Edward Graham traveled this week to southwest Louisiana to encourage Samaritan’s Purse teams as they come alongside hurting homeowners. Many communities in the Bayou State are still struggling to recover after powerful hurricanes pummeled the area in recent months. Hurricane Delta slammed ashore as a Category 2 storm in early October and hit just a…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Veterans Day 2018: Operation Heal Our Patriots Refreshes Military Couples
When Army Sergeant Larry Kaibetoney and his wife Chani touched down at Samaritan Lodge Alaska this summer, it was the first time either of them had been welcomed by an American flag-waving crowd. “When we landed and there were all these people here who came out to meet us, I felt energized. I felt welcome.…
Discipleship, Education & Training
A New Season of Operation Heal Our Patriots Begins in Alaska
As we honor our fallen U.S. heroes over Memorial Day weekend, we welcomed the first group of military couples to Alaska for the Operation Heal Our Patriots summer season. “Each year we get to see God work powerfully in the lives of these couples,” said Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan’s Purse. “God has been faithful…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Operation Heal Our Patriots Starts Summer Season in Alaska
The 10th season of Operation Heal Our Patriots began Memorial Day weekend as we welcomed the first planeloads of wounded veterans and their spouses to Samaritan Lodge Alaska. The couples will participate in a week of relationship building through chaplain-led marriage classes as well as excursions such as fishing, hiking, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. On…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Operation Heal Our Patriots Kicks off Summer Season
May 27 Update: Ten wounded military personnel and their spouses arrived at Samaritan Lodge Alaska on Sunday, May 26. These first couples of the season are already going through Biblically based marriage training and enjoying wilderness excursions. One husband and wife received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior on Sunday night. On Memorial Day, the…
Our Ministry
Offering Clean Water in Jesus’ Name
Offering Clean Water in Jesus' Name Give Clean Water Samaritan’s Purse thanks God for the many lives transformed as we provide clean water and share the Good News of Jesus Christ across the globe. From refugee camps in South Sudan to impoverished villages in the Philippines, people must have clean water in order to survive. That's why…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Helping to Prevent Child Trafficking and Abuse in Vietnam
Samaritan’s Purse recently taught sexual abuse prevention to children, ages 12 to 16, at six secondary schools in Lao Cai province, located along Vietnam’s northern border. With sex trafficking common in this area, boys and girls were grateful for the resources to learn how to guard against harm. During this training, a student named Quang*…
Health & Medical Ministries
Serving Hungry and Heartbroken Families in Jesus’ Name
Sarah never imagined she’d be left alone to raise six children or watch her 16-month-old son, Michael, weaken from lack of food. As he grew listless and continued to lose weight, his 38-year-old mother prayed for help to come. Being left by a husband for a second wife broke Sarah’s heart and left her economically…
Construction Projects
New Homes for Kentucky Storm Survivors
While Hurricane Helene was bearing down on the Southeast, dozens of families in Kentucky were moving on from the disasters that they survived over the past three years. On Thursday, Samaritan’s Purse completed construction in New Hope Acres, a 60-acre subdivision in the town of Mayfield, Kentucky, which was devastated by a tornado just before…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Delivering Emergency Food to Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues well past 1,000 days, Samaritan’s Purse remains in the embattled nation where we have served since the beginning of the conflict. Our staff and partners are supplying bags of food to families near the frontlines in order to curb the ache of hunger and encourage them to persevere. In…
