Our Ministry
Operation Heal Our Patriots 2022 Special Report
Hope for the Journey Dear Friend, The wounded veterans who participate in Operation Heal Our Patriots tell us some heartbreaking stories. After multiple combat deployments, many return home with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other physical and emotional wounds. All of the couples who come to our Samaritan Lodge Alaska are in fragile…
Health & Medical Ministries
Boy Finds a Best Friend in Jesus
Nico was diagnosed with a heart defect as an infant in Bolivia. By age 8, he was experiencing fatigue, a loss of appetite, and shortness of breath. That made it harder for him to concentrate on his homework or participate in physical education with his friends. “I always felt tired when I was at school,”…
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…
Media
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,…
Children's Ministries
Children in Crisis
Helping Children in Crisis Around the World Samaritan’s Purse provides education, shelter, daily necessities, loving care, and more to children at risk worldwide. Read and watch stories from Liberia and Vietnam. Millions of boys and girls are living in poverty, facing daily dangers from hunger, violence, and exploitation. That’s why Samaritan's Purse is hard at work in…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Never Left to Fight Alone
Nearly 500 military couples were encouraged to rely on Jesus Christ, to read and believe God’s Word, and to stay connected with fellow couples at the 2023 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion, April 28-30, in Orlando. The annual event kicked off Friday evening with an address from Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham who invited attendees…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Motorcyclists Support Military Couples in Annual Warrior Ride
Despite the rain, more than 150 riders on over 100 motorcycles rode up and down the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, May 18, to support Operation Heal Our Patriots. The group departed from Samaritan’s Purse International Headquarters in Boone, North Carolina, for the roundtrip run to and from Grandfather Mountain. This was the 13th…
Operation Christmas Child
Printable Resources
Printable Resources Print Items Shoebox Labels Logos Print Items Click Images to Enlarge Gift Suggestions 8.5" x 11" (2 pages) A detailed list of recommended items for shoebox gifts, based on gender. ⇣ Download PDF (457 kb) Promotional Insert 5.5" x 7.5" A description of how to pack a box and the journey of a shoebox for…
Operation Christmas Child
After Overcoming Leukemia, Shoebox Recipient Disciples Others
Laying in a hospital bed in Panama City, Panama, Maykel only had a few days to live—or so the doctors told his parents when they informed them he had Stage 3 leukemia. Their precious son, only 11 years old, had recently heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ when he received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child…
Operation Christmas Child
Christian Radio Trip Giveaway Terms and Conditions
Official Rules for Operation Christmas Child Momentum Vision Trip Giveaway NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. By participating in this sweepstakes/giveaway (the “Giveaway”), you (“Entrant”) accept and agree to the following Terms and Conditions: Giveaway Period: The Giveaway runs from…
