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'''Sam Childers''' (born 1962) is a former gang biker who now dedicates his life and resources to rescue children in the war zone of Sudan. Childers and his wife Lynn founded and operate Angels of East Africa, the Children’s Village Orphanage in Nimule, Sudan, where they currently have more than 300 children in their care.

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===

Sam Childers was born [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]], the son of Paul Childers, a union ironworker.  Sam had two older brothers, Paul Jr. and George.  He also had a sister, Donna, who died of a heart problem before she was a year old.  While growing up, his parents moved from place to place following construction projects.  Sam was nine years old and living with his family in [[Central City, Pennsylvania]], when he first felt God’s hand in his life.

In the spring of 1974, a couple months before Sam turned twelve, his family moved to [[Grand Rapids, Minnesota]].  He was going into seventh grade that fall, and the two years between then and when he started high school were some of the most influential times of his life.  It was in these formative years that Sam discovered cigarettes, marijuana, and alcohol which lead to many years of drug addiction, drug dealing, and alcoholism.  Sam also developed a love for motorcycles and the lifestyle that often fo(contracted; show full)}}
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