Operation Christmas Child
Follow My Shoeboxes with Me
Follow My Shoeboxes with Me The Operation Christmas Child shoebox I packed full of toys and other fun items went to a girl or boy in the country listed below along with the message of God's love. These simple gifts bless not only the child in need, but their family and community as well! My shoebox…
Our Ministry
Children’s Heart Project
Healing Hearts, Now and for Eternity Children's Heart Project 013687 $ Give For 27 years, Samaritan's Purse has arranged for critical congenital heart surgery for over 1,600 boys and girls from over a dozen countries. “We look forward to serving more and more children,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse. “We pray for physical healing and,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Vera’s Journals: Seeing God on the Frontlines
As our partners go into Ukraine’s red zone delivering aid on behalf of Samaritan’s Purse, Vera accompanies some of them to translate. Excerpts of her journal entries, which follow, show the horrors of war yet illustrate how God is present and active even where the battles rage. November 4, 2022 A stream of light breaks…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Livelihoods Opening Doors in South Sudan
Nyalong, 35, serves as a leader among mothers in Kangkoi, a village in Mayendit County, South Sudan. For the past year, she has been training many women on matters of health and nutrition. She herself has five children, ages 4 to 16. She’s also helping to guide other families in growing food, strengthening their finances,…
Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Adventure Quiz!
Shoebox Adventure Quiz! Every Shoebox Has a Story.How Do They All Start? More than 220 million children in the past 30-plus years have received a gift-filled shoebox given in Jesus' Name. Each one of these boys and girls has a unique story of God at work in their lives. We invite you to embark on…
Health & Medical Ministries
World Medical Mission History
About World Medical Mission World Medical Mission believes in treating the whole person. Our two-fold purpose is to minister to the physical needs of the sick and suffering while sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. The doctors are overworked. Equipment is broken. Supplies are running out. Not what you want to see when you walk…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Visiting a Fulani Camp
Abby Anderson and her husband, Mark, moved to Nigeria in 2011 to manage the construction portion of the revitalization of a rural teaching hospital supported by Samaritan’s Purse. They recently finished their work, but before leaving Nigeria, they had an incredible experience. Recently, we had an amazing opportunity. We were invited to visit a Fulani…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Preaching Hope in a Weary Land
On the last day of classes in Bas-Uélé Province, Congolese pastor Bakutu Eyabawi Emmanuel was preparing his things for the trip 46 miles back home to the Soronga chiefdom—a three-day walk. He and dozens of other pastors were celebrating that they’d completed a months-long intensive portable Bible school hosted by Samaritan’s Purse in Niangara, Democratic…
Health & Medical Ministries
Special Medical Outreach Held in Western North Carolina
Note: A second free clinic will take place on June 21-22 in Marshall at the same location. All are welcome. For more information on volunteering, go to samaritanspurse.org/free-clinic. “Do I eat or do I go to the doctor?” Samaritan’s Purse physician Elliott Tenpenny explained the dilemma that many underinsured people face across the country. When…
