Actualización desde el campo: intervenciones médicas en Ucrania y Moldavia
(March 11) There are several important developments from the field: –Medical equipment and supplies for our Emergency Field Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, were airlifted via three flights (two aboard our DC-8 cargo jet) from North Carolina to Poland on March 4, 8, and 10. All materials have been unloaded, and most have been transported to…
Hope for South Sudan
Newsletter November 2023
Fleeing from Boko Haram
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…
Discipling Church Leaders in South Sudan
Like most members of his church, Pastor Mikias and his family struggle with life in a South Sudanese refugee camp. They fled down from the Nuba Mountains in Sudan without any personal belongings and rely on monthly food rations to survive. Despite hardships, Pastor Mikias gathered together a group of Christian believers and began meeting…
Courage Undeterred
Since their emergence in northeastern Nigeria in 2002, militants in the terrorist organization Boko Haram have set about the task of remaking West Africa into their own image. Seeking to eliminate differing ideologies, they have killed thousands of people of various backgrounds. Often overlooked are the faces of those that survive. Throughout Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon,…
Sharing God’s Love with Families Displaced by ISIS
Ruth Santos is the information officer for Samaritan’s Purse in the Philippines. Seven-month-old Norjena took a fingerful of moist ground rice from her mother. On this day, Norjena was running a fever. Just looking at her small frame it was easy to tell that Norjena is underweight and malnourished. The mother and daughter sat on…
7 maneras de dar en Giving Tuesday
1. Care for Mothers and Babies Your gift will help us operate birthing centers, educate women on nutrition, make home visits, and meet other urgent needs. As our Christian workers build relationships with these young families, God gives us opportunities to share the wonderful truth about Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Due to local…
Caring for Mothers and Babies in War-Torn South Sudan
“When the baby came out, he was flat—he had no heartbeat. We had to do CPR immediately,” said Dr. Felix Mugalla. “Eventually, he started breathing, but slowly and irregular.” Dr. Mugalla and the team at Maban County Hospital in South Sudan hooked the baby up to oxygen. Then, they waited. “Before the C-section, we prayed.…
