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Official Contest Rules for the Christian Schools Campaign Contest By participating in this contest (the “Contest”), you (“Contestant”) accept and agree to the following Terms and Conditions: Dates The Contest runs from July 29, 2024 to November 22, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EDT (“Contest Period”). Eligibility: The Contest is open only to Christian Schools in the continental United…
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Désiré and the Yo-yo
Désiré and the Yo-yo God used a simple light-up yo-yo to remind me of His love. I remember walking every day to school when I was young. Most of the time I went without any lunch because my parents couldn’t afford to feed all of us a lunch. I was one of seven children, and…
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Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal
Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal An illustration of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms made a lasting impression on me. My two younger sisters and I were removed from our home in Latvia when I was 7. Someone at school had noticed that we weren’t being taken care of by our parents. It was because they…
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Vladimir and the Toy Car
Vladimir and the Toy Car "How could something as small as a toy car teach me about God’s love?" When I was 9 years old I essentially lost my family. My mother died, and my father’s alcoholism made it difficult for him to raise me. In Ukraine it was tough to find enough work to…
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Nadia and a Doll
Nadia and a Doll "As a Christian from a low-income family in Ukraine, I saw my shoebox gift as an answer to my mother’s prayers. " While growing up in Ukraine I lived in a three-bedroom apartment with my family of 11. Toys were rare in our neighborhood. I remember one of my neighbors showing…
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Press Release Operation Christmas Child November 14, 2022
DROP-OFF SITES OPEN FOR OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Boone, N.C.—As the Thanksgiving season approaches, many families and children are giving thanks and giving back—to children in need around the world through Operation Christmas Child. Shoebox gifts prepared by generous donors and filled with toys, hygiene items, and school supplies may be dropped off now during National…
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Press Release Western North Carolina Communities Rally to Give Back Through Samaritan’s Purse Project, Operation Christmas Child
Western North Carolina Communities Rally to Give Back Through Samaritan's Purse Project, Operation Christmas Child Hurricane Helene-Devastated Churches and Families Share the Joy of Christmas with Kids in Need Worldwide Boone, NC. Nov. 19, 2024—Every Christmas season, hundreds of thousands of Americans pack gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. Samaritan's Purse delivers…
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COVID-19 Italy Response Press Kit
← Media Resources Photos B-roll Press Releases Approved Quotes Fact Sheets Media Requests Media Contact Kaitlyn Lahm (828) 406-0365 klahm@samaritan.org COVID-19 Italy Response Press Kit As northern Italy became a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Samaritan's Purse airlifted more than 38 tons of medical relief supplies—including an Emergency Field Hospital—to Cremona, Italy on 2 DC-8…
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Bringing God’s Word to the Hurting
Nurses and doctors gather for chapel early one Wednesday morning before they start their day in the ward treating ailing patients at Nkhoma Hospital in Malawi. Sunshine pierces through the window slats, illuminating the pulpit engraved with the phrase “a happy heart is like good medicine” in the local Chichewa language. In this bright scene,…
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Drop-off Locations to Open for Operation Christmas Child
NOV. 18-25: Drop-off Locations to Open for Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C.—Volunteers are preparing to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 18 – 25. More than 4,700 drop-off locations will open across the country in November, and shoebox packers can find their local drop-off locations nearest them. Since 1993, Operation…
