Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Ethiopia Airlift 2-12-2021
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…
Hearts Healed, Lives Changed
In Mongolia, Enkhsaruul turned blue whenever she cried, one of the signs that she had a congenital heart defect. Her condition made her a candidate for cardiac surgery through the Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project. After being accepted into our program, she and her mom, Boloroo, traveled to Grand Cayman in 2022 when Enkhsaruul was…
North Carolina Family Comes Home for Christmas
Michael Register had given up and accepted that his days would never be the same after Hurricane Florence stole his home and stripped away anything resembling a normal and comfortable routine. So, when Samaritan’s Purse staff came to talk with him about the Hurricane Florence home rebuild program in Whiteville, North Carolina, Michael was both…
Car Auction to Help Military Couples
North Carolina businessman and car collector George Shinn is auctioning off a 700-plus-horsepower Stryker Ford Mustang muscle car, custom painted with the stars and stripes. Shinn, a friend and supporter of Samaritan’s Purse, first announced the July 25-27 car auction during the 2024 Operation Heal Our Patriots reunion in Orlando earlier this year. “This weekend,…
Ukraine Response Press Kit
Military Couples See Prayers Answered in Alaska
He was shivering so violently he could hardly stand still. The wind had suddenly picked up, the sun was nowhere in sight, and the air was noticeably chillier than it had been all week. Not even the crackling fire on the beach offered much warmth. But it didn’t matter. Army Sergeant First Class David Larson…
Military Couples Start Fresh During Alaska Adventure
Mike Woodard’s muscular frame stands six-foot-four. During his time as a soldier in the U.S. Army, there’s no doubt the enemy should and would have feared him in close quarters. He served bravely in a 2011-12 combat tour to Afghanistan, though it came at great cost. He got blown up three times—once each by a…
Thanking God for Lives Transformed in Alaska
All he knew was darkness. The horrors of war had followed him home, and Marine Staff Sergeant Tre Tremillo was suffocating beneath layers of despair and anger. Images of death haunted him. His heart ached for fellow Marines still hospitalized with battle-related injuries. He mourned friends who had committed suicide. “I found myself sitting at…








