Moldova is located in Eastern Europe between Ukraine and Romania. Just slightly larger than the state of Maryland, the nation came into being in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Moldova is known for its ancient monasteries, but also, sadly, as one of the poorest countries in Europe. Samaritan’s Purse began hosting Operation…
Guinea
Guinea is located on the West African coast and borders five other nations. It is known for its three major rivers as well the possession of a significant portion of the world’s bauxite, the main ingredient in aluminum. Iron, gold, and diamonds are also harvested here. In 1999, Samaritan’s Purse began hosting Operation Christmas Child…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is located on the coast of West Africa, next to Liberia and Guinea. In addition to being a gold, diamond, and bauxite mining hub, it is also rich with wildlife. Hippopotamuses and crocodiles (including rare miniature versions of these species) reside in its rivers together with manatees. Large game such as elephants, lions,…
Camboya
Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia next to Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Buddhist temples can be seen across the landscape, indicative of the religious beliefs of the majority of its people. While the country was controlled by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s, over 1.5 million people were killed by the communist guerilla movement,…
Restoring A Mission Hospital
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are revitalizing a missionary medical facility in Nigeria, helping it carry out its mission of offering quality health care and telling people that “Christ Heals”
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Refugee Crisis in Europe
Hundreds of thousands of refugees desperate to start new lives in the West have rapidly streamed through Europe this year, overwhelming certain nations along their path. It is the largest crisis of its kind in the region since the Second World War. Many of these men, women, and children are in a mad scramble to…
Listen to Q&A with Refugee Crisis First Responder
Click above to hear a brief phone interview with Samaritan’s Purse staff member, Dave Holzhauer, as he shares the needs he is seeing in Europe, how Samaritan’s Purse is helping, and ways to pray for the refugees. “The situation here is like nothing I’ve seen before,” Dave said, “women, children, and men making their way with literally nothing.”…
Distributions for Distressed Refugees in Croatia
Salma, her husband, and his brother left their home in Iraq when it burned down one and a half years ago. They moved to Amman, Jordan, with the few belongings they had left in search of a new life. But life didn’t turn out as they had planned in Jordan, so, recently, they decided to…











