Like most members of his church, Pastor Mikias and his family struggle with life in a South Sudanese refugee camp. They fled down from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan without any personal belongings and rely on monthly food rations to survive. Despite hardships, Pastor Mikias gathered together a group of Christian believers and began meeting…
Consolar a otros como ha sido consolado
Dmytro* knows war all too well. As a citizen of Ukraine, battles have come to his doorstep, bringing pain and difficulty. Over the years, he’s had to say goodbye to comrades, freedoms, and a sense of normalcy so often that loss seems to be the recurring theme in his life. Yet, now, thanks to training…
Los líderes encuentran descanso y una visión renovada para el ministerio en el inundado Brasil
Since early May of this year—after unprecedented rainfall caused disastrous flooding in southern Brazil and displaced over 800,000 people across Rio Grande do Sul—Pastor Roberto Machado said there’s been little time to rest. Samaritan’s Purse recently hosted a retreat for the dozens of churches who’ve been hard at work serving their communities—even while suffering themselves.…
‘Water Is Gold in the Bahamas’
When Hurricane Dorian tore through Freeport, Grand Bahama, in September 2019, a massive storm surge swept seawater inland about two miles and into many of the wells on the island. “The entire water table has been compromised. It’s still quite salty,” said Pastor Keith Russell of First Baptist Church six months after Dorian devastated the…
Year-End Giving 2021
Medicina de emergencia
Your gift will enable Samaritan’s Purse to provide life-saving medical care (including doctors, nurses, respirators, and other essential equipment) to hurting and vulnerable communities. We respond in the wake of natural and manmade disasters, as well as during outbreaks of infectious diseases. We also offer public health outreaches to prevent the spread of life-threatening illnesses.…
Specialty Surgical Teams
Many mission hospitals lack the specialized medical personnel and resources to perform complex surgical procedures that are considered routine in developed nations. Through our Surgery Subspecialty Teams Program, short-term volunteer teams of Christian surgeons and nurses provide specialized training and equipment to our World Medical Mission hospital partners. The specialty fields include orthopedics, obstetric fistula,…
Equipa a un capellán de un hospital misionero
In our World Medical Mission partner hospitals, Christian doctors and nurses care for the physical needs of patients, and chaplains faithfully serve alongside them to share the Gospel. Samaritan’s Purse designed the Heart of the Chaplain hospital evangelism program to resource and equip these men and women of God in the work He has called…
Water in the Midst of Crisis
In the Korah community on the southwest outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a livable wage is hard to come by. Residents pick through garbage to find plastic bottles or scraps of metal—or anything else of value—to sell. Begging and prostitution are common. This is how many in Korah put food on the table. Clean…