The invigorating feel of a fresh haircut or a new dress. The fun of kicking around a soccer ball or flying a kite. The confidence of being seen by a medical professional. A Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is providing all of these experiences and more to Afghanistan evacuees at a transit center…
Operation Heal Our Patriots Celebrates God at Work in Military Marriages
Samaritan’s Purse recently welcomed our final group of military veterans and their spouses to Alaska for the close of the 2021 Operation Heal Our Patriots summer season. Nine couples experienced the wilderness of Alaska, participated in Biblically-based marriage classes, and had the opportunity to connect with God and each other. Former Army Staff Sergeant Mike…
Health & Medical Ministries
Transforming Hearts and Lives for Eternity
Amarzaya assumed she would die young and not live to see her 20th birthday. Her days were filled with exhaustion and pain. She often had sleepless nights as she tried to regulate her struggled breathing. She didn’t feel symptoms of a heart defect in her early years. But by age 16, the Mongolian girl could…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Miel San Marcos Visits Samaritan’s Purse Projects in Colombia
Brothers Josh, Luis, and Samy Morales from the Christian music group Miel San Marcos met with Venezuelan families and our staff members at several Samaritan’s Purse projects in Colombia from Sept. 11-12. Samaritan’s Purse has had a permanent presence in Colombia from 2018, ministering to more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants since that time. The Morales…
Celebrating a Season of Changed Lives
As the year’s last two flights of veterans and spouses lifted off on Friday (Sept. 23), the 11th summer season of Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska came to an end, and we thank God for the wonderful, grace-filled testimonies these couples now have to share. Over the course of 17 weeks, 164 couples came…
Operation Christmas Child
Ohio Farmers Influence their Community and the World by Packing Shoeboxes
Drive down River Styx Road just outside Wadsworth, Ohio, and you’ll come across the “Styx and Stones Farm” sign. Pull in the driveway on any given Saturday morning in the fall, and it will be tough to find a spot to park. On one edge of the driveway sits a barn that’s at least 175…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Serves Christmas Meal in Florida
Nearly three months after Hurricane Ian slammed into southwestern Florida, many families are still struggling to recover from massive wind and water damage to their homes. The Fort Myers community was particularly hard hit, with powerful storm surges and 150-mph sustained winds at landfall. Samaritan’s Purse, in partnership with Mission BBQ, served a hearty Christmas…
Health & Medical Ministries
Hearts Healed, Lives Changed
In Mongolia, Enkhsaruul turned blue whenever she cried, one of the signs that she had a congenital heart defect. Her condition made her a candidate for cardiac surgery through the Samaritan’s Purse Children’s Heart Project. After being accepted into our program, she and her mom, Boloroo, traveled to Grand Cayman in 2022 when Enkhsaruul was…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Never Left to Fight Alone
Nearly 500 military couples were encouraged to rely on Jesus Christ, to read and believe God’s Word, and to stay connected with fellow couples at the 2023 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion, April 28-30, in Orlando. The annual event kicked off Friday evening with an address from Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham who invited attendees…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Helping to Prevent Child Trafficking and Abuse in Vietnam
Samaritan’s Purse recently taught sexual abuse prevention to children, ages 12 to 16, at six secondary schools in Lao Cai province, located along Vietnam’s northern border. With sex trafficking common in this area, boys and girls were grateful for the resources to learn how to guard against harm. During this training, a student named Quang*…
