The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse. Samaritan’s Purse, headed by Franklin Graham, is an international Christian relief organization working in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution.