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Animales, agricultura y sustento

Construir una nueva vida después de huir de Sudán

Ismail guides his five whining goats to a post where he ties them up. He then walks his garden rows in peace, without fear the beasts will destroy his crops in a hungry frenzy. There is wire fence on three sides of the garden and on a fourth side a tall wall built of large…

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Dios obra en un paraíso afligido

“This is something that I’ve never experienced in my 55 years of life,” Lenora shared while looking out over the remnants of her coastal neighborhood. Sweat dripped from her brow as she stood under her battered metal roof. It offered little relief from the heat. A somber confetti of pastel-colored fragments were scattered along the…

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Ministerio de Salud y Medicina

El programa de labio hendido sigue cambiando vidas

Cleft lip and palate can be easily repaired in many nations, but the required surgeries often are not available in developing countries with inadequate healthcare. Children born with these medical issues often face a lifetime of ridicule and discrimination, especially in areas that associate the health condition with witchcraft or being “cursed.” That’s why Samaritan’s…

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Refugios para afrontar los meses de invierno

It was the first home they’d ever owned, so when feet of water filled the house, Maggie and Ruben Martinez of Bakersville were devastated. Samaritan’s Purse volunteers and other volunteer groups helped clean the water out, but it was still unlivable, as mold and moisture took over. And as the winter months approached, they knew…

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Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres

Ayudamos a un pastor que perdió casi todo en el huracán Helene

Pastor Charles English was at home with one of his daughters when Ivy Creek became a torrent of boulders, trees, and exploding propane tanks—common elements for most stories about Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through the mountains. Charles and his wife, Sadie, have lived five decades in Barnardsville, North Carolina, along a normally idyllic branch of…

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El amor se desborda en el este de Kentucky

The strewn debris and trash still hanging from the barren trees in Brandt Justice’s backyard stand as stark reminders of how high the waters rose when floods ravaged his small Kentucky community last week. In the early hours of Feb. 16, the small tributary behind his home suddenly swelled and climbed to the tips of…

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Operation Christmas Child

Mongolia

Mongolia is located in northern Asia between Russia and China. Its pasturelands make livestock herding a common occupation. A traditional Mongolian dwelling is called a ger (yurt), a circular tent-like structure made of wood and canvas. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing gift-filled shoeboxes there in 1996 and launched The Greatest Journey, our follow-up discipleship program, in…

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Operation Christmas Child

Benín

Located in West Africa, Benin ranks high among the continent’s cotton producers, but still remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts here in 1999. Since 2010, many of the Benin’s children have also participated in The Greatest Journey, our follow-up discipleship course for shoebox recipients. Learn…

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Operation Christmas Child

Burkina Faso

Located in West Africa, Burkina Faso is home to a large rural population that is known to be honest. This fits well since the country’s name means “Land of Incorruptible People.” Samaritan’s Purse started delivering Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children here in 1999 and by 2011 began offering them The Greatest Journey, our…

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Operation Christmas Child

Ghana

Located in West Africa, Ghana was the first country south of the Sahara to gain its independence from colonial rule. Formerly part of Britain’s Gold Coast, the nation’s rich natural resources continue to be an asset. Samaritan’s Purse began delivering Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to children here in 1996. Since 2010, we have also offered…

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