He was shivering so violently he could hardly stand still. The wind had suddenly picked up, the sun was nowhere in sight, and the air was noticeably chillier than it had been all week. Not even the crackling fire on the beach offered much warmth. But it didn’t matter. Army Sergeant First Class David Larson…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter August 2024
Franklin Graham Update | August Franklin Graham Update | August A Lighthouse for the Gospel on an Island in the Bering Sea Dear Friend, Nunivak Island is the second largest island in the Bering Sea, about 30 miles off the Alaskan mainland. It is a remote, tundra-covered volcanic rock, home to thousands of reindeer, over 500 musk ox, and less than 200 Cup'ig people. Mekoryuk,…
Proyectos de construcción
Los voluntarios construyen nueva iglesia en una remota isla en Alaska
More than 200 Samaritan’s Purse volunteers from 26 states are building a church on remote Nunivak Island this summer. The construction site lies at the edge of the Native Village of Mekoryuk, the only year-round settlement on the tundra-covered Alaskan isle. Cup’ig speaking people have lived on Nunivak, the second largest island in the Bering…
Nuestro Ministerio
Ministerios Hispanos
Strengthening Hispanic Church Partnerships Empowering the Hispanic Church In 2021, President of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham created Hispanic Ministries to further strengthen ministry partnerships with the Hispanic church. Hispanic Ministries equips, mobilizes, and partners with Hispanic churches to impact the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Samaritan's Purse has long supported the domestic and…
Fe restaurada
The two Army medics were ready to quit their marriage and had a hard time remembering why they’d bothered applying to go to Alaska with Samaritan’s Purse. Just a couple weeks before Army Sergeant First Class Jason Smith and Army Specialist Amy Smith were scheduled to leave for Operation Heal Our Patriots, they delivered the…
Proyectos de construcción
Un hito para Mekoryuk
It’s never been an easy feat to construct a large building on Nunivak Island, Alaska. It still isn’t. That’s why this year’s work on the new Mekoryuk Covenant Church—which will be completed by Samaritan’s Purse volunteers over four months—is such a milestone for the Native Alaskan community. Before planes, the Bering Sea’s shallow and shifting…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
Celebramos la obra de Dios entre las parejas de militares
Navy Seaman David Boggs struggled with symptoms of post traumatic stress from his job on minesweeper missions in the Persian Gulf. Even years later he can still recount in detail nerve-wracking nights when their ship was targeted. As he fought against ongoing anxiety from his months at sea, his marriage with his wife, Nicole, became…
Proyectos de construcción
Se completa y dedica una nueva iglesia en la isla del mar de Bering
On Oct. 6, praises rang out in English and Cup’ig from the recently finished Covenant Church in Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island, Alaska. Townspeople and distinguished guests worshipped the Lord together for the first time in the brand-new building constructed over the past four months-plus by Samaritan’s Purse staff and volunteers. Following the dedication service, the…
Nuestro Ministerio
Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Agricultores regresan a sus campos en Ucrania
Three longtime farmers are busy planting wheat and sunflowers this spring—and it is a dream come true! Ivan*, Serhiy*, and Oleksiy* weren’t sure they would ever work their fields again after Russia invaded, destroying their grain storehouses and leaving behind a hidden maze of landmines. But Samaritan’s Purse repaired their storage facilities so now they…
