Olga Patterson had already waded out with our chaplains into Lake Clark, shivering and smiling in the waist-deep, glacier-fed waters during a particularly cold season at Samaritan Lodge Alaska. It had only been a few weeks or so since the snow had stopped falling on the surrounding peaks. She probably couldn’t have picked colder water.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Rebuilding Hope and Homes in Mayfield
On December 10, 2021, a catastrophic EF-4 tornado sliced through Mayfield, Kentucky, carving up over 1,300 homes, businesses, and churches into heaping mounds of broken bricks, splintered lumber, and twisted metal. Samaritan’s Purse quickly responded to the devastation, helping homeowners in Jesus’ Name to begin to rebuild their lives in this tight-knit community. More than…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Helping Burn Patients in Armenia as Crisis Continues
Edik had lost hope that he would ever walk again. On the day of the explosion, he had walked 12 miles with his cousin, Valeri. They stopped to fill their fuel cans, the last task to complete before leaving Nagorno-Karabakh. “Suddenly, we were thrown to different places. I was in some kind of pit. Once…
New Hearts in Mongolia
Odgerel is a healthy 3-year-old who likes to run and play on the monkey bars. It’s hard to imagine that two years ago she was fighting for her life. Her mother, Tsatsaa, first noticed something was wrong when she was 8 months old and her skin had a blue discoloration. Odgerel was almost 1 1/2…
Operation Christmas Child
A Kite in a Shoebox Gift Helps Start One Girl’s Soaring Journey of Faith
Crisis & Disaster Response
Striving Toward a Restored Acapulco
Pastor Eusebio Angelito and his wife, Catalin, nervously waited for the monster storm that was predicted to hit on Oct. 25—another hurricane, but a big one named Otis that was quickly building in strength. The last truly shocking Pacific cyclone to hit the state of Guerrero was Hurricane Pauline in 1997, a Category 4 event.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Delivering Winter Supplies to War-Weary Ukrainians
Tetiana* and her family faced plummeting temperatures in Ukraine with a wood stove, but sadly, no fuel to fill it. The forests nearby had all been riddled with explosives from an earlier occupation by enemy forces, so gathering wood in the usual ways was out of the question. Unexploded ordnance was everywhere. “We could not…
Health & Medical Ministries
Bringing Care to South Sudan’s Far Reaches
The villagers all believed that Kawine, 12, was bewitched, cursed. Nyawika, her mother, recounted the day three years ago when it all started. Kawine was busy about the afternoon’s duties, and the other children were playing in the shade of a tree. Then suddenly Nyawika “heard the siblings crying for help so I ran to…
Health & Medical Ministries
Malawi’s Young and Old Find Healing and Hope
The lack of sophisticated healthcare leaves many Malawians without hope for a better future. But that all changed for Jephither, a seasoned village chief, and Ireen, a young single mother, when Samaritan’s Purse World Medical Mission Specialty Teams brought advanced healthcare to their remote area earlier this year. For decades, Jephither has leaned on the…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Operation Heal Our Patriots Kicks off Summer Season
May 27 Update: Ten wounded military personnel and their spouses arrived at Samaritan Lodge Alaska on Sunday, May 26. These first couples of the season are already going through Biblically based marriage training and enjoying wilderness excursions. One husband and wife received the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior on Sunday night. On Memorial Day, the…
