OCC 2015 Special Report

A Special Report from SAMARITAN’S PURSE • pg. 1

DELIVERING GOOD NEWS AND GREAT JOY TO CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD

SPECIAL REPORTA P R O J E C T O F S A M A R I TA N ’ S P U R S E

INSIDE :

“I want every child to know there is a God who loves them.

I WANT EVERY CHILD IN THIS WORLD TO

KNOW HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST.

This is what Operation Christmas Child is all about.”

Franklin Graham


ORDER ONLINE TODAY

WWe praise God for every person who filled shoeboxes with toys, school

supplies, and hygiene items to bring Christmas joy to children overseas.

Thanks to your generosity, Samaritan’s Purse will deliver a tangible

expression of God’s love to over 11 million boys and girls in 109 countries

this year. Best of all, each shoebox provides opportunities for local churches

to share the Good News of God’s greatest gift—His Son, Jesus Christ.

After receiving their shoeboxes, many children are invited to

participate in The Greatest Journey, a 12-lesson discipleship program that

teaches them how to faithfully follow Christ and share Him with family

and friends. More than 7.4 million children worldwide have enrolled in the

course since 2010, and 3.3 million have accepted Christ as their Savior.

2015 • Operation Christmas Child Special Report

04 EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH Shoeboxes help plant

seeds for the Gospel in

every corner of the globe.

10 THE GREATEST JOURNEY After they

receive their shoeboxes,

children are invited to

take part in a 12-lesson

discipleship program.

14 AROUND THE WORLD A pictorial

"wrap-up" of shoebox

distributions around the

world.

20 BEHIND THE SCENES Operation Christmas

Child supporters across

America inspire others to

get involved.

MILLION GOSPELOPPORTUNITIES!11

Go to billygrahambookstore.org to order Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts,

a collection of Christ-exalting stories of lives that have been changed through this ministry.

THAT’S THE POWER OF A SIMPLE GIFT!

GO INTO ALL THE WORLD

AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL CREATION.

— MARK 16:15 —

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F rom Belize to Botswana and from Chad to Cambodia, God is using Operation Christmas Child to

help expand His Church to the ends of the earth. A simple gift can bring joy and comfort to hurting

children and open doors for entire communities to hear the message of love and redemption from sin

through Jesus Christ. As these eternal truths take root, broken families find restoration, churches are

established, and a new generation of believers bear witness to the Lord’s faithfulness.

EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH

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PANAMA

COSTA RICA

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MEXICO

BELIZE

Christmas Day 2015 passed

uneventfully for many of the boys

and girls living on the Caribbean

island of Caye Caulker, several

miles off the coast of Belize. Sadly,

the holiday has always been just

an ordinary day, as their families are

too poor to afford gifts and many had never

heard about the true meaning of Christmas.

But the holiday season was not yet over, and these

children would soon experience one of the happiest

events of their lives. A water taxi carrying hundreds

of Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes left a Belize

City port and churned through choppy waves to

reach the island.

A radiant group assembled at the distribution site

exchanging smiles and laughter as they opened the

boxes to discover an assortment of treasures—stuffed

animals, coloring books, and school supplies.

Through skits and the presentation of the Gospel

booklet "The Greatest Gift," the children also had the

opportunity to respond to the Good News of Jesus

Christ.

Franklin Graham, who joined local church leaders

in handing out shoeboxes on the island and in other

locations in Belize, told the children that God has

already given them the best present they could ever

receive. That gift is His Son, Jesus, who came at

Christmas some 2,000 years ago to bring salvation to

a world lost in sin.

“We want every child to know they are

precious and loved by God, and these shoeboxes

help demonstrate that,” Graham said.

Christians in Belize are seeing

their prayers answered as God

uses Operation Christmas Child

shoeboxes and The Greatest

Journey discipleship lessons to

saturate the smallest country in

Central America with the Gospel.

Virtually every child in the

entire nation will receive a shoebox

gift from Operation Christmas Child before they

grow up. Some people even describe Belize as the

“Shoebox Nation.”

Hundreds of churches from 15 denominations

across Belize are implementing a national strategy

that covers every corner of the nation over a six-year

period.

This is crucial, because Belize desperately needs

the Gospel. Over 80 percent of adults describe

themselves as Christian, but only 10 percent attend

church regularly. Belize is plagued by poverty, broken

families, gangs, drugs, and the highest HIV infection

rates in the Western Hemisphere.

Next to one of the churches that handed out

shoeboxes in Belize City is a school,

where only one of the

200 students


BELIZE

ANTICIPATION: Greta Van Susteren joins in the fun at a shoebox distribution in Belize. She and husband John Coale helped hand out the gifts.


REACHING THE UNREACHED Three shoebox distributions took place in 2015

among the Achuar, a remote Amazonian people

of nearly 20,000 souls. In villages accessible only

by canoe, Peruvian church leaders proclaimed the

Gospel to families in the Achuar language. Afterwards

they handed out shoebox gifts to the children. One

boy was so delighted that he gave papayas to the

presenters as a “thank you.” Many of the parents said

they had never heard this message about God or

Jesus before. Praise God for the seeds of faith that are

being sown in their hearts.

BELIZE: Franklin Graham delivers Christmas greetings to children at a church in the Rootsville squatter settlement outside Belize City.

PERU

“Thank you very much for sending these shoeboxes to hard-to-reach places where many children need to hear the message of salvation.”

— Belen Salazar, Operation Christmas Child volunteer and former shoebox recipient in Peru

comes from a traditional family with a mother and

father at home.

“Children will tell you, ‘My dad was never in my

life,’” said Arita Lemus, the national coordinator

for Operation Christmas Child in Belize. “When

we can teach them that God is a father to the

fatherless, that makes a difference in their lives. It’s

powerful that we get into the kids’ lives early.”

Arita’s husband, Eduardo, is a retired pastor

who mobilizes churches throughout Belize to

participate in Operation Christmas Child. He says

The Greatest Journey discipleship lessons fill a

huge void. “Ninety percent of the churches do not

have anything like this,” he said. “These lessons

really ground the children as they grow up.”

Over 500 Christians across Belize have been

trained as volunteer teachers for The Greatest

Journey. Many of them, Arita said,

received shoebox gifts when they were

younger. “A simple shoebox made a

difference in their lives. That’s how they

heard the Gospel and got saved, so now

they want to share it.”

A N EW G E N E RAT I O N O F B E L I EV E RS

“A small present in Moldova opens so many doors,”

said Andrei Ciobanu, a pastor and church planter in

the southern part of the country. “Operation Christmas

Child is a great opportunity to share the Gospel with

both children and adults.”

Pastor Ciobanu is excited that

Samaritan's Purse is taking Operation Christmas

Child and The Greatest Journey discipleship program

to communities that do not celebrate Christmas or

understand its significance.

Local churches in the former Soviet republic are

even handing out shoebox gifts in public schools.

That’s a dramatic change from decades ago under the

Communist regime when Christians could not openly

practice their faith.

“I remember from my childhood how at school we

praised the name of Lenin,” said Pastor Ciobanu. “Now

at school, children praise the Name of the Lord. This is

the beginning of a new church,” he said.

MOLDOVA

“A small present in Moldova opens so many doors.”

MOLDOVA: Children celebrate receiving their shoebox gifts in a nation where local churches have distributed more than 1.3 million shoeboxes since 1997.


Andrei Ciobanu


B U I L D I N G A N EW F O U N DAT I O N

We praise God that 29 new churches are

thriving in one West African nation, in part

because of Operation Christmas Child and

The Greatest Journey. These churches are

lights shining in some of the darkest parts of

the country—among unreached groups whose

populations don’t know Christ or anyone who can

tell them about Him.

Of this nation’s 18 million people, 4.5 million

are unreached. The churches planted as a result of

Operation Christmas Child are spread across seven

of the nation’s 28 ethnically distinct groups.

Among one tribe who are only 0.2 percent

evangelical, a pastor has served in a village since 1993. Despite faithful efforts to

evangelize, he did not see a single person come to Christ for 21 years. But in 2015,

Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts opened a door for a church to be planted

in the village. As a result of these generous gifts, parents have given their children

permission to attend church. In addition, the local imam is now telling the children

of the village to go to church to learn about God. This was unheard of before gift-

filled shoeboxes were distributed.

In another village, several pastors tried to share Christ but were turned away.

Only when one of the pastors organized a shoebox distribution for 400 children in

cooperation with village and school officials did that change. The village chief was so

moved by this expression of God’s love that he gave his entire family permission to

become Christians. He also provided land to build a church. Both children and adults

there have now accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior.

A village of animist worshipers formerly "welcomed" Christians who tried to visit

by stoning them. But now through Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest

Journey discipleship course, children in that community have come to Christ and

are now serving as strong prayer warriors in the local church.

*Because of security concerns, we are not able to identify specific locations and names.

—Elshadai International Christian Centre, Zambia

WEST AFRICA: Open hearts led to “open doors” when the children in this rural village received shoebox gifts. A church was planted in the community and the congregation continues to grow as more children and adults receive Jesus as their Savior.

AFRICA*

“We thank God for the gift boxes

that gave our local church

an opportunity to present

the Gospel to children. We

have seen our boys and girls

grow in faith through The

Greatest Journey lessons.

They are now able to pray

and share the Word of God

with other children. May

God bless all partners and

supporters of Operation

Christmas Child."

THE POWER of The Gospel:

“GO THEREFORE

AND MAKE DISCIPLES”—MATTHEW 28:19 —

In over 100 countries, local churches are following Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts with The

Greatest Journey, a dynamic discipleship course developed by Samaritan’s Purse that teaches boys and

girls to faithfully follow Christ and share Him with others. When they graduate, the children receive a

certificate and a New Testament in their language to further equip them to be lifelong disciples. Some

of them have led family members to Christ, and now they are attending local churches. Here are some

glimpses into how God is using The Greatest Journey to build His kingdom around the world.

THE GREATEST JOURNEY


SSHUKURAN WAS DRIFTING TOWARD VIOLENCE, BUT THE LORD USED AN

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX TO CHANGE THIS 12-YEAR-OLD

BOY’S HEART.

“When he received the gift we were very

happy. That was the beginning of knowing

God,” his mother Agnes Banda said. The toy

cars, airplane, books, pens, and soap inside

delighted them both. Shukuran’s favorite

part, though, was "The Greatest Gift" Gospel

booklet he received along with his shoebox.

Interested in what he read about Jesus,

Shukuran accepted the invitation to come

to The Greatest Journey classes

offered by the local church in his

Malawi village. That’s where he

gave his heart to Christ. After the

second week of the course, he

asked his mother and siblings to

attend church with him, where

they also became Christians.

Sadly, Shukuran’s father

immediately left his family

because of their new

faith. Now Agnes washes

clothes and bakes to try

and earn enough money

to feed her children and

pay their school fees, but

she often comes up short.

Despite these struggles, Shukuran is

becoming a spiritual leader. Now with a

changed heart, he is no longer obsessed

with violence and is passionate about

sharing God’s love. People affectionately

call him “pastor” because he is always

organizing events at church—including

evangelistic campaigns for their

community. His peers follow his example

in outreach.

Pastor Henry Mankanamba, the

actual pastor of the church, said of his

protégé, “The same child who was

rude became humble.” Shukuran

forgave his father for abandoning

the family and not providing for

their financial needs.

Remembering Shukuran’s

shoebox gift, Pastor

Mankanamba said, “It was

a drop of love. To them, it

became an ocean.” Now with

hope, his mother said, “I

know when I go to God I will

find help.”

5.2 MILLION

children graduatedsince 2010

71 LANGUAGES for Bible materials

2.7 MILLION boys and girls

participated this year

3.3 MILLION

reported decisions for Christ since 2010

MALAWI

Shukuran, whose name means “thank you” in Arabic, shares what he has learned in The Greatest Journey with other children.

Shukuran

On the nation’s second largest island, in

the village of Laduna, 15 children gathered

under a mango tree to learn about Jesus in The

Greatest Journey class. The boys and girls were

so excited about what they were studying that

they invited their parents to come to class as

well.

By the third lesson they had grown to more

than 80 participants! So for the fourth lesson

they relocated to the top of a hill under a larger

mango tree.

Seeing the need for more space yet, they built a

large open-air shelter on top of the hill. This allowed

the children to meet for class under the mango tree

and for the parents to receive the same content with

more age-appropriate instruction in the structure. A

church of 100 now worships under this shelter every

Sunday.

Not far from Laduna, in the village of Vunika, 80

children emerged from their homes among the sugar

cane fields to hear the Gospel and receive an Operation

Christmas Child shoebox gift. Pastor “Waisea,” who had

walked six hours from his home in Labasa to be there,

invited all the children to return to begin The Greatest

Journey class the next week.

Thirty children returned. In Lesson

One, Pastor Waisea taught about Creation,

emphasizing that people are made in God’s

image. Eleven-year-old Melvin was so moved

by what he heard that he gave his heart to

Christ at the end of the lesson.

Melvin's life changed so completely that

his grandfather, the local witch doctor, took

interest.

Soon the rainy season set in and the village

succumbed to mud. The Greatest Journey class began

meeting in Melvin’s home next to the main road.

Around this time, his grandfather became very sick.

Desperate, he asked Melvin to bring Pastor Waisea

to pray for him. “Just tell him to bring that Jesus

with him. I want to know that Jesus,” said Melvin’s

grandfather.

When Pastor Waisea challenged him to abandon his

idols and trust in Christ, the witch doctor repented of

his sin and surrendered his life to Jesus.

“ The idol worship stopped.”

FIJI

FIJI: Sitting under a mango tree, boys and girls pause during The Greatest Journey class in Laduna to thank the Lord for the opportunity to learn more about Him.

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Melvin’s grandfather then invited

Pastor Waisea to hold church in a

shed in his yard. The Greatest Journey

students brought their families to

the services. When they outgrew

that building, Melvin’s grandfather

extended the roof to accommodate

more people.

Soon overflowing from the

expanded shed, a neighbor across the

road offered them a quarter of an acre

to build a church. Forty people came to

their first service.

One elder said, "On Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, and Saturdays the people

used to meet to pray to their gods.

Then the shoeboxes came and the

Bible lessons were preached to the

children in their homes. After about six

months, the idol worship stopped. Now

100 people regularly attend the Vunika

church." We praise God for opening

doors and touching hearts with His

truth and salvation.

INDIA: The Greatest Journey classes include skits and games that help children learn Bible stories and memorize Scripture.

MEXICO: At a children’s home in Guadalajara, girls and boys learned about the love of their heavenly Father through The Greatest Journey discipleship course.

LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME . . .

FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM

OF GOD — LUKE 18:16 —

”

“AROUND THE WORLD

Their smiles and joyous laughter speak a universal language. In 109 countries across the globe, the

Lord used Operation Christmas Child to bless boys and girls who have endured poverty, famine, disease,

and war. From traumatized Syrian refugees living in camps in southern Europe to earthquake survivors

in Nepal’s Himalayan Mountains, Samaritan's Purse was able to share the Good News of Jesus Christ

thanks to your simple shoebox gifts filled with toys and love.


MALAWI: What’s more exciting than a surprise gift prepared by a child on the other side of the world? These boys and girls eagerly wait to discover the treasures in their shoeboxes.


CAMEROON: Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes brought delight to these girls at Songkwari Church in the city of Londji.

AROUND THE WORLD


IRAQ: Fleeing war and terror, these children were happy to receive shoebox gifts from Samaritan's Purse at a displacement camp in northern Iraq.

UGANDA: Rowboats are used to transport cartons of shoeboxes to children living in remote river settlements.

HONDURAS: School children in Intibuca receive toys, classroom supplies, and "The Greatest Gift" illustrated Gospel booklets that tell the story of Christ’s birth.

INDIA: The boys and girls at this orphanage erupted into joy as they shared the treasures in their shoeboxes with each other.

ECUADOR: The only way to deliver shoeboxes to some isolated Amazon settlements is by plane or canoe.

NEPAL: Many young survivors of the spring 2015 earthquakes lost their homes and belongings. Samaritan’s Purse provided immediate emergency relief to their families, and in December we delivered gifts of hope to encourage the children.


AROUND THE WORLD

PHILIPPINES: With her two youngest children seated behind her and three children walking beside her, this Filipina mom shares in the excitement of returning home from a shoebox distribution.

SSixty miles south of Houston sits the little

village of Wild Peach, Texas, home to one

convenience store and Grace Baptist Church,

a congregation of 25.

In 2013, Pastor Mark Brumbelow was

ecstatic when they more than doubled

their usual Operation Christmas Child

contribution and packed 43 shoeboxes.

The next year, though, he sensed God

wanted them to pack 500. The congregation

initially thought he was crazy, but they

packed 532 shoeboxes. Their generosity

overflowed, but Mark was concerned their

Christmas missions offering would suffer as

a result. He said, “Last year after packing 500

shoeboxes, our missions offering doubled

over what it had ever been before. I’m telling

you, Luke 6:38 is true. ‘Give, and it will be

given to you.'"

Still, the congregation was surprised

when in 2015, Mark believed God wanted

them to pack 2,000 boxes. They decided to

trust God for the goal. June Reeves, a

27-year employee of Walmart®, brought in

bags of items for shoebox gifts, including

300 pairs of flip-flops. Charlie Meazles, a

Marine veteran of the Korean War, also got

involved. As he packed his shoebox, he

said, “I do it for the kids everywhere. I hope

they come to know Jesus as their Lord and

Savior.”

Since Grace Baptist has participated

more in Operation Christmas Child, they

have seen the Lord's provision. Each year,

God has provided more than enough money

to cover the $7 shipping cost for each box

they pack—including all 2,118 of them in

2015.

“We haven’t done anything special, but

seek to obey God and what He’s told us to

do,” Mark said. “There’s nothing special about

Grace Baptist Church or its preacher. But I

tell you there’s something mighty special

about the God that we serve.”

SMALL CHURCH WITH A TEXAS -SIZE HEART

BEHIND THE SCENES

TEXAS: Members and friends of Grace Baptist Church in Wild Peach, Texas, gather for a shoebox packing party, intent on preparing 2,000 gifts.


BEHIND THE SCENES

“My dream is to make other

kids’ dreams come true,” said

Jordyn McNeal, a 9-year-old from

Alabama. “I want them to know

that God loves them.”

That’s what motivated her

to rally friends to pack 5,000

shoeboxes in 2015. She issued a

challenge to youth in schools and

churches. Through letters, phone

calls, and Facebook messages, Jordyn got people

from coast-to-coast involved.

But Jordyn wasn’t just looking to others to

pack boxes. She personally set out to fill 1,000 of

the 5,000 shoeboxes by asking stores, hospitals,

and dentist offices if they would donate items like

toys, toothbrushes, and soap. Then she hosted a

huge packing party, inviting friends to help her fill

the boxes with all the supplies she gathered. She

also encouraged more than a dozen churches to

participate in Operation Christmas Child for the

first time.

Praise God, Jordyn exceeded her goal,

personally packing 1,320 of the 5,161 shoeboxes

collected through her efforts.

And Jordyn has found other ways to stay

involved with Operation Christmas Child. She

was excited to share her passion for the project by

speaking at community celebrations at four of our

Processing Centers in Denver, Colorado; Orange

County, California; Dallas, Texas; and Charlotte,

North Carolina during the Christmas season.

“I want them to know that God loves them.”

LEADING BY EXAMPLE

"WE'RE PART OF A TEAM"

CHRISTMAS JOY: James Buller, 6, and Keria Teul, 7, in Belize City are among more than 1,000 children who received boxes personally packed by Jordyn McNeal in 2015.

Bob Pattison, church relations volunteer

for South Orange County, California, works to

encourage church involvement with Operation

Christmas Child through his area team. His

specific coverage responsibility is the San Juan

Capistrano area.

Bob is excited about the Samaritan’s Purse

project because “this is a tangible way to show

the children that God loves them. Then it works

upward: through the children, parents are saved,

communities are saved.”

Bob also enjoys serving with other volunteers.

He said, “I’m a captain, but I can’t do it without

mechanics, flight attendants, and co-pilots. As

with Operation Christmas Child, we’re part of a

team. As congregations working together in the

body of Christ, we can make a big impact.”

Year-round Connect volunteers are critical to

the work of Operation Christmas Child and provide

an opportunity, through local area teams, for many

more people to serve Christ effectively.

Jordyn McNeal

Betty Lung’s passion for sharing

the Gospel is infectious. When she

found out about Operation Christmas

Child through a magazine in 1998, she

introduced the project to her church,

New York Chinese Alliance, located

in New York City’s Chinatown. The

church immediately got involved.

Betty said, “I wanted to do it for my daughter

Andrea, to let her learn how to share, to love people,

and to reach out with the Gospel.” That year they

packed about 20 boxes as a church.

In 2008, the church’s interest in the project

peaked when Samaritan’s Purse delivered shoeboxes

to earthquake victims near Chengdu, China. Betty

said, “They’re not just delivering shoeboxes to people

we don’t know. They’re doing it for the people we are

related to.”

Then in 2012, just after Hurricane Sandy

hammered the area, the church opened its doors as

a shoebox drop-off location. Now in her fourth year

of coordinating this effort, Betty welcomed a host

of shoebox packers who came to drop off their gifts

during National Collection Week.

Victoria Martin, 75, walked 30 blocks pushing

eight shoeboxes in a cart in order to hand them off

to Betty and send them on their way to children in

need. Victoria said, “I pray every day, ‘Fill my heart

with Your love.’” Her shoeboxes are just one way she

expresses the Lord’s compassion.

At the same time, students from Nyack College in

downtown Manhattan dropped off 44 shoebox gifts.

It was the first time the students packed shoeboxes in

a school-wide effort.

Arlene Delrio was next to unload bags of shoebox

gifts. She said, “Our church is in the middle of the

projects on the lower east side of Manhattan. We ask

them to give to those less fortunate than they are.”

Betty rejoiced in each of the 1,250 shoeboxes

delivered to New York Chinese Alliance Church this

year. She said, “It’s not just a gift. It’s the Gospel that

goes with it.”

FROM CHINATOWN TO THE WORLD

“It’s not just a gift. It’s the Gospel that goes with it. ”

NEW YORK: Nyack College students Alivia Mendez, Vastie D’Haiti, and Yadilka Ramos drop off their school’s first Operation Christmas Child gifts.

Victoria Martin

Betty Lung


BOONE, N.C.: This Processing Center is one of eight warehouses where Samaritan’s Purse volunteers prepare shoebox gifts for shipment overseas.

KIDS HELPING KIDS: A young scout with the organization Trail Life® shows the school supplies and other great items he included in his overflowing shoebox.

AlbaniaAngolaArgentinaBahamasBelarusBelizeBeninBoliviaBosnia BotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCentral African Rep.ChadChileColombiaCosta RicaDem. Rep. of CongoDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaFijiGabonGhanaGrenada

GuineaGuinea BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIraqJamaicaKenyaLatviaLesothoLiberiaLithuaniaMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaliMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMongoliaNamibiaNigeriaPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPoland

Republic of CongoRomaniaRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent SamoaSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSlovakiaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSurinameSwazilandTanzaniaThailandTogoTrinidad and TobagoUgandaUkraineUSA (Native Americans)

UruguayVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe

WHERE DID YOUR GIFTS GO?

In 2015, Samaritan’s Purse collected 8,765,637 gift-filled

shoeboxes in the United States. Another 2,447,373 came

from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland,

Austria, Finland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

Those gifts were delivered to children in 109 countries,

many of which are listed below*:

*Some countries are not listed for security reasons

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