An orphan named Kopokok was rushed to Tenwek Hospital from a drought-stricken corner of Kenya. His body was ravaged by rheumatic heart disease as well as a lack of food. Dr. Agneta Odera, a young Kenyan surgeon, hurried Kopokok into the operating room to receive a new heart valve. Kopokok was one of the first…
Health & Medical Ministries
Litein Hospital, Kenya
Litein Hospital Kenya Mission Organization Africa Inland Mission (AIM)/Africa Inland Church (AIC) Profile Litein provides primary and specialist care to a catchment population of 800,000 people across six counties in the South Rift region of Kenya. A.I.C. Litein Hospital has 220 beds and a 10-bed casualty. The community of about 450 medical and nonmedical staff…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Beekeeping Project Lifts Families in Kenya Out of Poverty
When Samaritan’s Purse staff met David, he was struggling to provide for his wife and two children in their poor village in Kenya. He worked hard as a farmer, but it wasn’t enough to keep the family out of poverty. “I had lost hope of educating my children,” David said, as he couldn’t afford their…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Livelihoods Project Boosts Income for Struggling Grandmother in Kenya
Rhoda, 64, lives in an impoverished village in southeastern Kenya where her main economic activities include farming and raising livestock. She plants corn and beans, and keeps a few goats to provide milk for her grandchildren. But because Rhoda’s village receives little rainfall, reliable crop production is quite difficult, and caring for livestock in the…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Strengthens Kenya’s Villages
A school was opened about 10 years ago in Kaliluni, Kenya, to serve the village’s children and others from the surrounding communities. Before that, the only option had been a school three miles away—a long distance for children to walk every day, especially those as young as 3 years old. Parents in Kaliluni desperately wanted…
Construction Projects
Samaritan’s Purse Helps Homeowners Rebuild in Eastern Carolinas
As Hurricane Florence passed through New Bern, North Carolina, lightning struck a large pine tree in Kenyatta James’ front yard. The splintered tree fell diagonally across her house, which the family had evacuated in advance of the storm. The fallen timber left the James’ home severely damaged and allowed torrential rain inside as the storm…
Health & Medical Ministries
Maua Methodist Hospital
Maua Methodist Hospital Maua Township, Kenya Hospital Website methodisthospitalmaua.org/ Mission Organization Methodist Mission In Kenya Conference Institution Minimum Time Requirement Three-week minimum for these specialties: anesthesiology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, colorectal surgery, CRNA, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, neonatology, oncology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatric orthopedic surgery, pediatric surgery, pediatrics, pharmacy, physical…
Health & Medical Ministries
“A Small Yes”
Ten years ago, Dr. Read Vaughan and his wife Suzie were empty-nesters who were nearing their retirement years and looking for a new adventure. They felt the Lord calling them to serve abroad—something they had planned to do for years—but they had no clear direction. “I was waiting for a voice from God telling us…
Health & Medical Ministries
Walking in the Light of God’s Grace
Editor’s Note: A year ago, Dr. Gregory Ekbom thought he was going to lose his son. In the midst of the crisis, he held onto hope that God would use the traumatic situation to bring about good. As they soon discovered, the arduous path to healing often begins the moment we seize the opportunity to…
Media
World Medical Mission Photos
World Medical Mission These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: “Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse.” These photographs are not for commercial use. North Carolina, 2023 Samaritan’s Purse staff pack medical kits with critically needed supplies to be sent to partner…
