospel Opportunities Dec 23, 2022

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Operation Christmas Child has been sending gift-filled shoeboxes to children around the world since 1993. Join us as we celebrate a milestone: collecting our 200 millionth shoebox! Elizabeth Groff shares her testimony of how a simple gift changed her life as an orphan in Ukraine, and why she is now excited to be packing the 200 millionth shoebox gift for a child in need.
See the 200 Millionth tour
Build an Operation Christmas Child shoebox online
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Operation Christmas Child: The Fun of Preparing Shoeboxes for Little Hands and Hearts Dec 16, 2022

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Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are bringing the Gospel to the farthest corners of the earth. In this episode, we’re giving you a glimpse into what it takes to get these gifts into the hands of children.
Build a box online
Get involved with serving at a processing center
Watch Alex’s story
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Life After COVID-19: Returning to Italy Dec 09, 2022

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In the spring of 2020, Italy was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with death tolls reaching the thousands. We’re taking you back to the scene as our Disaster Assistance Response Team returns to Cremona—this time to celebrate God’s faithfulness.
Read about the Noi Festival
See behind-the-scenes of the 2020 Cremona response
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Staff Devotions: The God Who Sees Nov 25, 2022

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Irina Creek, a former orphan living in the Soviet Union, shares her story of finding hope in a closed country through an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Host Kristy Graham then dives deeper into Genesis 16 and how God sees every detail of our lives.
Build an Operation Christmas Child shoebox online
Learn about how we’re responding to the crisis in Ukraine
Join our community on Instagram
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Franklin Graham and 41 Gifts of Hope Nov 18, 2022

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Kristy Graham talks with Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham about the life-changing impact of the Christmas Catalog. Learn more about some of Franklin Graham’s favorite items in the catalog and hear from country directors living in the field about how these gifts open doors for the Gospel in some of the farthest corners of the world.

World Orphans Day: Called to Care Nov 11, 2022

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Millions of children around the world grow up in unstable homes due to war, death, and poverty. On World Orphans Day, we’re exploring both the complexities of the orphan crisis and the initiatives empowering parents around the globe.
Listen to “Honoring Mothers Around the World”
Support maternal and child health programs
Learn about nutrition programs supporting mothers
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

From Darkness to Light: Cataract Surgeries in South Sudan Nov 04, 2022

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After years of living in darkness, hundreds of patients received their eyesight when Samaritan’s Purse conducted a week-long cataract mission in South Sudan. Join Kristy Graham as she introduces you to patients whose lives were changed by this routine surgery.
Read more stories of lives changed through cataract surgery
Follow us on Instagram to see photos and video of the patients you met in this episode
Watch the transformation take place

Hope Restored in Alaska: Operation Heal Our Patriots Oct 28, 2022

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Service members are impacted by the effects of war years after they return home. Whether they’re suffering from mental or physical trauma, the wounds of the past affect not just them, but also their spouses and family members. Kristy talks with Operation Heal Our Patriots staff members and military spouses to hear about their experiences rebuilding their marriages.
Learn more about Operation Heal Our Patriots
Listen to a special episode about Operation Heal Our Patriots’ 10-year anniversary
Applications for the Operation Heal Our Patriots 2023 season open Feb. 1
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Listen Again: Answering the Call Oct 21, 2022

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The Samaritan’s Purse’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has responded to over 150 disasters around the world since 2008, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of those affected. These specialists have a unique firsthand view of both tragedy and hope.
Apply to be a member of the DART
Read more stories of how God is working through Samaritan’s Purse
Listen to two DART medical professionals share about serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Operation Christmas Child: Packing a Gift That Lasts Oct 13, 2022

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Each Christmas, thousands of shoeboxes are sent out to children in some of the most remote regions of the world. In this episode, Kristy Graham hears from Operation Christmas Child staff as they share about how shoebox gifts are sparking a discipleship movement in these hard-to-reach places.
Build an Operation Christmas Child shoebox online
Find a shoebox drop-off location near you
Read about The Greatest Journey discipleship program
Listen to three shoebox recipients share their stories
Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

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