Editor’s Note: Names have been changed throughout this article to protect identities. In the Diffa region of southeastern Niger, there is little sound. Apart from the side-to-side rocking of the moving Land Cruiser and subtle shifting of sand in the wind, the sun beats down on a sparse landscape largely devoid of movement. Motorcycles are…
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A Long But Blessed Road Home
Sadhia, Wilson, and Doreen—the three ‘miracle’ children of Tanzania—experienced an emotional rollercoaster ride this past weekend as they returned home after months of medical care in the United States. These three survivors of a deadly May bus crash were transported back to Africa in the same way they left the continent—via the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8…
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God Brings New Life to a Disabled Boy in Mongolia Through Operation Christmas Child
Teenaged Sampil is a different person after receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. Once generally homebound, he now travels freely about the city of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Instead of being lonely, he now plays on team sports and has many friends. He initially had finished his education at the primary school level, but after a…
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Restaurando la vista en Liberia
Eleven-month-old Jerrylyn was abandoned as an infant and found covered by ants in a Monrovia dumpster. “Her eyes would turn very red and she could not keep from scratching them and crying,” Jerrylyn’s adoptive mother, Vera, shared. “When we would talk to her, she could not see us. She would look around when she heard…
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From Heartbreak to Hope After the Fire
“We didn’t take what we should have taken—we weren’t prepared at all.” Tom and Connie Wallis had only minutes to gather precious personal belongings before fleeing their Paradise, California, home. Their only warning was a phone call from their son who drove past the rapidly moving flames. Tom and Connie struggled to comprehend the reality…
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Samaritan’s Purse Reaches Inundated Mozambique Town with Lifesaving Aid
About three weeks after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, the situation on the ground is still dire. Catastrophic flooding and high winds left historic devastation across the east African nation. Tens of thousands of people remain displaced, food is scarce, clean water is limited, and reports of cholera and other waterborne illnesses are already making headlines.…
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Like Angels Sent by God
Amié Fleury’s name means “Beloved Flower,” and it broke his parents’ hearts to know that there was nothing doctors in Burundi could do to help him walk. Nine-year-old Amié suffers from a rare condition called Blount’s disease, which caused his legs to bow outward at the knees. Burundi has only 300 doctors for 11 million…
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Thousands of Measles Vaccinations Open Doors for the Gospel in Niger
As Samaritan’s Purse mobile medical teams provide tens of thousands of measles vaccinations west of Niger’s capital Niamey, our Gospel ministry is growing as well. Since July our mobile medical clinics have provided more than 57,000 measles vaccinations and this has opened up opportunities for our evangelists to pray for residents and their families. Measles…
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Former World Medical Mission Post-Residents Help Save Lives in Honduras
By Dr. Anne Hotz, a career medical missionary, who together with her husband Dr. Isaac Hotz, began working at Hospital Loma de Luz in Honduras in 2015 through World Medical Mission’s Post-Residency Program On a Sunday afternoon I got a call from the nurses’ station: “We have a 39-year-old lady who is in labor. It…
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Hurricane Dorian Roundup: Field Hospital Opens, Relief Distributions Ongoing in the Bahamas
Please see a new story on relief sent to the Abacos and another new article on our Emergency Field Hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Please continue regularly visiting samaritanspurse.org for future articles on our Hurricane Dorian response. Our Dorian landing page is also a great resource featuring videos and a slide show. The article below…
