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The Rev. Franklin Graham has Christmas gifts for impoverished children; plus an update on his father and thoughts on North Korea
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Almost nine million -- packages for kids this year 5000 volunteers 100 countries that all adds up to operation Christmas child is a -- -- effort led by reverend Franklin Graham and samaritans -- Then go all -- is to bring Christmas to needy children around the world.
And we went along with reverend Graham last year when his group.
Gave out gifts to children in Haiti.
And that was just one of so many countries and stops for the charity reverend Franklin Graham -- nice to see you good to be with you Greta first bush brought in as a father.
He's doing well he's at home -- and recovering from knee and the -- of pneumonia but he is he's recovering you know.
Good I hope he's watching tonight I.
Now the big news at last -- 89 presents that's -- -- -- that number in the dust it's now what up to nine million of these witnesses.
Close to nine million and Greta we ask people just to take -- and after shoe box and -- -- with tours were child.
But we also have a program where they can go to samaritans -- -- or and it is called build a box and you can click on the toys that you want to put in the box.
And you can upload your picture right -- -- to the child that will go in the box.
And then we have volunteers who packed the box for you and -- the box.
And I you can track the box online word goes has called build a box so we -- be doing this all the way up through Christmas.
Generally we still we we need about another quarter million boxes.
I love doing this marriage first out or -- -- an identity you know we we've seen a separation it's actually spectacular -- the volunteers beloved people use of vacations again don't -- and it is.
It it is assets in the kids in the stadium it is there's nothing in this short a spectacular -- what's going after these damn kids and and you and John WR mark we -- we have packed boxes yet I proudly say packed bags as a blast I loved every second it.
How now to another part of the world unite I have that traveled with -- to DP RK North Korea.
That -- it what's your thinking not on the news of Kim Jong-Il done.
I think this is a great opportunity Greta for President Obama to reach out to Kim -- -- And to invite him to this country.
And take you to a basketball game.
And let's make friends.
Remember when Carter invited to and from shopping to this country -- the -- on the tour he was in Texas and had a cowboy hat on.
And this is the first time those Chinese premier come to this country and then look at -- leave the wonderful things that happened in our relationship as a result of just reaching out and talking.
And the president quite enough they -- reach out.
Early in this this young man's.
Term.
It would be huge.
What if it's changed in this having traveled there had three times to do is say you know is that the you know -- the people are so sealed off from the world they have no idea anticipated sort of crack that ball a little bit of the window bit there and fear -- they think we're trying to kill him every single day.
But -- you'd think that that this might been up to that cracked several American.
Kim Jong-Il -- -- -- was afraid to fly and so of all the places you travel it was a Soviet Union and to China.
Four of the son who we've been told he was educated probably Switzerland.
At least he's traveled a little bit -- it would be a great opportunity for this administration.
Two.
Neutralize this issue and then he the Korean financial -- region out and then -- a -- this guy.
I don't think people realize -- how much even like samaritans purse has done in terms of diplomacy in its say you build a -- generators to hospitals -- secular music giving thinks that these hospitals that they can care for the people.
A mobile dental clinic building a -- hospital.
I don't think that people realize there's -- a lot of these private organizations and charities who are in there trying to show them that Americans you know are not to be feared.
Well that's that's what we hope we can do Greta.
Probably this is the one the most dangerous areas in the world.
Let that little bit real estate that is.
Very explosive and if we don't do something grown up.
If we aren't talking in the United States -- -- -- -- and we agreed that we roll over on negotiations but we need to be communicating -- regularly talking to them.
And keep those communications as it is too dangerous not to do it.
And and I know that when they see you especially you a man of faith is that and you did talk to them about face -- pound.
That you know it -- it last Sunday goes over over -- -- a little bit but.
It's chipping away as well.
Please -- in -- -- Greta because there's still Christians in in North Korea and I want the government of North Korea and other Christians are to be -- they're not their enemy we've.
They're they're best citizens.
I love out.
Threatened that's always nice to see you love of the box and they can -- -- samaritans.
First dot org and they -- -- part of this and thank you.
