When the Guiba River’s levee system was compromised, all but three neighborhoods in the city of Canoas were suddenly, violently flooded. Any buildings still above water became shelters and distribution centers as donations poured into the region from across Brazil. As floodwaters now recede, new needs are uncovered, and Samaritan’s Purse continues to support churches,…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse Serves Christmas Eve Meal in Mayfield, Kentucky
This Christmas Eve Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse staff members served up a heapin’ helpin’ of roast turkey, baked ham, and all the trimmings to the hurting community of Mayfield, Kentucky. With the hearty meal, Graham offered a message about the hope found only in the Lord Jesus Christ and assured the audience that God…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Listening to Jericho’s Story
Matt Rath is a producer for Samaritan’s Purse. He traveled to the Philippines after Typhoons Haiyan and Hagupit to document our work. As a filmmaker for Samaritan’s Purse, I have an interesting position. Many times, I hear people open up about difficult times in their lives that they don’t usually share with others. Sometimes it’s…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Evangelists Bring Love and Learning to Niger
Renae Chrystal is the communications intern in Niger. Nigerien evangelist couple Abdou and Ouma Issa demonstrate their love to people in the villages where they live and work. Originally from Maradi region, they received a call on their lives to evangelize when they became Christians. They worked with Samaritan’s Purse Niger and then became evangelists…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
A Family in Niger is Changed by the Gospel
Saley Inoussa is the Samaritan’s Purse health and nutrition coordinator in Niger. Moumouni had a major infection in his leg and also suffered from insomnia because he constantly heard inaudible voices. His mother, Maimouna, sought help from health centers in Niger, Muslim healers, and witch doctors, but nothing worked. Maimouna spent all her money trying…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Anti-Trafficking Programs Help Families in Cambodia
Morning’s first light brought the promise of a long day for those already making their way across the Cambodia border into Thailand. The work awaiting them, likely in construction or agriculture, would prove brutal in the smothering heat. For families from impoverished Cambodian villages—where there’s no means of earning an income—survival depends on finding a…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Volunteers Begin Cleanup After South Texas Flooding
Hidalgo County, Texas, located near the state’s southern tip, typically receives 21 inches of rain per year. On June 20, about 15 inches of rain fell, most of that in a couple of hours—flooding thousands of homes with foul-smelling muddy gunk. Samaritan’s Purse responded quickly. We sent staff and equipment, and volunteer teams are now…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Sharing God’s Love in Word and Deed Across Hidalgo County, Texas
Lupe Aguirre works at the Science Academy of South Texas not too far from his home in Mercedes. When he returns to school this fall, he’ll be excited to tell others about what happened this summer—about the one week in June that changed his life and that of his wife Maria. “Though tough, I’ve had…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham Reflects on 25 Years of Sharing God’s Love Through Shoebox Gifts Delivered to the Ends of the Earth
Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has partnered with local churches around the world to deliver 157 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in need in 160 countries. Each one—packed full of fun toys, school supplies, and hygiene items by a family or individual—is sent with prayer that the child who receives it will experience…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
“I Say Thank God for Volunteers”
UPDATE (Aug. 2): Our work has now been completed in Marshalltown, Iowa. More than 330 individual volunteers served 108 homeowners. We praise God that 19 people trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior. We are grateful to Marshalltown Evangelical Free Church for their support as our base of operations. For both weather forecasters and residents,…
