Press Release Armenia October 7
Se trata de compartir el amor de Dios con los niños
For more than 20 years, the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has been packing shoebox gifts for children in need around the world. But, almost 10 years ago, they took their involvement with Operation Christmas Child to new heights, packing thousands of boxes each year through their association of schools across California,…
Newsletter November 2023
Respirar una nueva vida
As a general surgeon for the past 10 years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Warren Cooper has performed operations of every description and complexity. That includes everything from repairing broken bones to craniotomies. However, one of the more difficult procedures he has undertaken at Nyankunde Hospital involves the removal of foreign objects…
Year-End Giving 2023
Agua potable restaura comunidades en Ucrania
Many in Ukraine turn a faucet but no water flows. Since war broke out over two years ago, constant shelling has decimated water systems across the country. “Our city is now like a desert town without water,” Ivanna* said, a resident in the south of Ukraine. In Ivanna’s region, water used to be plentiful—until the…
De la desesperanza a la esperanza: Dios usa cirugías para cambiar vidas en Malawi
Steven rushed to find shelter as the rain and wind intensified. What began as a gentle shower, quickly turned into a dangerous storm. When it started, the 14-year-old boy was playing soccer with his friends and gave no thought to the dark clouds that loomed overhead. He soon entered his friend’s house, a hut held…
Ayudamos a comunidades en el Centro a recuperarse después de tornados mortales
Rhett Salisbury pushed with all his strength against the bedroom door to protect his family as an EF3 tornado slammed into Minden, Iowa. He and his wife, Faith, and their three young kids ran for cover as debris whipped violently through their home. “I held onto my kids for dear life—they were screaming and crying.…
Proveemos agua potable y más cosas en un Brasil inundado
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,…
Ucranianos estudian para Cristo en las montañas de Carolina
While their fellow countrymen are fiercely defending their homeland from foreign invasion, 10 young Ukrainians now enjoy the peace of being able to study and prepare for their futures at Montreat College in Montreat, North Carolina. Samaritan’s Purse is covering the expenses of eight of these students, with plans for two more students to join…