Samaritan’s Purse has relocated its staff based in Khartoum, Sudan, as intense fighting escalates in the country. Seventeen staff members, including four Americans, have been relocated for their safety. Samaritan’s Purse has been working in Sudan since 1993, helping hundreds of thousands of people by setting up hospitals, opening schools, distributing food, providing agricultural supplies,…
Relief for Sudan
Samaritan’s Purse is helping to meet overwhelming physical and spiritual needs in Sudan. Your contribution will support a variety of programs such as clean water, medical care, and emergency relief, especially in light of the 2023 civil war
World Refugee Day 2022
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…
Cleft Lip & Palate Surgical Teams
Donor Ministries 2022 Year-End Impact Report Ministry Overview
Humanitarian Catastrophe: Sudan’s Ongoing War Against Its Own Citizens
Ken Isaacs, Vice President of Programs and Government Relations for Samaritan’s Purse, testified Wednesday at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in Washington, D.C., that focused on the extent of government-sponsored violence against Sudanese citizens. Read his testimony below. Chairmen McGovern and Wolf, distinguished Representatives, and fellow guests of the commission, I would like to…
South Sudan (2013-2014)
The Ongoing Human Rights Crisis in Sudan
Today is Blog Action Day, when people around the world are joining together to blog on the topic of Human Rights. Ken Isaacs, Vice President of Programs and Government Relations for Samaritan’s Purse, writes about the human rights issues still occurring in Sudan, where the government is attacking its own people. What is all the continuing…
Pray for Peace in South Sudan
South Sudan has been struggling to avoid an outbreak of civil war. Fighting—both political and ethnic—has resulted in at least 1,000 deaths. More than 600,000 people are displaced. A tenuous ceasefire is now in place, but renewed violence is an ever-present danger. Samaritan’s Purse evacuated more than 70 expatriate employees during the height of the…