Monthly Archives: January 2011
Your gifts at work
Operation Christmas Child Many innocent children are caught in poverty and hostile environments, trying to survive while constantly at risk of being exploited. Samaritan’s Purse is there to offer compassion, assistance and protection. Operation Christmas Child is often the first step in bringing help and hope to a child in need. Our local churches and partners find these innocent victims and provide long-term assistance such as aid, health care, housing, clean water, sanitation and education. Health, HIV & AIDS Tragically, an estimated 4.7 million people in Asia were living with HIV in 2008. Around 330,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses that …
Out of the box: How Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes lead to other projects
Just over a year ago, Operation Christmas Child delivered shoe boxes to the children of Bonanamo, a coastal fishing village in Papua New Guinea. Amidst the beautiful palm trees and white sand beach of Bonanamo, daily life was far from easy. Villagers had little or no access to safe drinking water and were constantly at risk of sickness and even death from drinking dirty water. As a result of the shoe box distribution, in the past year Living Light Gospel Church, our partner in Papua New Guinea, has built five wells in Bonanamo and today, the entire village has access …
Your support for the Red River School changes lives
In 2006, Samaritan’s Purse Vietnam began the Red River School project in Hanoi. It was for the migrant people living on rafts in the Red River next to one of the city’s poorest areas. These people are generally illiterate manual workers and fishermen. Because of their nomadic and insecure lifestyle, most of the children who live on the river are not legally able to register in the formal school system and their schooling is often disrupted, if they go at all. But over the past five years, the Red River School Project has allowed these children flexibility in attending school …
Thanks to you, 305,976 children had a Christmas to celebrate
Today, in towns and villages across Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and Haiti, there are smiles on the faces of children in villages where our partners hand delivered Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. A group of announcers from radio stations around Australia and New Zealand joined our partners in Papua New Guinea for a shoe box distribution in December. Katrina Roe, from Hope 103.2 in Sydney, shared her experience, “We distributed boxes to some of the most disadvantaged kids in Papua New Guinea. They were almost all dirty and some of their eyes were inflamed and infected. Many of them …
Brazil Needs Your Help
At the time of writing, 800 people are known to have died in the floods in Brazil and we are receiving enquiries from people who would like to be able to support the victims. Samaritan’s Purse has a partner in Brazil and will be sending in food supplies and hygiene kits for distribution. If you would like to donate to support the victims of the floods in Brazil, please give below or contact our office to make a donation. Thank you for your support and prayers. ______________________________ Brazil Flood Relief Your support will equip our teams to meet the needs …
Help the Victims of the Floods in Australia
As I write this note the news is full of horrendous stories and sights of the impact of the floods in Australia. Many of you have contacted the office to see if we are going to help the victims of this severe natural disaster. As with our support for the Victorian bush fire victims, we have a specialised team who are assessing medium to longer term needs of those affected right now. More than anything else, the people affected by the floods need our prayers as they start the long recovery process. If you would like to send a donation …