Fact Sheet: Operation Christmas Child
Hawaii Wildfire Response Press Kit
Press Release Greatest Journey 1-28-20
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
You, Too, Can Become a Year-Round Volunteer!
Have you ever considered getting more involved with Operation Christmas Child? It’s not just a holiday ministry—more than 9,000 people across the United States volunteer year-round with this Samaritan’s Purse project! They serve in roles ranging from area leadership to logistics to community relations to church relations. LEARN MORE ABOUT SERVING AS A YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEER…
Meeting Medical Needs on Somalia’s Hellish Streets
Somalia descended into the chaos of civil war after the socialist regime of President Siad Barre collapsed in 1991. Fighting factions ravaged the country and rain was scarce, sinking them into their worst famine of the century. An estimated 300,000 people died. “Driving through south Mogadishu is what I would imagine driving through the streets…
Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Tornadoes in Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Samaritan’s Purse has volunteer teams out working in Nashville and Middle Tennessee where multiple tornadoes caused massive devastation and killed at least 24 people in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3. Twisters tore through the Volunteer State along a destructive path of about 130-145 miles eastward from downtown Nashville, eventually causing severe damage…
Los voluntarios trabajan duro después de las tormentas del Medio Oeste
Jenny Leiter was, at first, mesmerized by the approaching storm the evening of March 14. She said the roiling clouds and the streaks of lightning made for a spectacular show across the expanse of farm fields surrounding Lakeview, Ohio. “It was really quite beautiful,” she said. But then it turned terrifying, as tornado sirens started…
Press Release Emergency Field Hospital Opens in Italy 03-20-20
Field Hospital Staffers Provide Around-the-Clock Care in New York’s Central Park
UPDATED (through April 17): Since opening our Emergency Field Hospital in New York City, the Samaritan’s Purse medical team has treated more than 140 patients. One of our patients is Jose, who, upon seeing his wife standing on Fifth Avenue, was completely overwhelmed. Jose hadn’t seen her since he was admitted to our field hospital…