For Christmas gifting, many people shop online or from
gift catalogs for gifts picked specifically for friends and loved ones. The gifting
tradition has many historical origins but ultimately, for Christians, derives
from the three gifts brought for the baby Jesus by the wise men from the East.
The secular Christmas tradition completely forgets or ignores this.
The Samaritan’s Purse 2024 Gift Catalog is a
Christian option. For full disclosure, I have no connection to Samaritan’s Purse
except as a donor. The catalog turns gift-giving around. The gift to your loved ones is a gift in
their name to a person, family, or community hurting and in need.
Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian organization operating
in over 100 countries. It carries out mission activities and disaster relief efforts
and is run by Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham (1918-2018). www.samaritanspurse.org 1-828-262-4980. 1-800-353-5957. Their physical
address is:
Samaritan’s
Purse
P. O.
Box 3000
Boone,
NC 28607 USA
The gift items are listed on this web page: www.samaritanspurse.org/catalog24 The suggested donations can be from an
individual or a group. $ = US dollars.
1. Feed
a Hungry Baby: baby formula for a week. Suggested donation: $6.
2. Provide
Hot Meals for a Child: hot meals for a week. Suggested donation: $7
3. Rescue
Children in Crisis: shelter and daily needs, education. Suggested donation: $75
4. Care
for an Orphan: support orphanages and children’s homes. Suggested donation: $35
5. Help
a Family Survive a Disaster: supplies, water filters, food, temporary shelter,
cooking kits, hygiene items. Suggested donation: $45
6. Put
a Stop to Human Trafficking: education. Suggested donation: $125
7. Serve
Desperate Refugees: food, shelter, etc. Suggested donation: $125
8. Feed
a Family: after natural disasters or war. Suggested donation: $35
9. Bring
Clean Water to a Community: water filters, pumps. Suggested donation: $75
10. Give
a Filter to a Family: water filter for clean water. Suggested donation: $100
11. Drill
a Village Well: Suggested donation: $10,000
12. Honeybees:
hives, equipment, training. Suggested donation: $20
13. “Jesus
Loves Me: Lambs: toy lambs that play the song, “Jesus Loves Me.” Suggested
donation: $10
14. Baby
Chicks: chicks, a coop, eggs to eat or sell. Suggested donation: $14
15. Blankets
and Bedding: Suggested donation: $6
16. Bless
the Marriage of a Married Couple: Alaska wilderness lodge, marriage classes,
airfare. Suggested donation: $6,000
17. Send
Help to Mission Hospital: airfare and lodging for volunteer medical
professionals. Suggested donation: $50
18. Provide
Life-Saving Medical Care: airlifts, medical care. Suggested donation: $100
19. Restore
Sight to the Blind: cataract surgeries. Suggested donation: $40
20. Provide
Life-Saving Medical Equipment: refurbished donated equipment. Suggested
donation: $25
21. Help
Repair a Cleft Lip: surgery. Suggested donation: $250
22. Mend
a Child’s Heart: heart procedures, lodging. Suggested donation: $2,200
23. Send
a New Missionary Doctor: Suggested donation: $100
24. Equip
a Hospital Chaplain for Ministry: Suggested donation: $500
25. Build
or Improve a Mission Hospital: Suggested donation: $35,000
26. Build
a House of Worship: Suggested donation: $15,000
27. Give
a Copy of God’s Word: Suggested donation: $10
28. Stand
with Persecuted Christians: build churches, family care. Suggested donation: $40
29. Adopt
a Shoebox: Shipping and other costs for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts:
Suggested donation: $10
30. Disciple
a Child: material, teacher training, Bible. Suggested donation: $6
31. Give
a Dairy Goat: goat or other dairy animal for milk to drink or sell. Suggested
donation: $70
32. Give
a Baby Kit: ultrasound, vitamins, diapers, wipes. Suggested donation: $75
33. Plant
a Grove of Trees: tree seedlings. Suggested donation: $45