Loving the Lost, the Least, and the Lonely
From Dallas to the Ends of the Earth
Operation Care International ministers to the needs of the homeless and impoverished through evangelism and footwashing.
Your Giving Made This Possible: Carla Is Going Home
For many years, Carla Jackson called the streets of Dallas her home. Like many of our displaced neighbors, she wasn’t just looking for a meal; she was looking for a way back to the people she loved. This Christmas, at our celebration for the homeless, the search finally ended with one phone call. Because of your support, Carla reconnected with her daughter for the first time in over a decade. Today, she isn’t sleeping on the sidewalk. She is safe in Kansas, reunited with her family, and beginning a new chapter. Carla was one of five individuals we helped bring home this season at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. But thousands more are still waiting for their way home.
Will you help us give the gift of restoration?
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Operation Care International believes the poor and needy
deserve to experience God's love through the ministry of His people.
Share the Gospel
Meet the Needs
Transform Lives
At home and abroad, millions of people are homeless and impoverished.
Every night, millions of adults and children go to bed cold, hungry, and without their basic needs met. They wonder if the world has forgotten them—if anyone loves them.
Out of tragedy, a call to serve
Desiring to serve God and her community after the tragic death of her husband, God called Susie Jennings to give blankets to the homeless in downtown Dallas in November 1993. The homeless called her “The Blanket Lady.”
That modest beginning was the genesis of Operation Care International (OCI), which has grown to encompass multiple ministries and major events each year in Dallas, Texas as well as missions to the homeless and destitute children in nations around the world.
Lives Transformed
Our impact since 2004
Our Ministries
Christmas Gift Dallas
The Christmas Gift event is our vehicle for combating spiritual and economic poverty. It is an annual birthday celebration for Jesus honoring the homeless and impoverished at the Dallas Convention Center. The event is held in December each year and draws thousands to a central location allowing Operation Care to connect our guests to our advocate partners on a large and efficient scale that will help them escape homelessness and poverty.
Christmas Gift International
Over the past five years, despite the global pandemic, Operation Care International has partnered with 25 states and 52 countries to provide over $400,000 of seed funding to buy shoes for the impoverished.
In December 2025, our goal is to provide shoes to children in need in 70 countries.
Christmas in July
How We Do It
Evangelism
From the beginning, God made it clear that He wanted evangelism and caring for the needy to be the focus of Operation Care International.
Foot Washing
Before He went to the cross, Jesus washed His disciples’ feet, a wonderful picture of how He washes away our sins. We emulate our Servant Leader by making this simple act the trademark of our ministry.
Bridging the Gap
We partner with organizations worldwide to bring vital services and resources to the needy. This partnership helps the needy get assistance to leave their desperate situations and become contributing members of our society.
Why We Do It
There are people—homeless, impoverished, widows, orphans—who wonder if they have been overlooked and forgotten by society. They often lack basic needs for survival. More than that, they long to be loved, seen, heard, and cared for.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we are commanded to help those who lack (Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:30-31). Operation Care International answers this call by ministering to the poor and homeless in Dallas, Texas and all around the world. Through God’s provisions, we are committed to showing Christ’s love by providing for their spiritual and physical needs.
What started as one woman answering God’s call to serve the Dallas homeless has grown into a worldwide ministry to serve the lost, the least, and the lonely. Since 2004, we have served over 300,000 of the homeless and impoverished, washed over 150,000 people’s feet, and led over 45,000 people to Jesus.
Is God calling you to serve with us? There are two ways we could use your support:
- Give financially to support our outreach and operations
- Volunteer your time and resources for one of our ministries
We invite you to help us meet the needs of the poor, tell them the Good News of Jesus Christ, and transform lives through God’s power.
Hear Susie tell the Operation Care story.
Our Partners
