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Rebuilt Churches Shine in the Sudans

Rebuilt Churches Shine in the Sudans unmute Previous Chapter Table of Contents Close Table of Contents × Table of Contents Rebuilt Churches Shine More Than a Building Hope for the World Beacons of Gospel Hope Next Chapter Churches destroyed by war in South Sudan and Sudan were rebuilt by Samaritan’s Purse years ago. Today they…

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Mariya and Her Art Supplies

Mariya and Her Art Supplies Mariya Snizhko dreamed of becoming an artist even as she grew up in a Christian home in Ukraine. Art was a way for her to express herself and escape the various challenges in her life, which included being bullied at school. Her parents couldn’t afford basic art supplies, so Mariya…

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6 Tips for Volunteering at an Operation Christmas Child Processing Center

6 Tips to Know Before You Register We thought you'd like to know these helpful tips before you register to volunteer at an Operation Christmas Child Processing Center. Save the Date for Registration Save the date to sign up as soon as registration opens. Spots fill up quickly, so be sure to contact us as soon as…

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Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal

Elizabeth and a Stuffed Animal An illustration of Jesus Christ with outstretched arms made a lasting impression on me. My two younger sisters and I were removed from our home in Latvia when I was 7. Someone at school had noticed that we weren’t being taken care of by our parents. It was because they…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Caring for Mothers in Crisis in Colombia

Fear melts into relief as weary mothers trickle into the Samaritan’s Purse maternal clinics in Colombia. They’ve traveled over rivers, through jungles, and across dangerous borders for help and support unavailable in their Venezuelan hometowns. A decade-long economic crisis has crippled the healthcare system there and made access to basic necessities, such as food and…

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Health & Medical Ministries

God’s Love Transforms Hearts

Vanessa was mad at God and questioned why He had allowed her son Mateo to be born with a hole in his heart. Mateo had to limit his physical activity because he was easily tired and out of breath. Even when he felt OK, his family cautioned him against running too hard or too long…

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Health & Medical Ministries

Where Care Meets Compassion

Mothers arrive at the parked mobile medical unit in Colombia exhausted and in desperation. They look up and see a cross with the words “Helping in Jesus’ Name” stamped beneath it. Some have made the grueling and dangerous journey from Venezuela to escape the ongoing economic and political crisis that’s raged in the bordering nation…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Warrior Mothers Grateful for Help in Colombia

In Colombia, Samaritan’s Purse is helping hundreds of mothers each month as we run a medical clinic, a food distribution program, and shelters for those on the move. Most of the women we help are Venezuelan migrants. Though their circumstances may be trying and painful, these women are undaunted, attempting to provide for their children…

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Multiplication in Peru Through The Greatest Journey

When Paola received her Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift at Cajamarca Biblical Center in the highlands of Peru, she loved the pink teddy bear she found inside. With a rainbow applique on its tummy, the 8-year-old quickly named the bear “Rainbow.” “I dream about him. I sleep with him,” Paola said. But Rainbow is more…

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Health & Medical Ministries

The Gift of New Life

Nomin and Tsomo say that God has given them three gifts through the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. They each received Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts in Mongolia when they were children. As adults, they both had little ones with heart defects that recently were repaired through our Children’s Heart Project. And, both of the mothers…

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