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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. (more…)
In the shadow of an imposing Buddhist monastery, hundreds of students spend hours each day focusing on their schoolwork. They sit on sturdy chairs behind wooden desks, and their teachers instruct them with new blackboards and other supplies.
Just a few months ago, none of the parents in this Myanmar village dreamed their children would ever have an opportunity for a quality education.
Their previous ramshackle school building was blown apart by Cyclone Nargis’ winds last year.
Dear Friend,
I know you’ll join me in celebrating the fantastic news that 303,921 children in the Asia Pacific region have been given their very own Operation Christmas Child shoe box. – Read the full story
Logistically, so many things need to come together for this program to be a success. Every link in the chain is crucial. So thank you for everything you did to make this amazing project possible!
Update on Hmong Refugee Children
You’ll be pleased to hear that Samaritan’s Purse supporters have provided over $40,000 so far to help care for 1,500 Hmong children living in a refugee prison camp in northern Thailand.
One of these children is Chai, a nine year old boy who is an orphan. His father and mother were killed along the Thai border five years ago. Today ‘home’ is a camp in Northern Thailand where he lives behind high fences, razor wire, and armed guards with other Hmong refugees who are prisoners in Northern Thailand.
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Too 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.
Read Pov’s Operation Christmas Child story.
Education is critical to breaking the cycle of poverty. However, many children in poor countries do not get access to school. In Cambodia alone, 10 percent of children do not attend primary school and only one third continue through secondary school.
The educational projects of Samaritan’s Purse help communities build schools, train teachers and purchase supplies. Educating children builds hope and gives a reason to believe that there can be a different tomorrow.
Tragically, an estimated 5 million people in Asia were living with HIV in 2007. Around 380,000 died from AIDS-related illnesses that year, with the same number newly infected. Countless other health issues from maternity deaths to physical disabilities also affect hundreds of thousands of people each year.
Samaritan’s Purse provides Bible-based training for emerging leaders to increase their ability to address problems and create self-sustainable communities. This enables these leaders to run grassroots projects that share God’s love in practical ways such as health and nutrition, education, small business and housing. One such example is a Women’s Small Business Support program started after the tsunami in Amirthakali, an impoverished Sri Lankan town.
One child dies every 20 seconds from diseases related to drinking dirty water. Samaritan’s Purse is committed to changing this appalling statistic by improving quality and access to water by providing wells, rainwater harvesting solutions, BioSand Water Filters, health and hygiene programs and training.
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