Where fresh, clean water is in short supply, Samaritan’s Purse is restoring springs to protect people from waterborne illnesses. As we provide new ways for communities to obtain this resource that is so essential to life itself, residents are also experiencing a newfound promise of eternal life in Jesus Christ. Weary for Water Ruth used…
Gift Catalog
Breathing New Life
As a general surgeon for the past 10 years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dr. Warren Cooper has performed operations of every description and complexity. That includes everything from repairing broken bones to craniotomies. However, one of the more difficult procedures he has undertaken at Nyankunde Hospital involves the removal of foreign objects…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Lives Transformed in DRC’s Dungu Territory
Violence and instability have long plagued the Dungu Territory of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Churches, schools, and houses burned down during armed conflict decades ago have never been rebuilt, leaving communities seemingly trapped in spiritual and physical poverty. In the wake of so many years of violence, many families have been left with…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Impoverished Families Forge New Futures with Goats
A goat given to a family in need represents more than just a grass-mowing mammal or a symbol of prosperity for their owners. A family of goats can open doors for those mired in economic despair and help break generations of poverty. This is why Samaritan’s Purse started the Faith and Goats Project in the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Pray as Samaritan’s Purse Responds to the Latest Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Samaritan’s Purse has deployed staff to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where 83 confirmed cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been identified and 47 confirmed deaths from the disease have been reported, as of Aug. 26. This response supports our country office staff there and others already at work in the region. Our current…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ebola Treatment Center Now Open in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Samaritan’s Purse opened an 18-bed Ebola treatment center in Komanda in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Jan. 17. Medical teams are ensuring the comfort and expert care of every patient as they serve in Jesus’ Name. “By coming to treat people with this difficult disease, we as Christians are showing God’s love…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse to Open Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
LATEST: The Ebola Treatment Center is now open (Jan. 17). Please read more here. Samaritan’s Purse will soon open a treatment center in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in response to an Ebola virus disease outbreak that has killed more than 300 people. This recent outbreak was declared Aug. 1 and is now…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Seeds of Love and Hope
Jean Tisu was finally able to walk in peace as he strolled the rows of beautiful cabbages in his high rubber boots. “The life of a displaced person due to war is not good at all,” Jean said. “We were chased away from our homes. When we arrived here, we had a hard life.” Jean…
Construction Projects
Building Churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pastor Mbunya smiled heartily as he welcomed visitors out of the afternoon rain and into the new building in the village of Chykele where his congregation was now able to worship. They had endured decades of uncertainty about where they would gather each week as a church family. But now that question was finally answered.…
Our Ministry
Ebola Response
Save Lives. Stop Ebola. GIVE NOW Ebola Response - 013987 $ Donate Outbreak Location:Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Infections: 2600+Deaths: 1700+ Caring for Ebola Patients in Jesus' Name Samaritan's Purse opened an Ebola Treatment Center on Jan. 17 in Komanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to meet the needs of suffering people as…
