Batnorov, Mongolia, is home to only 5,500 people, though an incredible 400,000 head of cattle graze here. Located closer to Russia than the countryās capital of Ulaanbaatar, it is known to Mongolians as the birthplace of Ghenghis Khanās best friend, Boorchi. However, it’s not because of cows or famous friends that there’s been celebration inā¦
Discipleship, Education & Training
Hurting Military Marriages Find Healing in Godās Love
Chad and Ellen Peacock were childhood sweetheartsāgrowing up with close families and annual beach vacations together. The summer that Chad was set to leave for Marine boot camp, he asked Ellen to wait for him, planning to marry her when he returned. The couple wrote 277 letters back and forth while Chad was away andā¦
Crisis & Disaster Response
Catastrophic Flooding Yields Opportunities to Serve in Jesusā Name
Cobblestone streets remain coated in several inches of mud while mounding debris piles lean against the homes of Ahrweiler, a rural district in Western Germany. As the sun rises each day, the quiet air gives way to the subtle roar of voices and scraping shovels as neighbors join together to aid their hurting neighbors. Onā¦
Health & Medical Ministries
Doctor and Family Follow Christ’s Call to Serve in Kenya
The young boy was dying. Confined to his hospital bed fighting a battle with terminal illness, there was nothing that could be done to save him. As pediatric surgeon Dr. John Fitzwater pulled his chart during rounds one night, each line was like a gut punch, hard to read and even harder to accept. Asā¦
Crisis & Disaster Response
Hungering for More
Five million Venezuelans have fled their own country since 2015. Nearly 2 million have entered Colombia. Scroll for More Samaritanās Purse is there to provide food and shelter for those whoāve left everything behind. Hungering for More: Helping Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia Colombia Relief 014041 $ Give Hope Desperate need drives this historic exodus. Many of the migrants areā¦
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Water Leads to New Life in Liberia
Sylvester smiles at the overflowing bucket of clean drinking water that he just filled from the newest well in River Gee County, Liberia. Constructed at Nyantujah Elementary School, where his own children attend, the fresh water will change the lives of the students and the community. āI feel happy because the children at this schoolā¦
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Faith and Water Run Deep in Rural Niger
Galba is a small, dusty village located in south-central Niger. The people who live there face many problems that are common in Nigerāpoverty, lack of jobs, famine, and poor health. But, until recently, perhaps the biggest problem that Galba faced was poor access to clean water. The only well in the village was dirty andā¦
Women's Programs
Helping Babies Breathe in Niger
Cindy Uttley is a Samaritanās Purse community health advisor. I recently had an opportunity to visit Niger and train nurses and physicians in Helping Babies Breathe, which focuses on newborn resuscitation. It was a privilege to lead participants through the skills necessary to help every baby breathe within the first minute of life. In stepā¦
Crisis & Disaster Response
Volunteers Serving in Storm-Battered Mississippi
Under a cloudless blue sky in Soso, Mississippi, Samaritanās Purse volunteer Randy Graves crawled over and under downed pine trees searching for valuables. At the request of the homeowners, Graves and other volunteers carefully sorted through strewn belongings. They were on the hunt for photo albums, Bibles, jewelry, and a valuable collection of coins. Theyā¦
Operation Christmas Child
2021 Special Report
Special Report 2021 In 2021, Samaritanās Purse continued to declare Godās glory in more than 100 countries and territories through Operation Christmas Childāincluding among many unreached people groups at the very ends of the earth. We praise God that more than 9.1 million shoebox gifts were distributed to children in need at over 81,000 outreachā¦
