Ibraheem Alsaad didn’t want to leave his home in Syria. He and his wife, Nisreen, were teachers at the local primary school. But when ISIS surrounded their town, the school closed, and they lost their jobs. They suffered for eight months as ISIS cut off their access to electricity and then to food. Finally, their home…
Our Ministry
Donor Ministries 2026 Mid-Year Impact Report
2026 Mid-Year Report Thank You! We want to thank you for your generosity and prayers that enable Samaritan's Purse to labor alongside local churches, reaching the nations with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The mid-year report focuses on many of our current projects, disaster responses, and stories of God's faithfulness around the world—from unrest in the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Warm Winter Clothing Distributed to Vulnerable Families in Armenia
For decades Armenia and Azerbaijan have battled over a portion of land known as Nagorno-Karabakh. In September, the conflict erupted again, and the two nations broke into a violent war. The pocket of land, which is located within the borders of Azerbaijan, was home to ethnic Armenians. The war prompted people to flee—causing them to…
Operation Christmas Child
“Now I Have a Heart for God”
Each time he pricked his feet on thorns or felt the jabs of kids who jeered at his bare feet, 13-year-old Kwale thought of the shoes his parents had promised: “When we have the money.” Even his teachers seemed to pick on him, assigning him dirty jobs like cleaning the toilets or telling him to…
Our Ministry
Operation Christmas Child 2019 Special Report Botswana Story
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse Life-giving Lessons in Botswana Through The Greatest Journey discipleship program, children and families in Botswana are experiencing the power of the Gospel. Banyana saw the young girl playing along the dusty road in Molepolole, a city just a couple hours west of Botswana's capital Gaborone. Banyana rolled down…
Health & Medical Ministries
A Bond of Brothers
It was a parent’s worst nightmare. Tatiana and Beymar had three boys with congenital heart defects and spent years on edge, worried that their sons’ lives could be cut short at any moment. The hole in Edriel’s heart was discovered during a medical screening when he was just 2 years old. They were alarmed, of…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Southeast Church Among First to Welcome an Afghan Family
The children run to greet them with a slew of hugs and smiles before they even get the door open all the way. They’re so excited to welcome the team and to see what surprises the day will bring. They might share a meal together, go to the grocery store, visit the park, or shop…
Health & Medical Ministries
Hearts Healed, Lives Changed
In Mongolia, Enkhsaruul turned blue whenever she cried, one of the signs that she had a congenital heart defect. Her condition made her a candidate for cardiac surgery through the Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project. After being accepted into our program, she and her mom, Boloroo, traveled to Grand Cayman in 2022 when Enkhsaruul was…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Franklin Graham Travels to Colombia to Support Work with Venezuelan Migrants
NOTE: This article reflects the situation in Colombia/Venezuela as of Franklin Graham’s trip in Oct. 2018. For more recent information, go to our Colombia relief landing page and see other updated articles listed there. As Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham walked the Simón Bolívar International Bridge in Cúcuta, Colombia on Monday, he was moved by…
Media
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Ethiopia Airlift 2-12-2021
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts 30+ Tons of Food Supplies to Conflict-Stricken Ethiopia; Thousands of Children at Risk of Severe Malnutrition Boone, N.C., Feb. 12, 2021—Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, is airlifting life-saving food to children suffering in northern Ethiopia. Months of internal conflict within the country has left millions without access to basic necessities.…
