{"id":29607,"date":"2013-11-26T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T19:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=29607"},"modified":"2019-01-08T11:02:18","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:02:18","slug":"year-end-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/year-end-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You from Franklin Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section column initial\">\r\n\t\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\/l4YjN2ZzE6fXSv5V6rSxq3oUGF9yWxoM\" 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        <\/div>\t    \r\n\r\n       \t<div class=\"section2 column initial\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"subNav\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"donationItem donationitem-group section\" style=\"background:white;margin:0 !important;\">     \r\n                    <div class=\"diSlimWrap\">         \r\n                        <div class=\"diSlimTitleWrap\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimTitle\">Donate Today<\/div>             \r\n                            <div class=\"diSlimPC\">Donde m\u00e1s se necesita - 012000<\/div>         \r\n                       <\/div>         \r\n                       <div class=\"diSlimAmt\">             \r\n                            <div class=\"diDollar\">$<\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"diInput\">\r\n                                <input onblur=\"if(this.value==\"\") this.value=\"0.00\";\" onfocus=\"if(this.value==\"0.00\") 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\" type=\"text\">\r\n                            <\/div>         \r\n                        <\/div>         \r\n                        <div data-sku=\"012000\" class=\"diSlimBtn directCheckout green-button\">\r\n                            <span>Donar<\/span>\r\n                        <\/div>     \r\n                    <\/div>       \r\n                    <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\t\r\n              \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\t    \r\n                 \r\n\t\t<div class=\"section column initial\" style=\"margin-top:40px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n       \t\t<p><strong>God worked through Samaritan\u2019s Purse in tremendous ways in 2018.<\/strong> We provided relief to victims of natural disasters in the U.S. and abroad, offered medical care in dozens of mission hospitals, rebuilt homes of persecuted Christians, facilitated lifesaving surgeries for children, and presented shoebox gifts and the Gospel to millions of kids. Below, please view picture and video highlights from 2018.\r\n<\/p>\r\n   \t\t<\/div>\r\n        \r\n\t\t<!-- YEAR IN PICTURES SECTION -->\r\n<a name=\"photos\">&nbsp;<\/a>        \r\n        <div class=\"section column initial\">\r\n            <div class=\"yip_section\">\r\n            \t<h4 style=\"display:block; background-color:#002d56; padding:20px; color:#fff;\">Check Out Our 2018 Year in Pictures<\/h4>\r\n                <p style=\"text-align:center;\">View top moments this year from projects around the world.<br \/><br \/><em>\"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.\" (Ephesians 2:10).<\/em><\/p>\r\n                \r\n                <div id=\"metaslider-id-100818\" style=\"max-width: 764px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-105-0 ml-slider-pro-2-52-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-100818 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"2018 Year-End\" data-height=\"509\" data-width=\"764\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_100818\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_100818\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100825 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:52\" data-filename=\"1875US-D2-527.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1875US-D2-527.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Samaritan\u2019s Purse volunteers work to remove a waterlogged ceiling from a home in Wilmington, North Carolina, that was hard-hit by Hurricane Florence.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100825 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Ripping out damaged ceiling in Wilmington after Hurricane Florence \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Samaritan\u2019s Purse volunteers remove a waterlogged ceiling from a home in Wilmington, North Carolina, that was hard-hit by Hurricane Florence. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100828 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:52\" data-filename=\"1832IQ-T-514.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1832IQ-T-514.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Our Nehemiah Project has rebuilt nearly 800 homes for persecuted Christians on the Nineveh Plains during this year.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100828 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Rebuilding homes in Iraq\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Our Nehemiah Project has rebuilt nearly 800 homes for persecuted Christians on the Nineveh Plains during this year. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100824 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:52\" data-filename=\"1880US-X5-189.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1880US-X5-189.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Chainsaw work was a major need after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida panhandle and toppled trees across many homes.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100824 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Volunteers with chain saws in Florida \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Chainsaw work was a major need after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle and toppled trees onto many homes. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100827 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:52\" data-filename=\"1852GT-I-111.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1852GT-I-111.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"We worked with local ministry partners in Guatemala after Volcano Fuego erupted and forced thousands of residents to flee and damaged or destroyed more than 900 homes.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100827 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Working with local partners in Guatemala after Volcano Fuego erupted \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">We worked with local ministry partners in Guatemala after Volcano Fuego erupted and forced thousands of residents to flee and damaged or destroyed more than 900 homes. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100981 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-14 11:00:28\" data-filename=\"1818BG-C-330-Bangladesh.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/01\/1818BG-C-330-Bangladesh.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"More than 800,000 displaced Rohingya people crammed into Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. Samaritan\u2019s Purse set up a diphtheria treatment center in the camp to provide lifesaving treatment. \" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100981 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Diphtheria clinic in Bangladesh\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">More than 800,000 displaced Rohingya people crammed into Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. Samaritan\u2019s Purse set up a diphtheria treatment center in the camp to provide lifesaving treatment. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100930 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 12:42:49\" data-filename=\"1878CO-G-249-resize-crop.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1878CO-G-249-resize-crop.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Samaritan&#039;s Purse president Franklin Graham helped distribute backpacks and other supplies to Venezuelan&#039;s fleeing into Colombia.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100930 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1878CO-G-249-resize-crop\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham helped distribute backpacks and other supplies to Venezuelans fleeing into Colombia.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100928 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 12:33:56\" data-filename=\"1862PG-K-407-resized.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1862PG-K-407-resized.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Through our education project in the Tondo slums just outside of Manila, the Philippines, we are training teachers and providing backpacks and school supplies for children.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100928 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1862PG-K-407-resized\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Through our education project in the Tondo slums just outside of Manila, the Philippines, we are training teachers and providing backpacks and school supplies for children. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100989 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-14 11:10:07\" data-filename=\"1822US-J-506.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1822US-J-506.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Pearl and Carlos Escamilla recently moved back into their home thanks to help from Samaritan&#039;s Purse volunteers.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100989 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1822US-J-506\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Through our Texas rebuild project, Pearl and Carlos Escamilla and hundreds of others were able to return home after Hurricane Harvey. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100891 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:05\" data-filename=\"1829US-A-126-2.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1829US-A-126-2.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Through our rebuild project in Texas, we helped George and Arva Dorsey, along with hundreds of other homeowners, restore their home severely damaged last year by Hurricane Harvey.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100891 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1829US-A-126-2\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">George and Arva Dorsey were among those Texans whose homes were restored by our volunteers in the wake of  Hurricane Harvey's destruction.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100888 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:04\" data-filename=\"1838SD-H-348.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1838SD-H-348.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"We used our DC-3 aircraft in South Sudan to carry cleft lip patients for surgery in Juba.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100888 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1838SD-H-348\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">We use our DC-3 aircraft in South Sudan to transport personnel and relief supplies such as shelter materials; water, sanitation, and hygiene supplies; and other essentials to help people in dire need throughout the region. We also carry cleft lip patients to the capital, Juba, for life-changing surgeries.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100889 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:04\" data-filename=\"1838SD-C-259.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1838SD-C-259.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Our cleft lip\/palette surgical teams provided life-changing procedures for dozens of people in South Sudan, the first cleft surgery campaign Samaritan\u2019s Purse has conducted in the West African country.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100889 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1838SD-C-259\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Our cleft lip\/palette surgical teams provided life-changing procedures for dozens of people in South Sudan.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100887 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:03\" data-filename=\"1844US-B-845.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1844US-B-845.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"After torrential rainfall devastated the island of Kauai, Hawaii, we sent relief supplies and personnel aboard our DC-8 to help hurting communities.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100887 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1844US-B-845\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">After torrential rainfall devastated the island of Kauai, Hawaii, we sent relief supplies and personnel aboard our DC-8 to help hurting communities.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100822 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:51\" data-filename=\"1893CQ-B-064.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1893CQ-B-064.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Our DC-8 cargo jet made three flights to the Pacific island of Saipan to deliver emergency relief supplies to hurting people devasted by powerful Typhoon Yutu.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100822 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Loading DC-8 for Saipan airlift \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Our DC-8 cargo jet made three flights to the Pacific island of Saipan to deliver emergency relief supplies to hurting people devastated by powerful Typhoon Yutu. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100983 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-14 11:00:58\" data-filename=\"1893CQ-D-834.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/11\/1893CQ-D-834.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Our teams are helping tarp damaged homes to help protect families from the elements.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100983 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Tarping roofs in Saipan\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Our teams also helped tarp damaged homes in Saipan to help protect families from the elements.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100829 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:53\" data-filename=\"1827PH-E-173.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1827PH-E-173.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Water buffalo help transport Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to the village of an unreached people group in the Philippines.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100829 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Water buffalo transport Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in the Philippines. \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Water buffalo help transport Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to an unreached people group village in the Philippines. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100819 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:51\" data-filename=\"1857MN-G-1007.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1857MN-G-1007.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Children from an unreached people group in Mongolia learn about God through The Greatest Journey discipleship course.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100819 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Children in Mongolia reading The Greatest Journey \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Children from an unreached people group in Mongolia learn about God through The Greatest Journey discipleship course. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100878 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:00\" data-filename=\"1819DR-D-408.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1819DR-D-408.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Franklin Graham helped share the love of Jesus during an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution in Dominican Republic.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100878 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1819DR-D-408\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Franklin Graham helped share the love of Jesus during an Operation Christmas Child shoebox distribution in Dominican Republic.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100937 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 13:18:10\" data-filename=\"1834MX-J-488.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1834MX-J-488.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Children in Mexico experienced the love of Christ through Gospel presentations and Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts distributed by church leaders like Pastor Jos\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100937 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1834MX-J-488\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Children in Mexico experienced the love of Christ through Gospel presentations and Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts distributed by church leaders like Pastor Jos\u00e9 Ben\u00edtez.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100884 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:02\" data-filename=\"1845TO-K-1256.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1845TO-K-1256.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Through Operation Christmas Child, children in need in Togo heard and experienced the love of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100884 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1845TO-K-1256\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Through Operation Christmas Child, children in need in Togo were blessed with Good News and great joy. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100885 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:03\" data-filename=\"1845TO-F-555.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1845TO-F-555.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"The the west African country of Togo, children learned about Jesus Christ through The Greatest Journey discipleship lessons.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100885 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1845TO-F-555\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The Greatest Journey 12-lesson discipleship program helps shoebox recipients in Togo understand how to follow and serve Jesus Christ.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-101016 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-14 15:10:35\" data-filename=\"1846US-D4-420.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/06\/1846US-D4-420.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Alaska provides a beautiful, picturesque backdrop for our military couples to enjoy each year during Operation Heal Our Patriots.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-101016 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1846US-D4-420\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Military couples found hope and healing this year in wilderness Alaska as they participated in Operation Heal Our Patriots. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100993 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-14 11:13:07\" data-filename=\"1846US-B11-093-OHOP.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1846US-B11-093-OHOP.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Retired military chaplains lead Biblically-based marriage enrichment classes throughout the week. Through these training sessions couples learn about God&#039;s purpose for marriage and family, how to communicate and listen effectively, and how to cope with the lasting effects of combat deployment and injury.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100993 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1846US-B11-093-OHOP\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Retired military chaplains led Biblically-based marriage enrichment classes throughout the week at Samaritan Lodge Alaska.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100880 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:01\" data-filename=\"1846US-i20-077.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1846US-i20-077.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"This year through Operation Heal Our Patriots, 70 individuals received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, 35 rededicated themselves to following Him, 88 were baptized, and 83 couples publicly renewed their marriage vows.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100880 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1846US-i20-077\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Nearly 150 couples visited Samaritan Lodge Alaska for Operation Heal Our Patriots this year, and many lives and marriages were transformed by the power of the Gospel.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100879 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:01\" data-filename=\"1873US-A-673-1.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1873US-A-673-1.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Samaritan\u2019s Purse recently completed its 29th building project in Alaska with a new church facility for Mountain Village Covenant Church.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100879 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1873US-A-673-1\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Samaritan\u2019s Purse completed its 29th building project in Alaska with a new church facility for Mountain Village Covenant Church.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100823 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-11 14:41:51\" data-filename=\"1882MN-F-142.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1882MN-F-142.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Sarana received lifesaving heart surgery through our Children\u2019s Heart Project. Sarana lives in Mongolia, where there was not a surgeon who could perform the complex procedure.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100823 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Child in Mongolia after heart surgery \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sarana received lifesaving heart surgery through our Children\u2019s Heart Project. Sarana lives in Mongolia, where there was not a surgeon who could perform the complex procedure.  <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-101126 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-19 09:17:13\" data-filename=\"1882MN-A-1144.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/10\/1882MN-A-1144.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Franklin Graham and the children who participated in a horse race across the Mongolian grasslands.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-101126 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Franklin Graham and children with their horses in Mongolia \" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Franklin Graham visited a Children's Heart Project beneficiary who lives on the grasslands of Mongolia. He got to see these youngsters race horses across the plains. <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100934 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-13 12:58:20\" data-filename=\"1895US-K-052-resized.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1895US-K-052-resized.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Samaritan&#039;s Purse volunteers sift through ashes at a residence in Butte County, California, where the deadly Camp Fire burned over 150,000 acres and more than 14,000 homes.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100934 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1895US-K-052-resized\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Samaritan's Purse volunteers sift through ashes at a residence in Butte County, California, where the deadly Camp Fire burned over 150,000 acres and more than 14,000 homes.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100890 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:04\" data-filename=\"1838SD-B-699.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1838SD-B-699.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"By devoting their time and expertise, our World Medical Mission surgeons and physicians changed lives and saved lives all over the world.\" class=\"slider-100818 slide-100890 msDefaultImage\" title=\"1838SD-B-699\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">By devoting their time and expertise, our World Medical Mission surgeons and physicians have saved lives in Jesus' Name all over the world.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-100892 ms-image\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-12-12 12:34:05\" data-filename=\"1823KE-M-205.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud\/2018\/12\/1823KE-M-205.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"764\" alt=\"Through our World Medical Mission Post-Residency program, Dr. Samantha Conroy is helping to provide excellent medical care in Jesus&#039; 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