Military couples will arrive at Samaritan Lodge Alaska this Memorial Day weekend. They are the first group to participate in a week of Biblically based marriage enrichment this year.
As we remember fallen United States service members this Memorial Day weekend, we also welcome the first group of military couples to Alaska for the Operation Heal Our Patriots 2026 summer season.
Wounded members and their spouses will touch down at Samaritan Lodge Alaska on Sunday, May 24, greeted with a flag-waving welcome from chaplains, staff, volunteers, and residents gathered near the gravel airstrip.
Each week for 17 weeks (May 24 through September 18), as many as 10 couples will join us for a time of chaplain-led marriage training. Husbands and wives will participate in daily, Biblically based classes and enjoy God’s creation on wilderness excursions in both Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks—all the while building new friendships with fellow military couples.
Please join us in praying for these couples that they will experience the healing found only in a life, marriage, and family transformed by the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Since Operation Heal Our Patriots started in 2012, over 1,100 individuals have been baptized by our chaplains in the waters of Lake Clark.
Since 2012, more than 2,000 military couples have become a part of the Operation Heal Our Patriots family. We praise God for the 943 individuals who accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through the program, and for the more than 1,000 couples who dedicated or rededicated their marriages under God’s authority.
This Samaritan’s Purse project extends well after Alaska through our Family Care ministry, which provides ongoing spiritual care, local church connections, and alumni reunions and activities. Family Care is a lifelong commitment of community, support, and Biblical discipleship grounded in the Word of God.
Please pray for the 170 couples expected to head to Samaritan Lodge Alaska over the course of this summer—that the Lord would restore marriages and bring new life in Jesus Christ to hurting souls.
