{"id":253711,"date":"2024-08-01T12:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=253711"},"modified":"2024-09-09T13:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:23:48","slug":"august24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/august24\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section-full-width hero-split relative\">\r\n    <div class=\"franlin-update-label mobile\">\r\n        <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">August<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"hero-split-img-container\">\r\n        <!--<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/may23\/2339US-A12-110-hero.jpg\" alt=\"Remnants left of a home in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.\" class=\"hero-split-img\">-->\r\n        <figure class=\"video-container margin-top-none margin-bottom-none\"\r\n            id=\"fgvideo\">\r\n            \r\n                <div class=\"video1\" id=\"video1\" style=\"position: relative; display: block;\">\r\n                    <div style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\r\n                        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/players.sardius.media\/82aD088d0aAbEF4\/dotorg\/asset\/6358793716112\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;border:0;\"><\/iframe>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                <noscript>\r\n                        <div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video<\/div>\r\n                <\/noscript>\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"title-section relative\" style=\"margin: 0 auto !important;\">\r\n        <div class=\"franlin-update-label desktop\">\r\n            <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                    class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">August<\/span><\/span>\r\n            <\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h1 class=\"nl-title\"><span class=\"first-line fade-in delay-1\">A Lighthouse for the&#160;Gospel<\/span><\/h1>\r\n        <h2 id=\"nl-subtitle\" class=\"fade-in delay-3\">on an Island in the Bering&#160;Sea<\/h2>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<!-- TITLE SECTION -->\r\n<!--\r\n    <section class=\"title-section\" style=\"margin: 0 auto !important;\">\r\n        <h1 class=\"nl-title\"><span class=\"first-line fade-in delay-1\">AFTER <em>the<\/em> SHOEBOX... <\/span><br><span class=\"second-line fade-in delay-2\">The Greatest Journey Begins<\/span><span class=\"fade-in delay-2\"><\/span><\/h1>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n-->\r\n \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n<!-- TOP STORY SECTION -->    \r\n    <section class=\"top-story\">\r\n        <div class=\"contain\">\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/IMG_8446-fg.jpg\" class=\"franklin-photo shadow\" alt=\"Franklin Graham\">\r\n            <div id=\"cta-button-on\"><\/div>\r\n       \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"margin-top full-width\">\r\n                <strong style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\" id=\"dear-friend\">Dear Friend<\/strong>,\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            <p class=\"margin-top-none full-width dropcap\">Nunivak Island is the second largest island in the Bering Sea, about 30 miles off the Alaskan mainland. It is a remote, tundra-covered volcanic rock, home to thousands of reindeer, over 500 musk ox, and less than 200 Cup'ig people.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Mekoryuk, the only inhabited village, is a difficult place to get in and out of. The weather&#8212;rain, snow, fog, and gale-force winds any day of the year&#8212;makes takeoffs and landings a real challenge on the   short, gravel airstrip. So, I was blessed to get a sunny day when I flew over there just a couple weeks ago to see the church Samaritan's Purse is building.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy shadow\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/church-build-DJI_20240716142549_0038_D.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/church-build-DJI_20240716142549_0038_D.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;margin-top:0!important;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;padding: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color:#008ed2;\">BERING SEA BUILDING:<\/strong> Samaritan's Purse is building a new church at Mekoryuk on remote Nunivak Island<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">It was impressive to see how much progress has been made. At the end of May, when a barge arrived with tons of materials including our dump truck, the team had to remove 8-foot snowdrifts just to clear the site. Now the church is dried in and looks great with the dedication scheduled for early October. Built on a Triodetic foundation to withstand the freeze and thaw, the church should last 100 years.<\/p> \r\n    \r\n            \r\n            <!--<figure class=\"video-container mobile\" id=\"video\">\r\n                <div>\r\n                    [video id=\"6347645989112\"]\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/figure>-->\r\n           \r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">The island's only congregation, started in the 1930s as the entire population converted to Christianity, once had a very strong Sunday school ministry. Decades ago, children would even gather on Saturdays to memorize Bible verses in preparation for the Lord's Day. There was some decline over the years, but recently most of the school-age children in the village&#8212;about 50 or so&#8212;have been attending youth services or Sunday school.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            <div class=\"slideshow-containerr\">\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">1 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/_U2_0040-atv-chid.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/_U2_0040-atv-chid.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Bea Kiokun with her daughter on Nunivak Island.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">2 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A1-431-rb.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A1-431-rb.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">More than 200 volunteers are helping to build the Mekoryuk church this summer.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">3 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/IMG_9406-fg.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/IMG_9406-fg.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Volunteers are traveling from 26 states to serve.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">4 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A1-1461-rb.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A1-1461-rb.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Our planes are critical to the work in remote Alaska.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">5 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A2-293-rb.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2473US-A2-293-rb.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Edward Kiokun is a church board member.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"mySlides1 fadee\">\r\n                    <div class=\"numbertextt\">6 \/ 6<\/div>\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/Barge-Unloading.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/Barge-Unloading.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">A barge delivered most of our materials to the island.<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <a class=\"prevv\" onclick=\"plusSlides(-1, 0)\">&#10094;<\/a>\r\n                <a class=\"nextt\" onclick=\"plusSlides(1, 0)\">&#10095;<\/a>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">\"The kids are hungry for God,\" said Bea Kiokun, an adult leader in the church. \"Sometimes they are the first ones at the door on Sundays.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">She and her husband, Edward, a church board member, have three children&#8212;10, 12, and 14&#8212;and credit the revival to the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. \"When you preach the Word and they hear about Jesus, they fall in love with Him. They want to know more,\" Edward said.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <blockquote class=\"caleb\">\r\n                <p>&#8220;The kids are hungry for God. Sometimes they are the first ones at the door on Sundays.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n                <footer>\r\n                    <cite>Bea Kiokun<\/cite>\r\n                <\/footer>\r\n            <\/blockquote>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Last Easter weekend, the church baptized 33 people, most of whom were children and youth.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">But the old Covenant church building, finished around 60 years ago, has a sagging sanctuary and other structural concerns. In addition, there is little space for so many youth, and the basement gets freezing cold in the winter.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">That's why Samaritan's Purse volunteers have come from 26 states to construct a larger, brand-new building. It will offer not only a new sanctuary, fellowship hall, and kitchen, but three large classrooms for the vibrant youth ministry. No more freezing basement!<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">\"God can use that new building as space for the youth to learn more about His Word,\" Bea said.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy shadow\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/DU1_1177-prudy.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/DU1_1177-prudy.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <!--<figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;margin-top:0!important;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;padding: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color:#008ed2;\">BERING SEA BUILDING:<\/strong> Samaritan's Purse is building a new church at Mekoryuk on remote Nunivak Island<\/figcaption>-->\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Bea's mom, Prudy (pictured above), turns 84 this month and still lives in Mekoryuk. She's in good health, active in church, and was actually one of the young children who met on Saturdays and Sundays to memorize Scripture many years ago. She drove her four-wheeler out to see the new building recently, looked at the progress, and exclaimed, \"Thank you, Lord!\"<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">The new church in Mekoryuk represents our 36th project in Alaska since 2006. These buildings become lighthouses in spiritual darkness and bring transformation to whole communities. Praise God! Please pray for the folks in Mekoryuk and all the other congregations across Alaska that God has allowed us to help. Pray that many people in these villages would be drawn to Christ. <em>\"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven\"<\/em> (Matthew 5:16).<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n        \r\n        <\/div>        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    \r\n    <!-- FULL WIDTH PHOTO -->\r\n    <section class=\"section-full-width\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/Work---Roofing-Team-02nk.jpg\">\r\n    <\/section>\r\n<!--FULL WIDTH PHOTO -->\r\n    \r\n    <!--<section class=\"section-full-width\">\r\n        <figure class=\"video-container margin-top-none margin-bottom-none\"\r\n            id=\"fgvideo\">\r\n            [video id=\"6356759338112\"]\r\n\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n    <\/section>-->\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <section>\r\n        <div class=\"contain\">\r\n\r\n            <h2>Veterans Bring Burdens to the Cross<\/h2>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">I've also spent time this summer in Alaska with Operation Heal Our Patriots. Every Friday is a day of rejoicing on earth and in Heaven as marriages are rededicated to the Lord, and men and women are baptized in those cold waters of Lake Clark. They come up praising God and thanking Him for the blood of Jesus that washes them clean.<\/p> \r\n            \r\n            <figure>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2450US-G19-201-fg.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august24\/2450US-G19-201-fg.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;margin-top:0!important;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;padding: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color:#008ed2;\">HEALING OUR PATRIOTS:<\/strong> We thank God for what He did in the lives of Ben and Letty during their time in Alaska.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Our chaplains are faithful to stay up late at night&#8212;sometimes until 2 a.m.&#8212;talking with these military couples who've gone through so much. They unpack the burden of their sins and heartaches and bring them to the foot of the cross where they can find healing and ask God's forgiveness. We're already over halfway through the 17-week season, and so far this summer we've seen more than 50 salvations and over 60 baptisms. We give God the glory!<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">\r\n                Texans Ben and Letty both deployed as soldiers to Afghanistan. I met them in Alaska and found out that just two days before they left Texas they nearly bailed on their trip with Operation Heal Our Patriots. They thought there was no hope for their marriage. But thank God they came to Alaska. Letty put her faith and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior and was baptized. Ben rededicated his life to Christ! Ben said that seeing Letty start her walk with the Lord was the \"greatest gift\" he could have received. \"I'm just so thankful and blessed,\" he said at our fireside farewell.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--<figure class=\"float-right--sm\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy shadow\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/july24\/2318US-A-009-1000x1000.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/july24\/2318US-A-009-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                    <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;margin-top:0!important;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;padding: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color:#008ed2;\">BRINGING HOPE:<\/strong> Tommy Smith presents a Bible to Selma tornado survivor Annie Pearl&#160;Avery.<\/figcaption>\r\n                <\/figure>-->\r\n\r\n            <!--\r\n            <blockquote class=\"caleb\">\r\n                <p>\u201cThe world is not in a good place, <span>but you can be a light for Christ.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n                <footer>\r\n                    <cite>CALEB, 16<\/cite>\r\n                <\/footer>\r\n            <\/blockquote>\r\n            -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER -->\r\n            <!--<div class=\"podcast-multiplayer\">\r\n                <iframe id=\"player_iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1928990?artist=&client_source=large_player&iframe=true&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzsprout.com%2F1928990%2Fpodcast%2Fembed&tags=july-24-newsletter\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"266\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse\"><\/iframe>\r\n            <p class=\"podcast-caption\">On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse is a podcast taking you to the frontlines and behind the scenes of our work around the world. Join our host, Kristy Graham, as you experience what it\u2019s like to be in the field with our teams, and hear firsthand from staff, volunteers, and people we help.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n<!--\r\n               <div class=\"buzzsprout-player\" id=\"buzzsprout-player-15358432\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1928990\/15358432-the-next-generation-of-volunteers-u-s-disaster-relief.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-15358432&player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n                <p class=\"podcast-caption\"><span style=\"color:#008dcd;font-weight:bold;\">ON THE GROUND:<\/span> Volunteers are the lifeblood of Samaritan\u2019s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief, and the next generation is here to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ when homeowners are at their lowest. In this week\u2019s episode, Bruce Poss with North American Ministries shared how he has seen God\u2019s faithfulness through this next generation of servant leaders. Kristy Graham also spoke with two young volunteers about their recent experiences serving in Arkansas and Florida.<\/p>\r\n-->\r\n            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER END -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n           \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Please pray for these military families as we follow up with them for life, helping them connect with local churches and grow in Christ. <em>\"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends\"<\/em> (John 15:13, KJV).<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Thank you and may God bless you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"sincerely-fg\">Sincerely,<br>\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/june22\/Authorized-FG-Signature.png\" class=\"fgsig\">\r\n                <span class=\"fg-name\">Franklin Graham<\/span>\r\n            <\/p>\r\n            \r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n<!--\r\n    <section class=\"section-full-width relative\" style=\"margin-top: -2rem;margin-bottom: 4.6rem;z-index:0;\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/may24\/NZ8_1772-Sudan-footer.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/may24\/NZ8_1772-Sudan-footer.jpg\" alt=\"Each convoy brings enough food to sustain 30,000 people for three months. More convoys are on the way.\">\r\n        <div class=\"caption\">\r\n            <p><strong>CAPTION:<\/strong> This is where the caption goes.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n-->\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <!-- WAYS TO HELP SECTION -->\r\n    <section id=\"donate\" class=\"io\">\r\n        <a href=\"#newtarget\" class=\"primary button cta-button\">Ways to Help<\/a>\r\n        <header id=\"newtarget\">\r\n            <h2>Ways You Can <span>Help<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"pray\">\r\n                <h3>Pray<\/h3>\r\n                <p>Praise the Lord Samaritan's Purse can work in remote locations along the Alaskan coast and strengthen Bible-preaching churches. Lift up the ongoing work of Samaritan's Purse in storm-damaged communities in the U.S. and the Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            <!--<div class=\"year-end-section\">\r\n                <h3>Year-End Giving<\/h3>\r\n                <p>The end of the year is an ideal time to prayerfully consider a tax-wise gift to Samaritan's Purse to help save lives, meet urgent needs, and share the hope of the Gospel. For information about giving appreciated stocks, tax-free IRA rollovers, or charitable gift annuities, please call our Donor Ministries department at 833-345-3422 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/our-ministry\/planned-giving\/\">samaritanspurse.org\/PlannedGiving<\/a><\/p>\r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n        <\/header>\r\n        \r\n        <dl>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- ALASKA PROJECTS -->    \r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>Alaska Projects<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Your gift for Alaska Projects will enable Samaritan's Purse to build and improve weather-beaten church facilities in places like Mekoryuk to bring the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to America's Last Frontier.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Alaska Projects<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013870<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Alaska Projects\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013870\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013870\" data-item-description=\"Alaska Projects\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- OPERATION HEAL OUR PATRIOTS -->    \r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>Operation Heal Our Patriots<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Samaritan's Purse offers Operation Heal Our Patriots free of charge to wounded veterans and their spouses, with deep gratitude for their service. Your gift will help fund this ministry&#8212;including transportation, lodging, and ongoing family care.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Operation Heal Our Patriots<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013960<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Operation Heal Our Patriots\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013960\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013960\" data-item-description=\"Operation Heal Our Patriots\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- INT\u2019L EMERGENCY RELIEF -->\r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY RELIEF<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>\"Thank God for life&#8212;that's all we have left,\" said one Beryl survivor. Your gift for Hurricane Relief will enable Samaritan's Purse to provide temporary shelter, medical care, solar lights that also recharge phones, and water filters to help survivors across the Caribbean.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">International Emergency Relief<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013310<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"International Emergency Relief\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013310\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013310\" data-item-description=\"International Emergency Relief\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- EMERGENCY FOOD -->    \r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>Emergency Food<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Your gift will help prevent starvation in Sudan by feeding people displaced by fighting as well as providing specialized supplements for children who are on the brink of malnutrition.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Emergency Food<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013562<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Emergency Food\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013562\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013562\" data-item-description=\"Emergency Food\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- TENWEK HOSPITAL CARDIAC PROJECT -->    \r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>Tenwek Hospital Cardiac Project<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>The Tenwek Cardiothoracic Center is one of the largest hospital projects in the history of Samaritan's Purse, with 125 beds and six operating theaters. Your gift will help us complete this project so the new hospital can open later this year.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Tenwek Hospital Cardiac Project<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">014035<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Tenwek Hospital Cardiac Project\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"014035\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"014035\" data-item-description=\"Tenwek Hospital Cardiac Project\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>EVANGELISTIC TRAINING<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>The Nuba Bible School is one of many programs that Samaritan's Purse supports worldwide. Your gift will provide Biblically grounded training for pastors and evangelists to effectively preach the Gospel to their communities.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Evangelistic Training<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013015<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Evangelistic Training\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013015\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013015\" data-item-description=\"Evangelistic Training\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>Where Most Needed<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Your gift to \"Where Most Needed\" equips us with the resources&#8212;including personnel, materials, supporting services, and equipment&#8212;to fulfill our worldwide mission of relief and evangelism.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Where Most Needed<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">012000<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Where Most Needed\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"012000\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"012000\" data-item-description=\"Where Most Needed\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <!--<div style=\"align-content:flex-start\">\r\n                <dt style=\"color:#d43125;\">Year-End Giving<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>The end of the year is an ideal time to prayerfully consider a tax-wise gift to Samaritan's Purse to help save lives, meet urgent needs, and share the hope of the Gospel. For information about giving appreciated stocks, tax-free IRA rollovers, or charitable gift annuities, please call our Donor Ministries department at 833-345-3422 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/our-ministry\/planned-giving\/\">samaritanspurse.org\/PlannedGiving<\/a><\/dd>\r\n              \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>ISRAEL RESPONSE<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Samaritan's Purse is helping meet the physical and spiritual needs of people on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. Your gift will help us provide medical care, food, and other vital relief in Israel as well as Gaza; as we work with church partners to strengthen their ministry and share the hope we have in our Lord and Savior, Jesus&#160;Christ.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Israel Projects<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013896<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Israel Projects\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013896\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013896\" data-item-description=\"Israel Projects\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div>-->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- <div>\r\n                <dt>Operation Christmas Child<\/dt>\r\n                <dd><strong>National Collection Week is Nov. 13-20<\/strong> at thousands of locations across the U.S. Visit samaritanspurse.org\/occ if you have questions about how to pack a shoebox, where to drop off your gifts, or if you need to print out labels for your box (boy or girl, ages 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14). Please include a donation of at least $10 per box to cover shipping and other processing&#160;costs.<\/dd>\r\n\r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                <div class=\"diSlimTitle\"><\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013477<\/div>\r\n                <\/div>         \r\n                <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                <input type=\"text\" onblur='if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";' onfocus='if(this.value==\"0.00\") this.value=\"\";' value=\"0.00\" name=\"item\" class=\"donationitem\" data-item-description=\"Operation Christmas Child\" data-allow-response=\"true\" data-response-limit=\"\" data-entity-attributes=\"\" data-max-qty=\"0\" data-authorize-only=\"false\" data-is-order=\"false\" data-item-value=\"0\" data-sku=\"013477\" size=\"10\">\r\n                <\/div>         \r\n                <\/div>         \r\n                <div data-sku=\"013477\" data-item-description=\"Operation Christmas Child\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">Give<\/div>   \r\n                <\/div>       \r\n                <\/div> \r\n            <\/div> --> \r\n            \r\n            <!--<div>\r\n                <dt>The Greatest Journey<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/dt>\r\n                <dd>The Greatest Journey\u00ae is a 12-lesson discipleship program developed by Samaritan's Purse and offered through local churches that hand out shoebox gifts. 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If the Lord is calling you or your church group to get involved, go to spvolunteer.org to sign up to serve at our current locations. 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