Close to 4 million people have fled Ukraine since the conflict began, with another 6-7 million people internally displaced. Many families are transient within Ukraine—moving from one town to the next searching for safety. They often spend just a few nights in a new location before it too becomes a target of the war and…
Trayendo ayuda a los ucranianos que huyen
An elderly couple wearily recounted the story of fleeing their home, feeling that they had just escaped with their lives. “We ran from the bombs. The first bombs came on our buildings,” the wife recounted. “We just decided to flee to anywhere else that was safe. Anywhere our eyes could see. Our region was bombed…
“This Is God’s Mercy Flight”
On Sunday, May 15, our DC-8 cargo jet left Poland on a special mission to bring 28 Ukrainian refugees to Toronto where they will be able to reunite with family, friends, and other sponsors arranged by Samaritan’s Purse. These families fled from the horror of the conflict continuing to rage inside Ukraine, and they are…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
La historia de Mariya: No podía vivir sin Dios
Samaritan’s Purse food distributions in Ukraine are accomplishing so much more than simply providing nutritious food that is in short supply. More than 161 million pounds of groceries have been given out so far, and Mariya, for one, has given her life to the Lord as a result. When the war left her with no…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
La Biblia y orificios de balas: recordatorios del amor de Dios
Books filled Vasyl’s* home in the Kherson region of Ukraine. His collection included nearly 3,000 titles that he treasured and held dear. Each one told a story and expanded his knowledge of the world. When the Kakhovka Dam broke in early June, however, his library was lost. Floodwaters rose more than four feet up the…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Instrumental odontológico que alivia el dolor en medio de la guerra
Mouth mirrors, tooth explorers, and saliva ejectors may be among the most unusual instruments of peace during wartime. But for residents of Eastern Ukraine even the most basic dental care has been out of reach over the past three years. To provide some relief for the war-weary, Samaritan’s Purse is partnering with a local Ukrainian…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Rp: Medicamentos cerca del frente
A spinal injury shaped the curvature of her life. Oksana* suffered an accident at age 8 that still requires regular visits from medical professionals even today. Now at 66 years old, the visits have grown more difficult. Her village in eastern Ukraine is seven miles from the nearest hospital, has no pharmacy, and offers only…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
El Hospital Móvil de Emergencias abierto en Ucrania
The Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital is open in western Ukraine, and our medical team is already treating patients suffering due to the escalating conflict. “We come in the Name of Jesus Christ, and we hope this hospital is a blessing to you,” Elliott Tenpenny told those gathered at the hospital today, March 14. Tenpenny…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Empacados con oración y esperanza para los niños en Ucrania
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…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
La restauración de un hogar en Ucrania
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…
