Our Ministry
Seeing God at Work in 2022
Seeing God at Work in 2022 Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2022! We ministered to desperate people around the world to bring relief from violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, poverty, and many other difficulties. From Ukraine and Namibia to Puerto Rico and across the United States,…
New Hearts, New Purpose in Mongolia
At first glance, Erdembayar seems like an ordinary 12-year-old boy. He enjoys participating in physical education class at school with his friends as well as riding horses and cooking Korean food, fried rice, and cakes. But up until three years ago, he didn’t have energy for any of these things. For years previously, Erdembayar had…
Operation Christmas Child
Past Participating Church Landing Confirmation Page
Thank you for completing our two brief questions. The following shoebox recipient story illustrates how God uses shoebox gifts to change lives. Be sure to download and share this video with your church to generate even more excitement for Operation Christmas Child! Download Video Join the Project Leader Facebook Group Looking for ideas and inspiration for promoting…
Operation Christmas Child
Five Reasons Students Should Volunteer
Calling All Students! Would you like to be part of a global network of people who are passionate about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with children around the world? If so, prayerfully consider using your gifts to volunteer with Samaritan's Purse through Operation Christmas Child. Short-term and year-round opportunities are available. Join an army of…
Offer Hope to the Brokenhearted
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). Samaritan’s Purse is sharing this promise with people who have endured unthinkable trauma—victims of ISIS, survivors of the Ebola epidemic, and those who lost loved ones to COVID-19. We respond in the aftermath of crisis situations to meet urgent physical needs, but those who survive are…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Pastor’s Prayers Answered as Church Helps Thousands Fleeing War
Pastor Vazgen of Abovyan City Church, which is located just outside of the capital city of Armenia, believes that God uniquely prepared and positioned his congregation to love and support families who fled the war. The summer before the war flared up again in Nagorno-Karabakh—a long-disputed piece of land—Pastor Vazgen’s congregation sent a team of…
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International Projects
International Projects 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. Colombia Since 2007, Samaritan's Purse has constructed school buildings for rural students ranging from preschool to secondary school throughout…
Preprinted Shoeboxes—Cardboard (Pack OF 50)
Our corrugated cardboard shoeboxes are durable and the slightly increased size allows for larger “wow” items like deflated soccer balls, dolls, and stuffed animals. Available in packs of 50, these boxes arrive flat and easily fold into shoeboxes to pack full of gifts. When folded, the interior dimensions of these shoeboxes are 12 x 7…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Volunteers Help Hard-Hit Military Families in North Carolina
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES When Jeremy and Kristy Kulberg saw on social media that people in their flooded New Bern, North Carolina, neighborhood were being rescued from rooftops, their hearts sank. That could only mean that their own house was under at least five feet of water. Jeremy and Kristy had…
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Press Release Ebola 1-9-19
Samaritan’s Purse Doctors, Nurses Train this Week in North Carolina to Fight Ebola BOONE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2019 THURSDAY–FRIDAY: Disaster Response Specialists Participate in North Wilkesboro Training in Preparation for Ebola Deployment Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virus ravaging…
