Crisis & Disaster Response
Restoring War-Torn Ethiopia
Restoring War-Torn Ethiopia Samaritan’s Purse is helping displaced people through our Hope for Tigray program. Ethiopia Projects 013235 $ Give Hope Though unnoticed by the world… God has not forgotten them. Just a few years ago, terrible violence overwhelmed a remote part of northern Ethiopia called Tigray. While the war is now over, the fight to survive continues.…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Building Better Health Among South Sudanese Women and Children
Until just recently, sickness was simply a way of life in the many remote villages of Mayendit County, South Sudan. Waterborne illness, poor nutrition, and infections ran rampant among mothers and their children. This was true until women like Nydech, a mother of seven, was invited to join the Maternal, Infant, and Young Children Nutrition…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Refugee Mom Tailors New Life in South Sudan
Mary focuses deeply as she makes another attempt at stitching a straight line across a long strip of fabric. This is her third week in a Samaritan’s Purse tailoring class at a local church in the town of Mankien, South Sudan. Each week for five weeks she kisses her children and leaves early in the…
Faith Restored
The two Army medics were ready to quit their marriage and had a hard time remembering why they’d bothered applying to go to Alaska with Samaritan’s Purse. Just a couple weeks before Army Sergeant First Class Jason Smith and Army Specialist Amy Smith were scheduled to leave for Operation Heal Our Patriots, they delivered the…
Construction Projects
Milestone for Mekoryuk
It’s never been an easy feat to construct a large building on Nunivak Island, Alaska. It still isn’t. That’s why this year’s work on the new Mekoryuk Covenant Church—which will be completed by Samaritan’s Purse volunteers over four months—is such a milestone for the Native Alaskan community. Before planes, the Bering Sea’s shallow and shifting…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Storehouses Restored in the Breadbasket of Europe
Samaritan’s Purse is helping Ukrainians in Jesus’ Name to rebuild their economy, in part, by repairing grain storehouses damaged or destroyed in the war. In addition to supplying much needed food to communities, each storehouse serves as a symbol of hope and God’s provision to war-weary residents. “Farming is the lifeblood of Ukraine,” said Samaritan’s…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Cattle Bring Hope to Families in Vietnam
Anh found himself in a desperate situation following the death of his wife, who passed away after a two-year battle with liver cancer. Overwhelmed by medical debt and school fees for his three children, Anh sold all the family’s assets—from the furniture in their house to the nearby field that once supplied their food and…
Women's Programs
Moms and Babies Starting Stronger in Cambodia
A child’s first 1,000 days can change everything. The nourishment they receive—or don’t receive—makes a world of difference. If the brain remains stunted during that window, there is little hope of reversing the damage. Samaritan’s Purse BEST (Best Early Start Today) program in Cambodia is giving families a foundation of health and nutrition training that…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Cambodians Get the Scoop on Raising Chickens
Lok Hul and his wife, Sar Sangvan, were having trouble making ends meet for their family of seven until Samaritan’s Purse taught them how to raise chickens. Now thanks to the training and supplies we provided, they are thriving and teaching others the farming lessons they learned from our staff members. After living in the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Farmers Return to Their Fields in Ukraine
Three longtime farmers are busy planting wheat and sunflowers this spring—and it is a dream come true! Ivan*, Serhiy*, and Oleksiy* weren’t sure they would ever work their fields again after Russia invaded, destroying their grain storehouses and leaving behind a hidden maze of landmines. But Samaritan’s Purse repaired their storage facilities so now they…
