By Dr. Maria, an FP-OB who served at our Emergency Field Hospital. It was my first night in Buzi, Mozambique, and the radio buzzed for an emergency C-section. The patient, Eliza, was bleeding and her baby was in distress. In a whirlwind, the baby boy was delivered and being resuscitated by our nursery nurse and…
Health & Medical Ministries
Walking in the Light of God’s Grace
Editor’s Note: A year ago, Dr. Gregory Ekbom thought he was going to lose his son. In the midst of the crisis, he held onto hope that God would use the traumatic situation to bring about good. As they soon discovered, the arduous path to healing often begins the moment we seize the opportunity to…
Health & Medical Ministries
Resting in the Shadow of the Almighty
By Samantha Conroy, a family medicine physician serving at Kijabe Hospital though World Medical Mission’s Post-Residency program. When Leah arrived at Kijabe Hospital, I was immediately struck by her infectious laugh and her smile that lit up the room. She was pleasant and kind. Even when her prognosis took a turn for the worse and…
A New Battle: From Fighting Wars to Fighting for Their Families
When the nine wounded military service members and their spouses arrived at Samaritan Lodge Alaska on May 26, they were strangers, but six days later, they left as friends—renewed, refocused, and with new tools to sustain their marriages. After starting their week with a special Memorial Day observance, the couples participated in a kayak lesson…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Brings New Life to Rural Ethiopia
In villages across Ethiopia, females are responsible for daily chores, including gathering water for their families. This task often requires a long, sometimes dangerous journey—with buckets and cans in hand or on head—and may mean sacrificing other important things, such as an education. Time gathering water means time lost for studying and keeping up with…
Our Ministry
Apprenticeship Program
“The Apprenticeship Program taught me about selfless service, team unity, and expanding the Kingdom.” Madeline Chilton Texas A&M University, Non-Profit Management Program Management Discover the Apprenticeship Program The Apprenticeship Program equips participants with the needed skills and experience to begin a fulfilling career within Samaritan’s Purse, all while offering a full-time salary and benefits. The goal of…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Team Patriot Helps Fellow Veterans in Texas
“A good generation, like ours, is always wondering: ‘Will they have somebody to take our place to help other people when they need help?’ I see it now with veterans helping veterans. I see it very clearly.”—Joe Escamilla Sr., World War II veteran Joe Escamilla Sr., 93, was proud to see fellow veterans—albeit much younger…
Operation Christmas Child
‘Baking a Difference’ for Christ in North Carolina
With some 60 members, Grace Presbyterian Church’s small size is no obstacle to their great desire to share the hope of Jesus Christ around the world. The Franklin, North Carolina, church is one of thousands of small-town churches across the country who are joining together to create a lasting, global impact through Operation Christmas Child.…
Operation Christmas Child
From Wyoming to the World with Love
Jana Ginter lives on the southeastern plains of Wyoming, 30 miles east of Cheyenne, a place where golden wheat fields stretch in almost every direction to the far distant horizon and where acres of sunflowers glow in the late-summer sun. Here, “next-door” neighbors live several miles apart, separated by spacious farms and cattle ranches, most…
Operation Christmas Child
God Opens Hearts Through Shoeboxes in Boise and Beyond
God has used gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to bring millions of children and adults to faith in Jesus Christ overseas. He also uses shoeboxes to draw people to Himself here in the U.S., as Manny Ma and his wife Wen Li of Boise, Idaho, can well attest. Wen accepted Christ as her Lord and…
