Books filled Vasyl’s* home in the Kherson region of Ukraine. His collection included nearly 3,000 titles that he treasured and held dear. Each one told a story and expanded his knowledge of the world. When the Kakhovka Dam broke in early June, however, his library was lost. Floodwaters rose more than four feet up the…
La Biblia y orificios de balas: recordatorios del amor de Dios
Instrumental odontológico que alivia el dolor en medio de la guerra
Mouth mirrors, tooth explorers, and saliva ejectors may be among the most unusual instruments of peace during wartime. But for residents of Eastern Ukraine even the most basic dental care has been out of reach over the past three years. To provide some relief for the war-weary, Samaritan’s Purse is partnering with a local Ukrainian…
Tratamiento para el cuerpo y el alma
Left alone, illnesses often grow worse. When war makes treatment inaccessible, issues of the spirit can also fester, compounding the physical ailments. In response to just such a tragic situation, Samaritan’s Purse has deployed mobile medical units to two beleaguered population centers in Ukraine. We are offering both physical and spiritual aid to war-weary residents.…
El agua limpia genera esperanza
A full-scale invasion continues to devastate the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine, where residents have tragically lost their jobs, property, and all they have worked for their entire lives. But perhaps the worst effects of the war came when the local hydroelectric plant was blown up by enemy forces, leaving people without access to one…
Actualización Ucrania: quinto vuelo de Samaritan’s sale con ayuda; intervención médica en cuatro ubicaciones; comida y otras distribuciones en proceso
UPDATED March 23 A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to strengthen the logistics and supply chain for the suffering medical system in Ukraine. • Our doctors and nurses have seen more than 1,000 patients since the beginning of…
Franklin Graham se reúne con el equipo de Samaritan’s Purse en Ucrania
Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, traveled to Ukraine this past weekend to meet with our teams who have been at work there since the early stages of the conflict. Samaritan’s Purse has around 170 staff members on the ground in the region, including doctors, nurses, lab techs, logisticians, and many others. Inside Ukraine, we…
Madre e hija sirven lado a lado en Ucrania
Serving in Ukraine with the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has been a uniquely rewarding experience for Tricia Miller and Ebony Hewett—all the more so as this mother and daughter from Australia work together at our Emergency Field Hospital in Lviv. Tricia and Ebony have stood side-by-side representing Samaritan’s Purse in Ukraine—helping to meet the…