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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Crosses Threshold of 100 Million Pounds of Food Disributed in War-Torn Ukraine
One Year After the Conflict Began in Ukraine Samaritan's Purse Continues to Meet Critical Needs More than 8 Million People Received Aid in Ukraine through N.C.-Based Organization Boone, N.C., Feb. 23, 2023—Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response specialists to Ukraine less than 24 hours after the conflict began last year. Now, the N.C.-based organization is still hard…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Women Helping Women in the War Zones of Ukraine
Warmth in winter is a basic necessity that eludes many women of Ukraine as they fight for the lives of their children and their communities. Together, they face bitter cold. Some may live in homes damaged by war. Others may have to spend long hours underground in bomb shelters. In response, Samaritan’s Purse is supplying…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Mobile Medical Unit Serving War-weary Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse recently launched a mobile medical unit (MMU) to bring much needed healthcare to residents living in the embattled areas of Ukraine. Comprised of five Ukrainian doctors and nurses as well as a driver and a chaplain, the team delivers medical care to 35 patients a day, on average, treating conditions including high blood…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Providing Emergency Shelter in Eastern Ukraine
As war rages on, Eastern Ukraine continues to suffer. Relentless shelling has forced thousands to leave behind their houses and farms to find temporary shelter elsewhere. A Samaritan’s Purse partner named Nataliya is leading a team of Ukrainians to help their fellow citizens in the region. Over the past year, they have provided over 350…
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Samaritan’s Purse Receives First Patients at Emergency Field Hospital in Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse Receives First Patients at Emergency Field Hospital in Ukraine Boone, N.C., March 14, 2022—Today, international Christian relief organization Samaritan's Purse accepted its first patients at the Emergency Field Hospital located on the outskirts of Lviv. The 58-bed unit was airlifted to Poland last week, then transported across the border to Ukraine. The Emergency…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Providing Bread and Water in Ukraine
Every day, the aroma of freshly baked bread filled Sergey’s* shop in eastern Ukraine. He, his wife, and seven children routinely delivered the delicious product to various corners of their city, amid the everyday murmur of the community—the hum of traffic, the laughter of children playing, and the barking of dogs. But one day in…
Our Ministry
Franklin Graham Delivers Easter Message; Calls for Prayer and Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine
Franklin Graham is asking Christians around the world to pray over the situation in Ukraine, and for leaders on both sides of this tense, deadly conflict to consider a 10-day ceasefire beginning Good Friday, April 15, through Orthodox Easter, April 24. WATCH ABOVE FOR FRANKLIN GRAHAM’S FULL EASTER MESSAGE “This is a man-made disaster, a…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter September
Franklin Graham Update | September Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Dear Friend, Winter comes early in Eastern Europe, and it looks like it will be a harsh one for the people of Ukraine. After six months of war, millions are living in badly damaged houses without power or running water as they…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter August 2023
Franklin Graham Update | August Franklin Graham Update | August Bringing the Hope of the Gospel to the Frontlines in Ukraine Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse recently had the opportunity to host former Vice President Mike Pence in Ukraine, where he met our teams and evangelical church partners as they attend to emergency needs and bring the hope of the Gospel to a country…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ukrainians Study for Christ in Carolina Mountains
While their fellow countrymen are fiercely defending their homeland from foreign invasion, 10 young Ukrainians now enjoy the peace of being able to study and prepare for their futures at Montreat College in Montreat, North Carolina. Samaritan’s Purse is covering the expenses of eight of these students, with plans for two more students to join…
