Army Sergeant Larry Kaibetoney and his wife Chani touched down on the runway at Samaritan Lodge Alaska to a hero’s welcome—with a crowd, young and old, cheering and waving American flags. They might have expected such a welcome after Larry’s injury in Iraq more than a decade ago, but those hopes had never before materialized.…
UPDATED: Three Child Survivors from Tanzania Bus Crash Recovering Well in U.S.
UPDATE (July 6): The three Tanzanian children severely injured in a May bus crash and then transported to the U.S. for medical attention are recovering well. They sustained 17 fractures among them and required operations to deal with injuries suffered in the horrific crash. After being airlifted from Africa by the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 aircraft,…
Old Burdens Go Up in Flames Giving Marine Couple Fresh Start
Marine Corporal Tim Read had just knocked out a couple miles of hiking and a steep descent to the falls of the Tanalian River—on one leg. “That was the fastest I’ve hiked in a long time,” he said. Then, he knelt on the banks, his left prosthetic leg digging into the sand, as he scraped…
Lifesaving Medical Care Provided for Mothers in Crisis
By Dr. Maria, an FP-OB who served at our Emergency Field Hospital. It was my first night in Buzi, Mozambique, and the radio buzzed for an emergency C-section. The patient, Eliza, was bleeding and her baby was in distress. In a whirlwind, the baby boy was delivered and being resuscitated by our nursery nurse and…
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Operation Heal Our Patriots 2018
Ministering to Families Devastated by California’s Dixie Fire
Northern California’s monstrous Dixie Fire ignited July 13 in a dense forest in Plumas County. Over the past two months, the conflagration has scorched nearly 1 million acres and destroyed over 1,300 structures. It’s the second largest blaze in California history and the first ever in the state to burn from one side of the…