In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation, Cissie Graham Lynch and her husband Corey traveled to the Bahamas on Sept. 13 to see the work of Samaritan’s Purse on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands. The Lynches met with patients at our Emergency Field Hospital where medical teams have helped alleviate the strain on regional…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Cissie Graham Lynch Encourages Bahamians Recovering After Hurricane Dorian
Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Gifts Go Even Where There Is No Road
Sixty bare-chested men started running towards Dian and Sandee. The group’s leader was waving his rifle in the air and yelling. Among the throng was a man carrying a black cooking pot and more men brandishing their rifles in the air. The two women froze. But to their surprise, the horde ran past them and…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Samaritan’s Purse Designs New Life-Saving Mobile Water Treatment System
It’s easy to assume that you’ll have water to drink and cook and clean and make your morning coffee but imagine yourself in Maniche, Haiti, on the mid-morning of August 14. The whole world seems to jolt to the point where your bones rattle, your teeth chatter, the ground feels like it might explode. And…
Operation Christmas Child
Quality Matters
Quality items in Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts can be the gifts that keep on giving, as children grow up with lasting treasures that sometimes mean even more to them over time. Here are some examples of quality items and reasons they’re important to include: Quality items can become life-long keepsakes. Some shoebox items are…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Raising Chickens Draws Struggling Family to Christ
The van was hot, stuffy, and crowded. It wasn’t ideal, but this seven-hour trek across the border from Cambodia into a neighboring country seemed like the last option for Vanny and her husband. They were clinging to the promise of a well-paying job that would make a better life possible. The couple had tried earning…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Airlifting Hurricane Relief to Acapulco
UPDATE (Nov. 6): Over the past two days, Samaritan’s Purse has distributed more than a ton of food to nearly 12,000 hurricane survivors. Parcels including rice, beans, tuna, and chicken breast have been sent out into the community through local church partners who are ministering to the storm victims in Jesus’ Name. In addition, our…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Delivering Fresh Water Despite Drone Attacks
Pastor Yehven and his team risk their lives two or three times a week to deliver water to those in need along Ukraine’s frontlines. For years now, logistical challenges and the constant threat of enemy drones and artillery have prevented people in far eastern Ukraine from easily securing this life-giving resource. But the pastor and…
Operation Christmas Child
Blessing Children in Chile
Boys and girls in Santiago, Chile, are learning about God’s love for them through Operation Christmas Child outreach events at local churches. Every child who receives a gift-filled shoebox also gets a copy of The Greatest Gift Gospel booklet. Watch the video above to see how the Lord used a shoebox gift prayerfully packed in…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Still Praising God in Helene’s Wake
Hurricane Helene ripped apart mountains. Mud, trees, and boulders plunged into raging creeks and rivers. Homes washed away. It was truly terrifying. As traumatized residents sought relief and refuge on their road to recovery, they turned to churches in their community. But local congregations were also in the path of the storm. In Mountain City,…
Operation Christmas Child
Great Joy in Mexico’s Jungles
Las Tres Huastecas region, along the Gulf Coast in Mexico, is hard to reach and isolated from much of the country. Many residents still speak the native language, Nahuatl, and worship indigenous idols. The few churches that preach the Gospel here are met with disdain and uncertainty. Earlier this year, however, at a small school…
