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Unidades médicas móviles prestan servicio en la Ucrania cansada de la guerra
Samaritan’s Purse recently launched a mobile medical unit (MMU) to bring much needed healthcare to residents living in the embattled areas of Ukraine. Comprised of five Ukrainian doctors and nurses as well as a driver and a chaplain, the team delivers medical care to 35 patients a day, on average, treating conditions including high blood…
The Trees of Guidan Ara
Renae Chrystal is the communications intern in Niger. As a country in the sub-Saharan climate of West Africa, Niger struggles yearly with heat and a shortage of rain. Particularly in the north of the country, the climate is dry and desert-like for most of the year, which creates a tough environment for crops and any…
New Agricultural Techniques Yield Bountiful Harvests in Niger
Renae Chrystal is the communications intern in Niger. Farmers in Niger have difficulties growing enough crops to feed their families. Rain only falls for a few months of the year, leaving the soil dry and almost incapable of producing a harvest. However, the farmers are learning new ways to develop their fields. I met with…
First Patient Receives Christ at Ebola Treatment Center
As a major Ebola outbreak spreads in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Samaritan’s Purse remains at work on the front lines. Our doctors, nurses, water sanitation and hygiene specialists and other essential staff are operating a newly established 18-bed Ebola Treatment Center in the remote area of Komanda. Fear has gripped the region…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Airlifting Relief Supplies to War-Torn Ukraine after Collapsed Dam Results in Mass Flooding
Al ser voluntaria, se convirtió en una guerrera de oración
“Prayer is such a central piece of Operation Christmas Child. It supports all parts of the organization. It’s that underpinning to make sure everything else runs smoothly,” said Nancy Osborn, prayer coordinator for the Maine West team of year-round volunteers in the Portland area. A resident of Falmouth, Maine, Nancy works full-time as an inventory…
Brand-New Smiles Reflect God’s Love in Action
Children born with a cleft lip or palate in Peten, Guatemala, are unlikely to have it repaired. Most parents are unable to afford the necessary surgery or travel the nearly nine-hour journey to Guatemala City to receive care. For a few families that situation changed for the better recently when a volunteer medical team from…
Surgical Teams Provide Life-Changing Operations
Being born with a cleft lip in South Sudan usually means a lifetime of shame. Many people in the country believe that the facial deformity is the result of a curse and treat those with a cleft lip as outcasts. Samaritans Purse began a cleft lip and palate surgical project in 2011 to send volunteer…