The 2016 Samaritan's Purse Gift Catalogue is now available and is a great option if you've already hit that hard to buy for person on your Christmas shopping list. Melia Hayes says there are twenty-seven gift ideas in the catalogue that will bless people throughout the world.

"It's an amazing way to honour the people on your Christmas list this year...in their name you can provide a child with school supplies, or provide a mother with small business training to support her family, or provide seeds and tools to help a family grow crops to sell at the market."

Hayes adds people love the Gift Catalogue and have jumped on the idea of giving someone in need the gift of safe water.

"Did you know that someone, and it's often a children unfortunately, is dying every thirty-seven and a half seconds from diarrhoeal diseases caused by dirty water or poor sanitation and hygiene. That means a whopping eight-hundred and forty-two thousand deaths a year."

She notes safe water gifts are some of the most popular items in the catalogue and says the Canadian-invented bio-sand water filter is her favourite.

Hayes adds Samaritan's Purse has also made it easy for kids to help bless someone on the other side of the world by including a section in the catalogue dedicated to items that kids can afford and won't break the piggy bank. She says this is a great way for younger folks to get involved in giving to others this Christmas.

"For example, for just a suggested gift of twenty dollars kids can purchase two chickens and that can help sustain a family, give them daily food from the eggs and meat from the chickens as well."

And for just $15 kids can buy sports equipment for other children.

"I have daughters myself who all play soccer and this is one of their favourite ones to give because it just relates so much to what they are passionate about."

Visit the online catalogue to browse all twenty-seven gifts or call 1-800-663-6500 to have one a mailed out to you.