Army Sergeant Brian Matters and his wife Rebecca left Alaska last year with hope. The week they spent there through Operation Heal Our Patriots helped lift a dark cloud from their lives. They even recommitted their marriage to God. Despite his years of faith in Jesus Christ, Brian had long struggled with doubt and hopelessness—especially…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Press Forward with God
Here’s what military couples said they were leaving behind in Alaska: Their anger Their doubt Their excuses Their resentment Their negativity Their isolation Their old self Their regrets Their pain Their anxieties Operation Heal Our Patriots Week 16 ended with this emotional time around the camp fire pit as ten husbands and ten wives shared—often…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Celebrate Renewal in Christ
Mike Beaulieu experienced a life-changing encounter with God during a week of marriage training in Alaska through Operation Heal Our Patriots. His faith and resolve to live for Christ were strengthened like never before. “Everything feels great when you leave Alaska, but the battle isn’t over,” he said. “Alaska course corrected me back toward God’s…
Operation Heal Our Patriots Celebrates God at Work in Military Marriages
Samaritan’s Purse recently welcomed our final group of military veterans and their spouses to Alaska for the close of the 2021 Operation Heal Our Patriots summer season. Nine couples experienced the wilderness of Alaska, participated in Biblically-based marriage classes, and had the opportunity to connect with God and each other. Former Army Staff Sergeant Mike…
Media
Operation Heal Our Patriots Photos
Operation Heal Our Patriots These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Alaska, 2024 At the heart of Operation Heal Our Patriots is the desire to see couples grow…
Operation Christmas Child
Christian School Challenge 2024
2024 Christian School Challenge Show Your Operation Christmas Child Spirit to Win a Trip! Accept the Challenge Terms and Conditions Thank you for your interest in Operation Christmas Child. The 2024 Christian School Challenge has concluded, but your school can pack gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need at any time! See other schools that have accepted…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Restoring War-Torn Ethiopia
Restoring War-Torn Ethiopia Samaritan’s Purse is helping displaced people through our Hope for Tigray program. Ethiopia Projects 013235 $ Give Hope Though unnoticed by the world… God has not forgotten them. Just a few years ago, terrible violence overwhelmed a remote part of northern Ethiopia called Tigray. While the war is now over, the fight to survive continues.…
Health & Medical Ministries
God’s Love Transforms Hearts
Vanessa was mad at God and questioned why He had allowed her son Mateo to be born with a hole in his heart. Mateo had to limit his physical activity because he was easily tired and out of breath. Even when he felt OK, his family cautioned him against running too hard or too long…
Health & Medical Ministries
Mending Sarana’s Heart
As the mother of two healthy children, Narangarav knew in her heart that something was wrong with her newborn baby. After three weeks, a doctor confirmed her worst fears: Sarana had been born with a hole in her heart. Even worse, there was not a single hospital or surgeon in all of Mongolia who could…
Women's Programs
Mother’s Day Feature: A New Generation of Hope
It’s typically a long chain of tragic events that leads mothers and their malnourished babies to the pediatric ICU at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. When they arrive, that’s when Dr. Michael Bryant first sees them and hope begins to grow. Dr. Bryant examines the poorly cut umbilical cord on a patient named Favor, who…
