Samaritan’s Purse Photo Blogs
Samaritan Lodge Dedication
World Water Day 2012
It is estimated that 1.58 million people die each year from diarrheal diseases caused by unclean water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene habits—equivalent to one person dying every 20 seconds. The majority of these are children in developing countries.That's why Samaritan's Purse works to provide a thirsty world with clean water. … [Read more...]
Midwest Tornado Relief
Samaritan's Purse photographers Matt Powell and Paul Sherar document our tornado relief efforts in Illinois and Indiana. … [Read more...]
Japan Tsunami Relief – One Year Later
Samaritan's Purse responded to the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit March 11, 2011 by sending 93 tons of relief supplies one week after the disaster. We have continued working in Japan for a year to help the Japanese people recover. Our efforts have included mud-outs, reconstruction, supply distributions, and community events to uplift the spirits of those who have lost so much. Please continue to pray for Japan as there is still much work to be done. … [Read more...]
Before & After – Cleft Lip Surgery
People born with a cleft lip are frequently shunned by society in South Sudan. The condition is often attributed to sorcery, and those with it are made outcasts. For the past three years, Samaritan's Purse has brought patients from all over the country to the capital, Juba, to have their cleft lips repaired. In 2012, they ranged in age from 2 months to 40 years, and nearly all came with tragic tales of emotional, and sometimes physical, abuse because of their condition. One by one, patients were … [Read more...]
Mobile Medical Outreach in Kenya
Missionaries started Kapsowar Hospital as a small dispensary, nearly 80 years ago. Today, the 126-bed hospital provides medical care for more than 300,000 people who live in rural villages in the Cherangani Hills and Kerio Valley in northwestern Kenya. Hospital staff recently launched a mobile medical outreach to help bring physical healing and the hope of the Gospel to the Pokot people who live miles away in the Kerio Valley. … [Read more...]
OCC Dominican Republic Distributions
Operation Christmas Child shoe box gifts collected in 2011 brought joy to children around the world. These boys and girls in the Dominican Republic received their gifts the week after Christmas. … [Read more...]
Haiti – Two Years After the Quake
Samaritan's Purse programs continue to show that God has not forgotten the people of Haiti in the two years since the devastating earthquake that struck the country on January 12, 2010. … [Read more...]
