At age 69, Aguek has already outlived all of her children. Her oldest died during war, three children died of the measles, one drowned in a nearby river, a son died of a snakebite, and a daughter lost her battle with pneumonia. Aguek’s husband left her years ago. She suddenly developed paralysis on the right…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Relief Arrives to Help the Starving in Sudan
Samaritan’s Purse has recently trucked in 157 metric tons of food for starving people in Kordofan, Sudan. The baskets of food, part of an emergency relief initiative, are going to families in overflowing displacement camps scattered across the remote region. So far, the shipments have been delivered to 19,000 men, women, and children in desperate…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Fighting COVID-19 and Providing Relief in Africa
Samaritan’s Purse teams based in our seven country offices across Africa continue to help alleviate suffering during the COVID-19 global pandemic, finding critical ways to support men, women, and children during this uncertain time. Our teams are working hard to help train medical professionals and equip healthcare centers, to create awareness programs for communities, and…
50 Years of Ministry
Providing Decades of Clean Water
In the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well and asks her for a drink of water. As they talk, Jesus tells her about “living water,” which puzzles her. “Sir, You have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. Where then do You get that…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
From Garden to Kingdom
From Garden to Kingdom Little seeds Buried in freshly turned earth Watered, encouraged Spring from darkness to light A miracle Tended, nurtured The plants grow green and strong Blossoming Flourishing seeds Now producing their fruit Ripened, harvested, washed Hungry? Ready to eat! Or prepared for market Sold—Joy! Income yields health Blessings Gospel seeds Hearts open to…
Discipleship, Education & Training
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…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Volunteers at Work in Four States After Tornadoes Slash Through the South
Hundreds of Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working hard across the South at our four disaster response sites in four different states. They are helping hurting homeowners after severe storms spawned dozens of deadly tornadoes in Louisiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Mississippi. More than 30 people died in these storms and hundreds of homes are damaged…
Feed a Family
God has positioned Samaritan’s Purse to feed hundreds of thousands of people in Africa and other continents who are on the brink of starvation. We can deliver a month’s supply or more of corn, sorghum, lentils, or other staples in the Name of Jesus Christ
Crisis & Disaster Response
Helping Homeowners in Storm-weary West Monroe, Louisiana
Hours before the storm Willie Godfrey’s dogs started digging, and Willie wondered why—but not for long. Only minutes before noon on Easter Sunday an EF-3 tornado touched down in West Monroe, Louisiana, and carved a six-mile path across the community heading directly for the Godfreys’ home. “The dogs know. They know,” Willie said. “Now I…
Health & Medical Ministries
Cleft Lip & Palate Surgical Teams
Cleft Lip & Palate Surgical Teams Medical Specialists Needed In a hard-to-reach community in Liberia, John struggled to secure a stable livelihood due to a frustrating physical condition—a cleft lip. He had endured a life of ridicule and rejection because people believed that he was cursed. John Finally, John received a life-changing operation from a Samaritan's Purse…
