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When Americans give, real people’s lives change — and that’s exactly what Reverend Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse showcased as they described children’s priceless reactions to Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts on a Newsmax feature hosted by Greta Van Susteren. The network’s Christmas special followed volunteers and Wheaton College students distributing gifts in Ecuador, showing in living color how a simple shoebox can bring hope to kids who’ve never owned a present.
Franklin Graham, who serves as president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, has spent decades turning Christian conviction into practical help for the suffering around the globe, and he’s not shy about saying faith fuels this work. Americans tired of empty celebrity virtue-signaling know the difference between preaching and doing, and Graham’s teams have been on the ground where it counts — delivering food, medical care, and Christmas joy.
Operation Christmas Child isn’t a feel-good photo op; it’s a massive, organized campaign that ships shoeboxes full of toys, school supplies, and Gospel materials to children in more than a hundred countries, followed by discipleship through The Greatest Journey. For conservatives who believe charity is best when it’s voluntary and faith-driven, this program is proof that private generosity and local church partners accomplish what big government never can.
Left-wing critics love to snarl at faith-based charity as if belief somehow contaminates compassion, but anyone who watched those children open a toy or a toothbrush knows the truth: faith motivates sacrifice, not division. While coastal elites lecture from their laptops, ordinary Americans and church groups are packing boxes, raising funds, and flying to remote villages to bring tangible relief and the message of hope. No bureaucrat, no grant committee, and no woke agenda can replicate that kind of personal sacrifice or moral clarity.
It was fitting that Greta Van Susteren and Newsmax put this story on prime-time — conservative media understands that celebrating charity and Christianity matters in a culture that tries to erase both. Newsmax has been a platform where leaders like Graham can explain why cutting red tape, standing with Israel, and backing relief efforts are parts of the same moral worldview that defends the vulnerable.
Hardworking Americans who still believe in giving with heart and faith should take a moment this season: pack a shoebox, donate the modest $10 shipping fee, or volunteer at a local drop-off. These are small acts with outsized returns — not just in toys distributed, but in lives turned toward hope and families touched by American generosity and Christian charity.
