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	<title>Samaritans Purse &#187; Operation Christmas Child</title>
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		<title>Julie&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/07/30/julies-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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The Dyson Family packed a shoe box for a girl in need for the 2009 Operation Chrstmas Child Campaign. Julie &#8211; the girl who received the box had it handed to her by the people from Living Light Foursquare church in Port Moresby. See how Julie and the Dyson Family react when the box is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help us pack 8,000 shoe boxes for children in Haiti</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/07/28/help-us-pack-8000-haiti-boxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
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As a follow-up to the disaster recovery effort 250,000 Haitian children will be given shoe box gifts by local churches and believers. Many of these children have lost their homes, loved ones, and even the few toys and possessions they held dear. We believe that God can use these simple shoe box gifts in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift-filled shoe boxes set the captives free</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Vaturekuka Prison in Labasa, Fiji, more than 80 children of inmates received Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes at a special ceremony their fathers were able to attend. 
Prison Supervisor Manasa Rakabikabi presented the gifts to the children during the Christmas celebration inside the prison walls. “These men all belong to a family, village, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With love from Kellyville</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at the Kellyville Anglican Church were so thrilled by their contribution to Operation Christmas Child that they wanted to inspire you to participate this year and reach even more children. Their pastor gives four great reasons to get involved: 

It’s a short-term project that brings the whole church together. 
It’s real. By sending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your support has opened up a world of opportunity</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/07/27/your-support-has-opened-up-a-world-of-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[﻿﻿Every time you support Samaritan’s Purse, you can expect a big impact from your gift. As we reflect on the wonderful opportunities you have helped us open up, we wanted to share some of these stories with you...]]></description>
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		<title>Samoa Response &#8211; update</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/samoa-response-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The South Pacific Tsunami that washed away coastal villages in Samoa on September 2009, claimed at least 140 lives, and left thousands of people in need of emergency assistance. Samaritan’s Purse immediately mobilised a Disaster and Assistance Response Team (DART) that arrived on the ground within days of the Tsunami.
We partnered with Reverend Nu’uausala Siaosi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Blessing of Generosity</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/the-blessing-of-generosity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Apostle Paul, quoting our Saviour, gave the definitive teaching on generosity: “And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’” (Acts 20:35b, NKJV).
We’ve probably all experienced the truth of that saying at times in our lives. We know the warm glow that comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Gifts at Work</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/your-gifts-at-work-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation Christmas Child
Many innocent children are caught in poverty and hostile environments, trying to survive while constantly at risk of being exploited. Samaritan&#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generous Donors Give Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes Wings!</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/generous-donors-give-operation-christmas-child-shoe-boxes-wings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may know, we ask for a donationwitheveryshoeboxtocover warehousing, transport and critical training programs for our indigenous partners who receive and distribute the shoe boxes.
This past Christmas the donations fell short and we prayed earnestly for God’s provision from our supporters and we were astonished at the generous response. Within just days, we received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From One Box in Zimbabwe to Thousands in Perth</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/from-one-box-in-zimbabwe-to-thousands-in-perth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tatenda Makuni, a 19-year-old girl from Zimbabwe, is passionate for Operation Christmas Child for more than one reason. As a seven year old in Zimbabwe, Tatenda received her very own shoe box!
Today she is a student at the University of Western Australia. She shared her story with our warehouse volunteers when she was volunteering in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Darkness to Light</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/darkness-to-light/</link>
		<comments>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/darkness-to-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The street has been nicknamed Dark Street for many years. Lost in the slums of Papua New Guinea, locals knew Dark Street for its nightly gun battles between young people and the police. Mothers would lay awake listening and wondering if their older children would come home, and how many more minutes before the baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Generosity Brings Joy To Thousands</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/your-generosity-brings-joy-to-thousands/</link>
		<comments>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2010/02/09/your-generosity-brings-joy-to-thousands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just before Christmas 2009 Operation Christmas Child was able to ship 306,408 gift filled shoe boxes to children in Cambodia, Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
We have already begun receiving reports from the filed on this year&#8217;s distribution&#8230; like this one report from the first distributions in Papua New Guinea:
“After driving for another hour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smiles Along the River as the First Boxes Arrive</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/12/20/smiles-along-the-river-as-the-first-boxes-arrive/</link>
		<comments>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/12/20/smiles-along-the-river-as-the-first-boxes-arrive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The distances and efforts that are made to get these boxes to children are always amazing. To think that any one of these shoeboxes tells a story of the heart of the people packing them, then that box travels from them, to Samaritan’s Purse warehouse, to the shipping yard, then overseas on a long journey, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Filled Shoe Boxes to the Children of PNG</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/12/17/gift-filled-shoe-boxes-to-the-children-of-png/</link>
		<comments>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/12/17/gift-filled-shoe-boxes-to-the-children-of-png/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of December 16, 2009 we have shipped a total of 306,408 gift filled shoe boxes to children in Cambodia, Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam. Please continue to pray for our indigenous partners as some of these are still being delivered over the next few weeks! Our indigenous partners go to extreme lengths [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter from Leigh</title>
		<link>http://samaritanspurse.dms-au.com/2009/08/04/a-letter-from-leigh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friend,
When I wrote to you in May expressing genuine concern about a shortfall in our funding, never did I expect the outpouring of support that friends like you selflessly provided. I have been truly humbled by your generous support.
Thank you for your prayers, for your continued belief in our programs and for your truly [...]]]></description>
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