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New Homes and Full Hearts

Two and a half years ago, Josh Jones sat on his couch unconcerned about the reports of an EF4 tornado making its way toward Mayfield, Kentucky. A lightning bolt suddenly struck just outside the window, jolting Josh off the couch and into his truck. This was no ordinary storm. “It was like something I had…

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Bringing Relief to Israeli Families

Samaritan’s Purse teams and ministry partners are offering various forms of relief to the Israeli people following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks that claimed more than 1,200 lives. We are providing 21 new ambulances, including seven that are armor-plated to guard against sniper rounds and other attacks. “Generations to come will remember this help,”…

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Gift Catalog

Breathing New Life

As a general surgeon for the past 10 years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Warren Cooper has performed operations of every description and complexity. That includes everything from repairing broken bones to craniotomies. However, one of the more difficult procedures he has undertaken at Nyankunde Hospital involves the removal of foreign objects…

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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…

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Health & Medical Ministries

Medical Team Provides Cataract Surgeries in Remote Mexico

Fidel badly broke both his leg and arm decades ago, and despite the continuing pain, he still pushed through to do heavy farm work and cut firewood as best he could. But when cataracts took his sight a couple years back, life quickly came to a halt. “I mostly have to stay in the house,”…

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Health & Medical Ministries

They No Longer Call Her Cursed

Editor’s Note: Joni Byker, Country Director for Samaritan’s Purse Liberia, recently visited ELWA hospital where Samaritan’s Purse surgical teams provided corrective surgery to cleft lip/palate patients in Monrovia, Liberia. She wrote this moving account. The work that we are able to do here in Liberia is not without its challenges. Daily we are faced with…

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On the Ground Podcast Linktree

On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse A podcast taking you to the frontlines and behind the scenes of Samaritan's Purse work around the world. Learn More Explore more of the work of Samaritan's Purse, check out these links below. Operation Heal Our Patriots Alaska marks a new start for military couples. Learn More Join Our Disaster Assistance Response Team! Apply…

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Health & Medical Ministries

New Health Center Expands Medical Care in Niger

Samaritan’s Purse recently opened an integrated health center in Regaou village in Niger, an area that has historically high rates of malnutrition. Our center is a welcome addition for the impoverished region as it will significantly increase access to medical care for Regaou’s 11,000+ residents. Previously, the only medical care option was one nurse working…

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Health & Medical Ministries

Restoring Sight in Liberia

With one hand outstretched and the other gripping a walking stick, Morry stumbled forward as a nurse led him to the operating room. Before surgery, Morry offered the same prayer he’s repeated for the last seven years: “God, please make my eyes free again.” Morry was among the 181 patients who recently received surgery during…

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Operation Christmas Child

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea is located just north of Australia and east of Indonesia. It is made up of the eastern half of the world’s second largest island, New Guinea, as well as many surrounding islands. The landscape ranges from swamps to mountainous highland areas with an animal population including varied marsupials, reptiles, and over 40…

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