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Recovering from the Storm
Jacob Alexander McKain serves as our finance manager in Manila, and Genevieve Badeo Ramirez serves as our finance coordinator in Tacloban. JAKE: Two years ago, I was back in my hometown of Evansville, Indiana, after I served with Samaritan’s Purse for almost three years in Kenya, South Sudan, and Haiti. In 2013, I had endured…
Persecuted Believers Keep the Faith
A group of women sit in a tent on the edge of the Sahara Desert, just 13 kilometers from their homes in Nigeria. They fan themselves as they talk about why they’re here. Eight months ago, they were going about their regular morning routines. Saude was showering. Fatimati had just sent her children to school…
God at Work During Refugee Crisis in Greece
More than a million people have fled Syria, Iraq, and other troubled regions seeking refuge in western Europe. Now with increased border closings, over 50,000 of these refugees are stalled in northern Greece, Athens, or on the country’s islands. Here they face a long-term stay in detention centers and makeshift camps, many of which lack…
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Former Gang Member in Peru Trains to Be a Missionary
Luis Trevejo Peña, 20, had a rough start. Abandoned by his father at age 5, he, his mother, Ricci, and three older brothers were left to fend for themselves in San Martin de Porres, Peru. Luis resented seeing other children with their fathers and wished he could have that sort of love, too. Perhaps as…
Multiplication in Peru Through The Greatest Journey
When Paola received her Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift at Cajamarca Biblical Center in the highlands of Peru, she loved the pink teddy bear she found inside. With a rainbow applique on its tummy, the 8-year-old quickly named the bear “Rainbow.” “I dream about him. I sleep with him,” Paola said. But Rainbow is more…
Samaritan’s Purse Helping Guatemala Volcano Victims
Samaritan’s Purse is working in Guatemala to help thousands of people who have fled for their lives following a terrifying and deadly eruption of Fuego Volcano. The volcano erupted June 3 and exploded again on Tuesday, June 5. Authorities say at least 75 people are dead and nearly 200 are missing. More than 3,000 people…
Helping Grieving Volcano Survivors in Guatemala
Many in southern Guatemala lost their homes in a split-second to a surge of lava and ash. Some lost multiple family members—instantaneously buried under the boiling aftermath of volcanic eruptions. The pain is deep and searing, nearly too much to bear for some grieving survivors. “For me, the disaster was total,” said a survivor of…











