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El discipulado motiva a la evangelización en Sudán del Sur
At age 69, Aguek has already outlived all of her children. Her oldest died during war, three children died of the measles, one drowned in a nearby river, a son died of a snakebite, and a daughter lost her battle with pneumonia. Aguek’s husband left her years ago. She suddenly developed paralysis on the right…
Abriendo los ojos de los ciegos
William remembers very clearly the day three years ago that he began to lose his sight. While he can’t tell you what kind of insects they were, he recalls the searing pain of the stinging swarm that targeted his eyes that day. As the swelling subsided, another symptom developed—the world seemed to take on a…
Cultivo de huertas escolares en Sudán del Sur
Children living in impoverished villages in South Sudan often struggle to have enough food to eat. While school feeding programs are providing students with a meal during the school day, the meals lack vegetables, meaning micronutrients such as iodine, iron, and vitamin A are absent from a student’s diet. Samaritan’s Purse has stepped in to…
Cosechando los frutos en Liberia
Watta harvested more than 10,000 cucumber and bitterball crops this year in Liberia’s Lofa region. While those are impressive totals, she has even higher hopes for the pepper and corn crops that she’ll harvest in a few weeks. She’s learning how to farm better thanks to the Samaritan’s Purse RECAL program. The previously unfruitful soil…
El proyecto de labio leporino celebra 10 años en Sudán del Sur
People in the village told the young mother to toss her newborn daughter into the nearby river. They said both the child and family were cursed and would always be despised. But Dakeech believed her daughter, Nyani, to be a precious gift from God. She refused to end Nyani’s life because she was born with…
Invernaderos ayudan a familias para aumentar cosechas, plantar semillas de fe
Felix and his wife, Sofia, were used to scraping together a living for their three children from the mountainous fields of Palca, Bolivia, despite harsh rainy seasons and frigid temperatures. The precarious conditions meant experiencing several lean months trying to make ends meet between harvests. When a Samaritan’s Purse agriculture project in the area gave…
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Vista restaurada para cientos durante la campaña de cataratas en Sudán del Sur
Cataract surgery—a simple enough procedure in Western countries—is nearly impossible to access in South Sudan. When people’s eyes begin to cloud with cataracts, it is typically only a matter of time before they reach complete blindness. To help meet the great needs of this East African nation, Samaritan’s Purse sent a medical team to Tonj,…