Fox News hosts Greta Van Susteren and Sean Hannity spent part of their Christmas vacations distributing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in the Dominican Republic and Haiti along with Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham. Greta and her husband, John, have supported Operation Christmas Child for many years. Sean was joined by his wife, Jill, and their two children in the Dominican Republic. … [Read more...]
Samaritan’s Purse Photo Blogs
Christmas Joy in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
January 9, 2012
Scotty McCreery Visits the Dominican Republic with Operation Christmas Child
January 9, 2012
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...]
Bertie County Rebuild Projects
December 22, 2011
A home rebuilding project in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Bertie County, North Carolina, has helped transform hopelessness to joy. … [Read more...]
2011 Year in Pictures
December 21, 2011
An overview of our work in 2011 as captured through the lenses of our staff photographers. … [Read more...]
A Community Changed By A Simple Gift
November 21, 2011
Samaritan's Purse photographer Paul Sherar reports from Madagascar, where he visited a village transformed by Operation Christmas Child. Just over the ridge I could see a billowing cloud of white smoke streaming upward off the hilly, arid region of central Madagascar. The area was so remote that our helicopter pilot had to fly to the closest town on the map and then go 12 miles due north to find it. As we approached the smoke signal we could see hands waving from the entire community, … [Read more...]
Cleft Lip Surgery- South Sudan
November 7, 2011
Samaritan's Purse is helping provide cleft lip surgery for dozens of patients in South Sudan. Images by David Uttley. … [Read more...]
Democratic Republic of Congo Projects
October 26, 2011
The northeastern border regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have become a battleground as the Lord’s Resistance Army attack villages, kill unarmed civilians, burn homes, and take captives. Thousands of people have fled and are living with relatives or in makeshift shelters in larger, more secure towns. Samaritan’s Purse is providing food for thousands of at-risk families and supporting medical facilities. In 2011 Samaritan’s Purse writer Gary Martyn and photographer Matt Powell … [Read more...]
