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…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Edward Graham, Mike Pompeo Visit Samaritan’s Purse Work in Ukraine
This week, Samaritan’s Purse Chief Operating Officer Edward Graham and a U.S. delegation including former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Ukraine to see the work of Samaritan’s Purse. While in the embattled nation, they also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other high-ranking government officials. Graham and Pompeo visited Samaritan’s Purse…
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Church in Ukraine Grows as it Delivers Aid
Samaritan’s Purse relies on a faithful network of church partners to deliver aid to the most desperate areas of Ukraine. These area congregations often put themselves at great risk to be the hands and feet of Jesus during wartime to the suffering people in their country. One such congregation is located just 30 miles or…
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Spuds Bless Families in Eastern Ukraine
A day without potatoes is no day at all—that’s how much Ukrainians prize their staple food. When weather conditions crippled last year’s harvest, the already battered population was left with a food shortage. Earlier this year, Samaritan’s Purse provided nearly 80,000 pounds of seed potatoes to over 600 families in Eastern Ukraine who otherwise would…
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Older Residents Rejoice as Groceries Are Delivered in Eastern Ukraine
Over nearly four years, Samaritan’s Purse has distributed enough food to war-weary Ukrainians to fill over 6,400 18-wheeler trucks. If placed in a line, those trucks would stretch more than 92 miles. But for Alexander*, Olena*, Oksana*, and Andrii*, these groceries delivered through local churches are not just a staggering statistic, they offer strength to…
Faith, Hope, and Healing in Lviv
A patient is rushed in gripping his chest and gasping for air. Samaritan’s Purse doctors and nurses slip into a well-trained rhythm, asking him about his symptoms, examining his vitals, running multiple tests—calming him with a hand on the arm and kind words amid a flurry of activity. Through tears and panic he breathlessly tells…
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There Were Roses…
Before the war, Olga* enjoyed her life in far eastern Ukraine. She hopped the train to a job she enjoyed, cherished a comfortable home with a small summer kitchen out back, and tended her garden. She grew beautiful roses and carefully nurtured a prized cherry tree from sapling to maturity. Almost two decades in this…
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Healthcare Accompanied by a Bible in Her Heart Language
At 74, a widow named Hanna* lives near the frontlines. Her community’s medical professionals fled when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine broke out almost four years ago, but she decided to stay in her home. The sounds of shelling were unnerving but bearable until a missile exploded in her yard in April 2022, shattering her…
