{"id":257517,"date":"2024-12-04T10:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=257517"},"modified":"2024-12-05T13:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:41:37","slug":"december24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/franklin-graham\/december24\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section-full-width hero-split relative\">\r\n    <div class=\"franlin-update-label mobile\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august22\/SP_icon_white.png\"\r\n            class=\"splogo\" alt=\"Samaritan's Purse logo\">\r\n        <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">December<\/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\/91FF3669e92b935E1Fe4457F1DB7\" 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            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/august22\/SP_icon_white.png\"\r\n                class=\"splogo\" alt=\"Samaritan's Purse logo\">\r\n            <h4>Franklin&#160;Graham&#160;Update&#160;<span\r\n                    class=\"divide\">|&#160;<span id=\"month\">December<\/span><\/span>\r\n            <\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <h1 class=\"nl-title\"><span class=\"first-line fade-in delay-1\">'From Devastation<\/span><br>\r\n        <span class=\"fade-in delay-2\" style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">To Celebration'<\/span><\/h1>\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\" style=\"padding-bottom: 0!important;\">\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\/october24\/2491US-A1-251-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\">As Christmas approaches, we continue to see so much need all around us. Our disaster relief teams have served thousands of storm-stricken families. Meanwhile, we've been collecting and shipping Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to millions of children worldwide.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Hurricane Helene brought out the best in our neighbors, volunteers, and church partners. Close to 30,000 volunteers have served in Jesus' Name at Samaritan's Purse emergency bases across three states. They've made great progress in mudding out flooded houses, removing trees and debris, and tarping roofs. We're also planning to rebuild hundreds of houses and replace hundreds of mobile homes.<\/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\/december24\/24100US-B3-1190-FG.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24100US-B3-1190-FG.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">THANKFUL:<\/strong> On an airlift to Bat Cave, North Carolina, I had the opportunity to thank law enforcement officers who have been working around the clock to serve their communities.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">I think you'll be inspired to hear how God has worked in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in places like Damascus, Virginia, named after the Damascus Road where the Apostle Paul encountered the risen Christ. The First Baptist Church of Damascus sits on another famous thoroughfare, as the Appalachian Trail follows the sidewalk leading to the front door. This congregation works year-round to pack Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, but they lost everything when a raging creek swept through their sanctuary.<\/p> \r\n    \r\n            \r\n            <!--\r\n            <figure class=\"video-container\" id=\"video\">\r\n                [video id=\"C2684D8B57375AB10A84c0396A9e\"]\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;font-weight: bold;text-transform: uppercase;\">Arden, North Carolina<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            -->\r\n           \r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">As church members dealt with the muddy devastation, they also grieved for the lost opportunity to share the joy of Christmas with children on the other side of the world. Then the nearby Glade Spring Baptist Church stepped up, mobilizing neighbors to pack hundreds of additional shoeboxes, making sure that no children would be left out. \"We went from devastation to celebration,\" said Angie Fritz, a church member in Damascus.<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Shoebox gifts from a mountain church might seem like a drop in the bucket, but it all adds up. We're still counting all the boxes we've collected through Operation Christmas Child, but it looks like we'll have enough to reach 12 million children around the world. Praise God for His mighty works!<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Wherever Samaritan's Purse is working, whether we're preparing shoebox gifts or patching roofs, our priority is to share the hope we have in Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who came from Heaven to deliver us from our sins. <em>\"And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins\"<\/em> (Matthew 1:21).<\/p>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n            \r\n           \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\/december24\/24102US-A-228-prayer.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24102US-A-228-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">REDEEMING THE FLOOD:<\/strong> Glade Spring Baptist Church in Virginia packed extra shoeboxes to replace gifts destroyed by flooding in Damascus (pictured below).<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <!-- ADDED FOR FULL WIDTH IMAGE -->\r\n        <\/div>        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n    <section id=\"neg-margin\" class=\"section-full-width\">\r\n        <figure class=\"margin-top-none relative\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0!important;\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24102US-B-204-church.jpg\">\r\n            <!--<figcaption class=\"dark-caption\"><strong>AN ARMY OF ORANGE:<\/strong> Thousands of orange-shirted volunteers worked in Jesus' Name to remove fallen trees and make emergency repairs on&#160;houses.<\/figcaption>-->\r\n        <\/figure>\r\n        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n    \r\n    <section>\r\n        <div class=\"contain\">\r\n        <!-- ADDED FOR FULL WIDTH IMAGE -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <h3>'He Was Born to Save Us'<\/h3>\r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">Please continue to pray for the children who will be receiving shoebox gifts in the days and weeks ahead. The boxes are handed out by our global church partners as they present the Gospel and invite children to join our discipleship classes, <em>The Greatest Journey<\/em>. Last year, 3 million children gave their hearts to Jesus through these classes. \"The classes changed my life,\" said an 11-year-old girl named Epiphani in the African nation of Ghana. \"I put my trust in Jesus&#8212;He is the One who came and died for our sins. He was born to save us.\"<\/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\/december24\/24105US-A2-172-2-unload.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/images\/newsletter\/december24\/24105US-A2-172-2-unload.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n                <figcaption style=\"background-color:transparent;color: #333!important;max-width: 100%!important;margin: .6rem!important;\"><strong style=\"color: #8d8b00;\">\"WHEN PEOPLE HURT, THE BEST MEDICINE IS GIVING\":<\/strong> Pastor Rocky Branch (left) loads Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts in Spruce Pine, N.C.<\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n            \r\n            \r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">The First Baptist Church in Spruce Pine, North Carolina, embraced Operation Christmas Child as a missions outreach that is also an opportunity for healing. \"When people hurt, the best medicine is giving,\" Pastor Rocky Branch said. The church has been a lifeline for the people of Spruce Pine, where the downtown was wiped out by flooding. The church cranked up its generator to provide the only lights in town, served over 40,000 meals, and turned its sanctuary into a pantry. In the midst of its relief work, the church packed and collected thousands of shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child. Listen to the podcast below to hear my daughter-in-law, Kristy Graham, reporting from Spruce Pine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            \r\n            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER -->\r\n            \r\n                <!-- SINGLE EPISODE PLAYER -->\r\n                <div style=\"padding: 1rem;border: 1px solid #c5c5c5;margin: 2rem 0;background: #fff;\">\r\n                    <div id=\"buzzsprout-player-16228229\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1928990\/episodes\/16228229-packing-shoebox-gifts-after-hurricane-helene.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-16228229&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> Kristy Graham recently visited Spruce Pine First Baptist Church, a North Carolina church hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Ever since the day after the storm, Pastor Rocky Branch and his congregation have been providing warm meals, housing, and relief supplies to people in their community. Despite the devastation and heartache, people within the church body are stepping up and packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, looking beyond themselves and fixing their eyes on Jesus.<\/p>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n\r\n                <!-- MULTIPLAYER -->\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            <!-- PODCAST PLAYER END -->\r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">As this year ends, all of us at Samaritan's Purse want to thank everyone who has been a part of this ministry through your prayers, donations, and volunteer service. We couldn't do this without you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n            <p class=\"full-width\">After such a stormy year, Christmas brings good news: <em>\"And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord'\"<\/em> (Luke 2:9-11).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            \r\n                <p class=\"full-width\">May God richly bless you. Merry Christmas!<\/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            \r\n            \r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            <!--\r\n            <div class=\"slideshow-containerr\">\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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\"><strong>POWER LIFTING:<\/strong> Army Chinook helicopters airlifted hundreds of generators and other emergency supplies into storm-stricken communities. Boone, North&#160;Carolina<\/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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Asheville area, North Carolina<\/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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Swannanoa, North Carolina<\/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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Valdosta, Georgia<\/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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Perry, Florida<\/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\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/emails\/email_assets\/Placeholder.jpg\" style=\"width:100%\">\r\n                    <div class=\"caption-containerr\">Tampa, Florida<\/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            -->\r\n            <!-- SLIDESHOW -->\r\n            \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n               \r\n\r\n        \r\n            \r\n            \r\n\r\n        <\/div>        \r\n    <\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <!-- WAYS TO HELP SECTION -->\r\n    <section id=\"ways-to-help\" class=\"io\">\r\n        <a href=\"#ways-to-help\" class=\"primary button cta-button\">Ways to Help<\/a>\r\n        <header>\r\n            <h2>Ways You Can <span>Help<\/span><\/h2>\r\n            <div class=\"pray\">\r\n                <h3>Pray<\/h3>\r\n                <p>Continue to pray for the children who are receiving Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. Ask God to use these gifts to help children understand how dearly He loves them. Lift up the survivors of Hurricane Helene as they face the trials of winter and the challenges of rebuilding their homes.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \r\n            <!--\r\n            <div class=\"pray\">\r\n                <h3>Volunteer<\/h3>\r\n                <p>Samaritan's Purse will be working for months to help victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and we'll be ready for any additional storms. If God is calling you or your church to volunteer, please sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvolunteer.org\/\">spvolunteer.org<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            -->\r\n            <!--\r\n            <div class=\"year-end-section\">\r\n                <h3>Year-End Giving<\/h3>\r\n                <p>The end of the year is 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.<\/p>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            -->\r\n        <\/header>\r\n        \r\n        <dl>\r\n            \r\n            <!--US DISASTER RELIEF -->\r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>U.S. DISASTER&#160;RELIEF<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>Samaritan's Purse volunteer crews continue to work to clean storm-damaged houses so they can be repaired. Your gift will also help us to rebuild hundreds of houses and replace mobile homes. If God is calling you or your church to help storm survivors this winter, sign up at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvolunteer.org\/\">spvolunteer.org<\/a>.<\/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\">U.S. Disaster Relief<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013622<\/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=\"U.S. Disaster 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=\"013622\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013622\" data-item-description=\"U.S. Disaster Relief\" 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>The Greatest Journey<sup>&reg;<\/sup><\/dt>\r\n                <dd>The Greatest Journey\u00ae is a 12-lesson discipleship program that Samaritan's Purse offers through the churches that hand out Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. Your gift of $6 per child will provide lesson materials, teacher training, and a New Testament in the local language for each graduate. For $90, we can reach a class of 15 children with the Gospel.<\/dd>\r\n                \r\n                <div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group\"> \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">The Greatest Journey\u00ae<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013943<\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/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=\"OCC and The Greatest Journey\" 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=\"013943\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013943\" data-item-description=\"OCC and The Greatest Journey\" 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>Samaritan's Purse works in more than 100 countries to help victims of disaster, disease, famine, poverty, and war. Your gift to \"Where Most Needed\" equips us with the resources&#8212;including personnel, materials, supporting services, and equipment&#8212;to fulfi ll our 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            <!--US DISASTER RELIEF -->\r\n            <!--\r\n            <div>\r\n                <dt>U.S. DISASTER&#160;RELIEF<\/dt>\r\n                <dd>If you can't volunteer with Samaritan's Purse, you can still help with a gift for \"U.S. Disaster Relief,\" which equips our volunteer teams as they remove fallen trees, clean out mudded houses, tarp damaged roofs, and minister to hurting families with the hope of Jesus 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\">U.S. Disaster Relief<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">013622<\/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=\"U.S. Disaster 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=\"013622\" size=\"10\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"013622\" data-item-description=\"U.S. Disaster Relief\" 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>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). 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