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4 unusual facts about Samaritans


Abner of Burgos

He further accused the Jews, for instance, of constantly warring among themselves and splitting into hostile religious schisms; in support of this statement he adduces an alleged list of the "sects" prevailing among them: Sadducees, Samaritans, and other extinct division.

David Sheepshanks

Sheepshanks is the founder Chairman of the ITFC Education and Sports Trust, a founder trustee of the Community Foundation for Suffolk, Patron of the Ipswich and East Suffolk branch of the Samaritans and President of the Ipswich Citizens Advice Bureau and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by the Suffolk College.

Donna Ludlow

She works as a barmaid at The Queen Victoria public house and takes to anonymously ringing up the Samaritans, where Kathy volunteers, but Kathy starts to suspect the caller's identity.

Whitmore Reans

At the junction of the New Hampton Roads with Hunter and Clifford streets are several more shops, including the Sugar & Spice Asian catering store, the WV6 Internet Cafe, Burns + Dudgon Ltd electricians, The Fish Inn fish and chip shop, Mittu Jewellers, Jhoots Pharmacy, K. Ram & Sons convenience store, P.H. Services (appliance repairs etc.) and a branch of the charity Samaritans.


Ariaric

The Samaritans joined forces with Constantine, who appointed his son Constantine II to campaign against the Goths in late winter 332, reportedly resulting in the deaths of approximately one hundred thousand people due to the weather and lack of food.

Gino Geraci

He has conducted leadership conferences, Bible Conferences, and emergency service support conferences with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Samaritans’ Purse, Gospel for Asia in India, and Sri Lanka, the Bible League in Africa; Food For The Poor in Jamaica; Mike McIntosh Crusades in Mexico; Somebody Loves You Bible Conferences with Raul Ries in Chile, Columbia, Peru and Pastor’s conferences in much of the continental United States.

Justgiving

In April 2012, Claire Squires, who collapsed and died whist running the London Marathon, posthumously raised in excess of £925,000 for Samaritans through JustGiving (without including Gift Aid).

Second Temple period

According to Ezra 4:5, the Samaritans sought to "frustrate their purpose" and sent messengers to Ecbatana and Susa, with the result that the work was suspended.

The Samaritans Hong Kong

Chad Varah, founder of the Samaritans in the United Kingdom, visited Hong Kong in 1974/ He was instrumental in the formation of a Hong Kong branch - the Samaritans Hong Kong.


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