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Samaritan’s Purse Answers Your Questions
Posted on: January 23, 2012
Category: Where Most Needed
Category: Where Most Needed
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 also in desperate need of water, education and health facilities. Our dream is to see the children’s lives transformed from living in poverty to having a bright future. If you have been part of Operation Christmas Child, then you may share our dream and want to extend your prayers and support to other projects.
Q: How is Samaritan’s Purse funded, and what happens with my donations?
A: Samaritan’s Purse works with local Christian partners, indigenous churches and church leaders to reach out to hurting people. Samaritan’s Purse receives no government funding so is wholly dependant on the support of people like you.
Gud day, i have read and seen about samaritan purse my question is how do i get involved in this in order for me to receive the gifts and bless those who are in need in our country Botswana. I would like to take part of distributing or being a volunteer here in my country.
We have noted the work you do to alleviate problems for the people of the world.
Ours is an organization which provides rehabilitation to people with physical disabilities, by providing some with intensive physiotherapy which enables them to regain function in either wasted limbs or limb that have been incapacitated somehow.
We also provide surgery to those whose limbs need surgery in order to be mobile.
We also provide voice therapy to those in need of it.
Hihgest on the list of services is the manufacture and distribution of mobility appliances like walking frames wheelchairs,tricycles,calipers, crutches baby walkers and many others. Malawi being a poor country,the people with disabilities are rated poorest of the poor and as a resultthe appliances are given to them freely and at no cost to them.Each wheelchair costs the organization about two hundred and fifty united states Dollars. There are about ninety three persons with disabilities waiting for wheechairs on our list as we do not have fixed funders and the Government of Malawi only gives us funds for administrative costs.
We are wondering if it would be possible to help us with some of the people on the list so that they can achieve mobility and be able to some things on their own.
Should you require further information or a full write kindly let us know and we shall provide it.
Thanking you in advance I wish to remain ,
Yours faithfully.
Sydney A Ndembe
General Mnager(Malawi Against Physical Disabilities.
Will you accept in the Shoe Boxes tooth brushes that are in their packaging or with a plastic cover that protects the brush?
It is unhygeinic to expose tooth brushes and I am sure you would not accept a tooth brush from anyone which has been taken from it’s wrapper.
I am from the UK now living in Australia and have been donating a shoe box appeal since the 1980′s.
to whom it concerns,
Do you supply the bio water filters to needy people in thailand . I was reading about the couple and their five children, you did,nt say what country they were from.
Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ. I’m very much interested in your Organization in reaching out to those who are in need. Im residing in PNG (Madang) and would like to get involve as a partner or volunteer distributing gifts and other project materials to those that are in need. I have questions that needs answers. 1. How do I get involved with your Organization?
2. Do I have to register as an individual or Organization?
3. If your Organization has a Agent here in PNG, then how do I get in touch with them?
You can contact on this address,
John Bunbun Bernard
Madang Urban Local Level Govt
P.O. Box 2107
Yabob rd
MADANG 511,
Madang Province
PNG
Phone: +675 4222633
Faxmail: +675 4222653
Mobile: +675 71168289
Email: jbun@datec.com.pg
Thanks and awaiting your response..
J.B.Bernard
PNG-Mdg
Hello, my daughter would like to do some fund raising for ‘Turn on the Tap’. Is she able to do this any time during the year or is it at a particular time of the year. Cheers
Would it be possible for you to have a page for printing which is just shoebox labels? I do about 35 boxes each year and need labels but do not need all the rest on the page over and over again. It really is wasting printer ink. It would be great if you could do this, thanks so much.
Hi Michelle
Your daughter can raise funds for TOTT anytime! You might like to contact our Youth and School Relations Manager, Rodney Trinidad, here: RodneyT@samaritanspurse.org.au
Thanks for your support!
See if you can select “Print current page” on your printer and then enter the number of labels pages that you require. You should be able to print just the page you want rather than the whole document.
Thanks for your interest! I have passed your details on to the Operation Christmas Child International Manager.
Would it be possible for you to tell me whether you enclose bible study booklets inside the boxes or distribute them to children after they have opened their presents?
My mum & I have done up our boxes paid our money for shipping and now can’t find anyone in Bendigo to take these. Your web site lists a place in Bendigo but it in no longer there. Please help as it is now in November & we are thinking we will miss out this year.
I live in Sydney ( lower North Shore) Is it too late to give you a packed shoe box? where can I drop it off?
Best wishes,
Joanne
I feel I am able to donate to provide a community with a well. Not necessary but it would be lovely to be able to know which community I have been able to assist and their situation prior to the addition of the well . This would make it just a bit more personal for me. If not that will not alter my decision at all.
I am from the Fiji Islands and would like to register my Sunday School department to be included in this shoebox ministry. I have seen how this ministry has blessed and brought smiles and tears to other recipients in our community. Appreciate your response please. thanks.
Koroata May O’Brien
Good afternoon from Fiji. I have seen how this ministry has blessed thousands of kids in my country. I would like to register my Sunday School department to be recipients of this great shoebox ministry. Any advise on the procedures is appreciated. God bless.
Koroata May OBrien
I would love to become involved in OCC! I would love for the students in my class thisbyear at school to be a part of putting the shoe boxes together and make it a yearly process. How do I go about doing this and how do I get started?
Blessings, Angela
Greetings! Very useful advice in this particular post!
It is the little changes that will make the most significant changes.
Many thanks for sharing!
Hello, For the shoe boxes could you have just one age on the label, rather than a range 5-9 years. You cannot get toys/books/clothes to suit such a wide age range. If you must have more than one age, then 5-6, 7-8 etc.
Thanks.
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