UPDATE: A more recent story from Italy has published. See “Hands of Comfort, Care Reach Out During Pandemic.” — Twenty seconds. A lot can be accomplished in 20 seconds. As Samaritan’s Purse medical staff repeatedly wash their hands at our field hospital in Italy, they’ve also dedicated that 20 seconds to intentionally praying for each…
Health & Medical Ministries
Compassionate Care Provides Hope in the Midst of Crisis
One grave threat replaced another for Rebecca Nganabo, who was nearly two months pregnant when she was forced to flee her home in Ituri Province, an area in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rebecca and her family survived the deadly Ebola epidemic that killed more than 2,000 people in Ituri…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to COVID-19 Outbreak in India
A massive second wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus is sweeping across India, overwhelming hospitals and other medical facilities. In recent weeks, many coronavirus patients have been unable to be fully treated due to a shortage of intensive care unit beds, oxygen, and other critical medical supplies. Samaritan’s Purse is working with partners on the…
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…
A Shelter and a Refuge in Tigray
When Maaza* heard the violence would reach her village there was no time to think or plan. She fled more than 160 miles with her two children, finding shelter along the way in churches and schools. It’s been several months since she arrived in northwestern Tigray, a region in the northernmost area of Ethiopia where…
Health & Medical Ministries
Their Lips Shall Praise You
Esther* had just given birth, yet she was being forced from her home and village with her newborn son James. Her father had looked on with anger at the deformed face of his grandson. He sent them both away from the village to save his family from the disgrace that would come upon them. “When…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Vulnerable Congolese Increase Growing Power
In rural parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), living with a disability can be extremely difficult—even putting food on the table is a challenge. Recently, though, Samaritan’s Purse agriculture and livelihoods teams have been working hard in eastern DRC to train some local farmers in how to more efficiently grow flourishing gardens. “These…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Growing School Gardens in South Sudan
Children living in impoverished villages in South Sudan often struggle to have enough food to eat. While school feeding programs are providing students with a meal during the school day, the meals lack vegetables, meaning micronutrients such as iodine, iron, and vitamin A are absent from a student’s diet. Samaritan’s Purse has stepped in to…
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Strong Hand of Love
Emergency Food 013562 $ Give Strong Hand of Love Samaritan's Purse is extending desperately needed assistance to Venezuelan migrants in Colombia. Emergency Food 013562 $ Give Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who have fled to Colombia in recent years are crying out to God for help. They are like Peter sinking in the waves of the…
