Sreymon was struggling to care for her baby and she didn’t know where to turn for help. In her remote village in Cambodia, she had never had an opportunity to learn certain essentials, such as recognizing the signs of malnutrition or how to practice healthy hygiene. Deeply-embedded cultural superstitions also contributed to Sreymon’s confusion and…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ongoing Care for Fleeing Families in Ethiopia
Tayech Melkamu* had been afraid for several days as her 10-year-old daughter, Miheret,* grew more and more weak. “I began to lose hope,” Tayech said. “After all this crisis, and now my child was sick.” The Samaritan’s Purse team in Ethiopia met Tayech and her daughter at one of our Mobile Medical Unit sites, among…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Water Access Comes to Families in Vietnam
Danh works hard to provide for his wife and children. He is often away from their remote village for three months at a time, working on construction sites in larger cities for minimal payment. He and his family rely on rains and a small borehole pump for their water. They use this water for everything—drinking,…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Planting Seeds of Faith in Famine-Scarred Niger
The lean season was once a season of despair for many families in Karofane, a village in rural Niger. Halima,* a mother of ten, would watch hopelessly as her children grew thin and weak. Their hair would turn brittle and bleached—common signs of malnutrition. “I would take them to the traditional healer, but still they…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter January
Franklin Graham Update | January Children's Heart Project Hearts Mended,Souls Saved Dear Friend, In just a few weeks, I will be in Ukraine to deliver the 200 millionth shoebox gift for Operation Christmas Child. Please pray for Samaritan's Purse teams working on the frontlines to feed and care for victims of the war, and for the shivering multitudes who…
Our Ministry
Operation Heal Our Patriots 2022 Special Report
Hope for the Journey Dear Friend, The wounded veterans who participate in Operation Heal Our Patriots tell us some heartbreaking stories. After multiple combat deployments, many return home with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and other physical and emotional wounds. All of the couples who come to our Samaritan Lodge Alaska are in fragile…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Urban Agriculture Opens Hearts in Liberia
Korpo leans into her work, pulling stubborn weeds while examining, and even doting on, the green beginnings of a bitterball crop—a variety of eggplant that grows and sells well in West Africa. For now the young growth looks a little like a miniature watermelon, but in several weeks Korpo will be celebrating dozens of the…
Women's Programs
Mother’s Day Feature: A New Generation of Hope
It’s typically a long chain of tragic events that leads mothers and their malnourished babies to the pediatric ICU at ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia. When they arrive, that’s when Dr. Michael Bryant first sees them and hope begins to grow. Dr. Bryant examines the poorly cut umbilical cord on a patient named Favor, who…
Construction Projects
Church Construction Nearing Completion in Koyuk, Alaska
Freezing and thawing had torn apart the church building’s foundation. Part of the ceiling was collapsing. There were gaps in the floor. It took at least a day—usually longer—to heat the building, at significant cost, so midweek events were held elsewhere. On winter Sundays, even with the heat on, it was sometimes still so cold…
Discipleship, Education & Training
A Hairdresser Experiences Renewed Hope
In a small, mirror-lined training room in Mungwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, half a dozen hair dressers are filling the space with laughter and conversation. Among the cheerful bunch is a woman named Bagambe, who smiles and chatters amid bouts of concentration. She’s skillfully working a young lady’s hair into long, tightly fashioned braids, a…
