Update (July 15): This is the story of the arrival of Week One patriot couples. For a full story on the first week’s activities, go to the wrap-up article here. — This year’s first group of patriot couples took off from Anchorage around 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, and arrived at Port Alsworth about…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Curbside Drop-Off Sites Open for Operation Christmas Child 11-16-20
This Week: Curbside Drop-Off Sites Open for Operation Christmas Child BOONE, N.C., Nov. 16, 2020—As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and…
Construction Projects
New School, New Start
Boys and girls swarm over playground equipment—swinging, sliding, and climbing in the fresh air before heading inside for lessons chock full of new materials. Relishing in open spaces, new walls, and innovative ways in which to learn, these Cambodian children thank Samaritan’s Purse for providing them with a new, much improved school. Opened this past…
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…
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
The Greatest Journey Photos
The Greatest Journey 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. Boys and girls in Ghana eagerly raise their hands to answer a question in The Greatest Journey discipleship…
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.…
Warmly Welcoming Those Who’ve Fled Afghanistan
“Seeing our children play with toys is the first happy day we’ve had in a long time,” said the Afghan father, his eyes wistful as he watched his little ones. This weary family was just one of countless others who experienced firsthand what most of the world only saw in shocking photos and broadcasts back…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Traveling Toward Peace
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
2024 Year-End Report
Thank You Hurricane Helene Sudan Operation Christmas Child Brazil Beryl Mexico 2024 Year‑End Report Thank You Millions of people worldwide have been devasted by natural disasters, poverty, famine, and war and desperately need physical relief and the hope of Jesus Christ. Samaritan's Purse is reaching hurting families while also letting them know they are not forgotten…
