Posts Tagged ‘Refugee’

Letter from the Executive Director

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

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! 

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Update on Hmong Refugee Children

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

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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