As first-time volunteers with World Medical Mission, Drs. Mark and Melisa Agness didn’t have any lofty goals when they arrived at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia last fall. They simply wanted to minister to patients and staff and make whatever difference they could. Not only did the experience exceed their expectations, but the California couple…
Sharing Living Water through Clean Water Projects
Having access to clean water is essential for everyone. But for the people of the remote, tropical plains of Bolivia, it’s a necessity that can be hard to come by. Sadly, it is common for children there to get intestinal illnesses from dirty water, which can cause malnourishment and impede growth and development. This year,…
God Continues to Work as Samaritan’s Purse Completes 66 Churches in Niger
Five years ago, dozens of church buildings in Niger were burned to the ground by mobs of angry young men. These groups within Niger’s Muslim community torched the structures and burned books, hymnals, pews, and other valuables in large piles by the road. But what was meant for evil, God has meant for good. Since…
Military Couples Begin New Chapter in Alaska
Terror, violence, and death weren’t supposed to follow him home. Army Staff Sergeant Josh Abbatoye thought he’d left war on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Throughout multiple deployments in a 17-year military career he’d survived eight traumatic brain injuries, five improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and a rocket-propelled grenade that left shrapnel stuck in his…
Samaritan’s Purse Completes Work at Lenoir Field Hospital
Top healthcare executives from the region joined the Samaritan’s Purse team on Feb. 3 to honor the work accomplished during the deployment of our Emergency Field Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina. Since Jan. 7, we operated a mobile respiratory care unit to assist six regional healthcare systems from a central location at Caldwell UNC Health…
Still Meeting Desperate Needs After Haiti Quake
Early on a Saturday morning, Dano and his family were outside of their home cleaning up after breakfast. They expected it to be a normal weekend full of cooking, cleaning, and a trip to the market. Instead, their lives abruptly changed. The earth started to shake. What started out as a tremor turned into a…
Call Me Beautiful
In her tribal community, Adamma* knew from a young age her esteemed purpose in life was to become a wife and a mother. But at age 22, she remains neither due to a medical condition that makes her unable to become pregnant. Adamma felt cursed, as other girls had already been married for several years…
Operation Christmas Child 2019 Special Report Botswana Story
Meeting Needs and Sowing Gospel Seeds in South Sudan
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Bring Relief in Jesus’ Name to Georgia and the Florida Panhandle
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE MICHAEL RESPONSE LATEST Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. Our volunteers are hard at work in Albany, Georgia, and in the Florida Panhandle where our teams have received more than 1,500 work orders between the two locations. More than 300 volunteers so far have helped respond to the need. Many…