Jeremy Blume
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Jacksonville Helps Provide Ugandan Kids Second Chance at Life
This week, 4-year-old Joshua and 12-year-old Manjeri flew thousands of miles to Jacksonville, Fla., from their homes in Uganda to receive life-saving heart surgery. Although it's a long, difficult trip for these sick kids, it may be the only way to save their lives.
Joshua and Manjeri have congenital heart defects that were identified by Dr. Stephanie Lacey, a pediatric cardiologist at Wolfson Children's Hospital, during one of her trips to screen children in Kampala, Uganda, through Samaritan's Purse's Children's Heart Project. Lacey found that both children suffer from a life-threatening condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), which is a hole between the two ventricles.
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Samaritan’s Purse Calls for Joplin Volunteers
Samaritan's Purse disaster relief experts and volunteer teams are hands on in Joplin, Mo., with emergency assistance to survivors of
the devastating tornado that ripped through the area last Sunday."This is the worst storm season I have seen in my lifetime," says Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. "These survivors need to know that God loves them, and we're grateful that He has given us what we need to respond to these disasters within hours."
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Samaritan’s Purse Mobilizes Team to Lead Recovery Efforts in Japan
At the request of church partners in Japan, Samaritan's Purse has deployed a disaster response team to the country to assess needs and begin coordination of relief supplies to help people affected by the deadly earthquake and massive tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan on March 11.
The Samaritan's Purse response team is currently on its way to Tokyo, where Samaritan's Purse church and community partners have secured a convoy of trucks to carry supplies into Sendai where the supplies will be distributed. The relief supplies include food, water, first aid, blankets and hygiene items. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is partnering with Samaritan's Purse to provide supplies and assistance.
