Samaritan’s Purse is delivering backpacks filled with special gifts to displaced children in Ukraine. These backpacks are filled with carefully selected items such as winter caps, simple toys, sketchpads/notebooks, crayons, and small teddy bears stenciled with a message of God’s love written in Ukrainian. These supplies are accompanied by booklets translated into Ukrainian—one containing encouraging…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Restoring a Home in Ukraine
How do you make a house a home without its roof and windows? One Ukrainian family no longer has to worry, thanks to repairs provided by Samaritan’s Purse and our local partners. Katerina* and her two children, Ionna*, 14, and Denys*, 8, are grateful to be in their home again, even in a country still…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Reflections on the War in Ukraine
The people of Ukraine walk in uncertainty, looking up in fear of enemy bombs or missiles. For Kseniya, a resilient mother, thoughts of the ongoing war incite anxiety, fear, and concern about the impact this trauma will have on her children. In a cellar as the bombs exploded overhead, Kseniya held on to her family.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Helping Gardens Grow in Eastern Ukraine
Widows Natalia and Maria have renewed hope now. In a country laid barren by war, the gift of garden tools and seeds from Samaritan’s Purse will help them grow new life and provide for their families. As believers in Jesus Christ, the two see this provision as a sign of God’s favor and encouragement even…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Repairing War-Damaged Homes as Winter Deepens Across Ukraine
The war took a personal turn for Ivan* when an artillery rocket struck next door, obliterating his neighbor’s house. Ivan had little time to respond and the explosion shattered his own windows and ruptured his roof. The shelling just continued, raining down on his neighborhood with blast waves rocking anyone nearby. One such blast threw…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Thankful for a New Home in Ukraine
Kateryna praises God for the Samaritan’s Purse team who put windows in her barn and a new roof on it, giving her a safe place to live after a missile destroyed her house in Ukraine. “We could not have done this by ourselves,” she said. “I believe in God and that He helps us.” Watch…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Helps Set Up Hospitality Centers in Ukraine
Vulnerable Ukrainians who face disruptions of power, heating, and water due to the ongoing war can find warm shelter and other essentials at hospitality centers across the country. Samaritan’s Purse is partnering with the Ukrainian government and local entities to help set up “points of invincibility,” a defiant name given to the centers by Ukrainians…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Restores Communities in Ukraine
Many in Ukraine turn a faucet but no water flows. Since war broke out over two years ago, constant shelling has decimated water systems across the country. “Our city is now like a desert town without water,” Ivanna* said, a resident in the south of Ukraine. In Ivanna’s region, water used to be plentiful—until the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Delivering Emergency Food to Ukraine
As the war in Ukraine continues well past 1,000 days, Samaritan’s Purse remains in the embattled nation where we have served since the beginning of the conflict. Our staff and partners are supplying bags of food to families near the frontlines in order to curb the ache of hunger and encourage them to persevere. In…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Dentists Provide Relief in Hard-Hit Ukraine
Olha’s* teeth were the least of her concerns when war erupted in her Ukrainian community on February 22, 2022. But after three years of ongoing conflict that has forced many healthcare professionals to leave her region, a visit to a Samaritan’s Purse Mobile Dental Unit (MDU) provided a glimmer of hope and a sign of…
