Each day of work at Samaritan’s Purse is another opportunity to see lives and communities around the world transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. From international projects and disaster relief to Operation Christmas Child and World Medical Mission, we do everything with the purpose of demonstrating God’s love to people in crisis situations
Health & Medical Ministries
Glorifying God in Ethiopia
As first-time volunteers with World Medical Mission, Drs. Mark and Melisa Agness didn’t have any lofty goals when they arrived at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia last fall. They simply wanted to minister to patients and staff and make whatever difference they could. Not only did the experience exceed their expectations, but the California couple…
Send a Missionary Doctor
Samaritan’s Purse is raising up a new generation of medical missionaries through our Post-Residency Program. We offer two-year assignments for young Christian doctors who feel called by God to dedicate their careers to serving overseas. It costs about $100 a day to support a doctor and family on the mission field. That averages about $8…
Our Ministry
U.S. Military Veterans
Careers for U.S. Military VeteransThank you for serving our country! Start a New Career We value the leadership, integrity, and commitment to excellence that you demonstrated during your service in the U.S. military. Your ability to operate in challenging, kinetic conditions in developing countries; to work creatively as part of a high-performance team; and to apply a…
Construction Projects
Construction Projects Benefit Rural Alaska
Robert Mobley says it’s difficult to anticipate what you’ll find at the edge of the world, which is where he felt like he landed several summers ago in Kipnuk, Alaska, near the Bering Sea. The beauty, remoteness, and great need were surprising at first, but that’s also what has kept Robert returning to the 49th…
Our Ministry
Disaster Assistance Response Team
Learn More About Serving on a Samaritan's Purse DISASTER ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM A Disaster Assistance Response Team provides relief to victims of disaster while ↓ water food shelter medical care war poverty famine disease natural disaster sharing the hope of Jesus Christ A DART provides water, food, shelter, and medical care to victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster while sharing…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Caring for Afghan Evacuees in Transition
The invigorating feel of a fresh haircut or a new dress. The fun of kicking around a soccer ball or flying a kite. The confidence of being seen by a medical professional. A Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is providing all of these experiences and more to Afghanistan evacuees at a transit center…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter January
Franklin Graham Update | January Children's Heart Project Hearts Mended,Souls Saved Dear Friend, In just a few weeks, I will be in Ukraine to deliver the 200 millionth shoebox gift for Operation Christmas Child. Please pray for Samaritan's Purse teams working on the frontlines to feed and care for victims of the war, and for the shivering multitudes who…
Health & Medical Ministries
Content with Little and with Much
The cesarean section was almost complete when the room went dark. Dr. Claudiu Cimpean, a visiting general surgeon from North Carolina, was assisting another surgeon with the operation. It was his first week as a volunteer at Macha Mission Hospital, a remote medical post in southern Zambia. Fortunately, they had delivered the baby a few…
Making a Lasting Impact
“An American missionary in Uganda was medevacked here with a broken hip. He’s in the ER now. Can you go see him?” Dr. John Newell had just arrived at Tenwek Mission Hospital in Kenya after two days of travel from North Carolina when he received news of the missionary’s medical situation. The orthopedic surgeon immediately…
