Columbia’s Grace Bible Church bustled with activity Monday as the central collection site for thousands of children’s Christmas gifts. Dozens of volunteers ship

Today marks the start of National Collection Week for Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child.It goes through 25.Individuals, families, and grou

Special to the American Press Next week, more than 4,500 locations will open across the country to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for needy children around the world. In Southwest Louisiana,

A program that works to deliver Christmas presents to children around the globe is holding its annual collection week this week.

Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, has officially opened its more than 4,700 drop-off locations across the country for National Collection Week, running from Nov. 18-25. This global initiative invites individuals,

Children in need are being blessed this Christmas season through a Samaritan's Purse project called Operation Christmas Child. The project gives individuals, families and groups the chance to embody the true spirit of Christmas by packing shoebox gifts filled with toys,