Monthly Archives: January 2012

Floods in Fiji

Posted on January 27, 2012 by admin Disaster Relief

Update – 3rd April 2012 The people of flood stricken Fiji are now facing further hardship from the effects of Tropical Cyclone Daphne. Around 7000 people are still housed in 60 evacuation centres from the January floods and this number is likely to rise with the impact of the cyclone Donate Today Your support will help bring [...]

Thank You for Bringing the Gift of Clean Water

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin Jan 12 Special Edition, Newsletters, Water & Sanitation - Turn On The Tap

Give Now Your gift today will provide life-changing clean water thousands in villages like Seh and Tan’s Fifteen-year-old Seh and his friends found an abandoned warhead near their village. Not realising what it was, they thought it would be fun to play with. When it tragically exploded Seh was nearly blinded and lost both of [...]

The Power of Your Simple Gift

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin Jan 12 Special Edition, Newsletters, Operation Christmas Child

Give Now The power of your simple gift will help hundreds of thousands of children overseas just like Tran Xuan Hoa Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible for Australian Residents. Looking back now, Tran Xuan Hoa is amazed that a small shoe box could have transformed his life forever. That’s because, 15 years [...]

Disaster Relief Update from our Cambodian Office

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin Disaster Relief, Jan 12 Special Edition, Newsletters

In what ways have the communities in Cambodia been impacted by the recent floods? The 2011 floods in Cambodia devastated the lives of people. The water stayed in the communities for over two months inundating houses, roads and agricultural land. Normal life was disrupted. Children could not go to school. The livelihoods of the rural [...]

Your Support Gives Children the Lifelong Gift of Education

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin Jan 12 Special Edition, Newsletters, Schools

In 2009 Samaritan’s Purse did an Operation Christmas Child shoe box distribution for the children in the Housing Assistance and Relief Trust (HART) village at Wainibuku, Fiji. Over 84 families in poverty lived in the village but there was no school in the area. Many children were unable to attend school because of the high [...]

Samaritan’s Purse Answers Your Questions

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin Jan 12 Special Edition, Newsletters, Operation Christmas Child

Q: I only packed a shoe box gift. So I’m wondering why you’re sending me a newsletter about other things like water and education? A: Samaritan’s Purse is involved in bringing joy to hundreds of thousands of children every year through Operation Christmas Child. But most of the kids who receive a shoe box are [...]

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