Our Ministry
Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
Media
Edward Graham Photos
Edward Graham 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. Boone, NC 2024 Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer for Samaritan's Purse. Turkey, 2023 Edward Graham visits Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field…
Love Overflows in Eastern Kentucky
The strewn debris and trash still hanging from the barren trees in Brandt Justice’s backyard stand as stark reminders of how high the waters rose when floods ravaged his small Kentucky community last week. In the early hours of Feb. 16, the small tributary behind his home suddenly swelled and climbed to the tips of…
Health & Medical Ministries
Mongolian Mothers Return Home with a New Lease on Life
Erdene, who had cardiac surgery in February through our Children’s Heart Project, is back in school in Mongolia and telling all his classmates that he has a new heart. “Thank you, Jesus for healing me. I love you so much,” he prays. Erdene, 6, is now lively and active, which wasn’t possible for the first…
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Children’s Heart Project Photos
Children's Heart Project 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. United States When they arrive in the city for their surgery, the child, caregiver, and interpreter are hosted,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter July 2023
Franklin Graham Update | July Franklin Graham Update | July ‘Why Am I Here?’ Patriots Discover God's Answer Mike and Michelle Black Dear Friend, When Marine Lance Corporal P.J. Kehs came home from his tour of duty in Iraq, not only was he battle-toughened, but he also had what he described as "a heart of rock." Mike and Michelle Black A veteran of Operation Phantom…
Operation Christmas Child
Roselyn and a Picture Book
Roselyn and a Picture Book "My life felt gray. But when my shoebox came, it was full of color." Growing up in Malawi, I loved playing make-believe. That’s what my siblings and I did because we didn’t have any dolls or toys. We would go outside after it rained and mold the clay-type soil into…
50 Years of Ministry
Children’s Heart Project Provides Lifesaving Operations
Through Children’s Heart Project, Samaritan’s Purse arranges surgery for children with congenital heart defects who live in countries such as Uganda, Mongolia, and Bolivia, where the required medical expertise and equipment for this type of surgery are not available. Since 1997, more than 1,400 boys and girls have received lifesaving operations through our project. Partner…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Extends Hope to Middle Tennessee Families This Christmas
A heartbreaking scene unfolded on Dec. 9 when twisters wreaked havoc in Middle Tennessee communities and claimed the lives of six people, including two young children. Scattered among the pieces of splintered homes were colorful Christmas decorations, which stood in stark contrast to the joy that the Christmas season usually brings. “It’s one of the…
Health & Medical Ministries
Far from Home, a Mother Finds Jesus Is Her Greatest Friend
UPDATE: Uuganaa was baptized in a swimming pool on Saturday, May 30, as a profession of her faith in Jesus Christ. A month later on June 30, she and her son were among 25 Children’s Heart Project patients, mothers, and interpreters from Mongolia who we flew back to their homeland via our DC-8 aircraft after…
