Hurricane Dorian hovered over the northern Bahamas in September 2019 and destroyed the very fabric of life. Homes and their precious contents were lost in the storm—the remnants scattered in debris across the islands. “You have to have a home—that’s the foundation of family,” said Robinson Weatherford, pastor of International Gospel Mission in Marsh Harbour,…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Water in the Midst of Crisis
In the Korah community on the southwest outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a livable wage is hard to come by. Residents pick through garbage to find plastic bottles or scraps of metal—or anything else of value—to sell. Begging and prostitution are common. This is how many in Korah put food on the table. Clean…
Children's Ministries
Finding a New Way Home
Baraka eyed the money as his aunt placed it inside her small satchel. He wanted to be able to find it later when no one was watching, and though she hid the satchel at home, Baraka found it quickly while she was tending to chores. He had become skilled at this since moving to the…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Livelihoods Project in South Sudan Empowers Young Adults
War, conflict, and violence have defined the lives of young adults in South Sudan. Their critical adolescent years were marked by uncertainty and fear, with little time to focus on anything other than day-to-day survival. “For the longest time they struggled to find hope,” said Geoffrey Eben, a Samaritan’s Purse staff member in South Sudan.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Field Hospital Airlifted, Now Being Set Up in Ukraine; Please Keep Praying
UPDATE (March 6): The DC-8 landed safely in Poland and materials for the Emergency Field Hospital have been transported to Ukraine. The Samaritan’s Purse team is now in the process of setting up the facility on the outskirts of Lviv. Based on recent assessments, it has been decided to increase the capacity of our Ukraine…
“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…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ongoing Care for Fleeing Families in Ethiopia
Tayech Melkamu* had been afraid for several days as her 10-year-old daughter, Miheret,* grew more and more weak. “I began to lose hope,” Tayech said. “After all this crisis, and now my child was sick.” The Samaritan’s Purse team in Ethiopia met Tayech and her daughter at one of our Mobile Medical Unit sites, among…
Operation Christmas Child
Elena’s Story: Offering Praise in Poland
“The war started suddenly,” Elena, a fine arts teacher in Ukraine, said. “I prayed every day, ‘Lord, I trust in You. Give me strength, patience, and humility for this day.’” Soon, she and her daughter fled to Poland to escape the increasing violence. They arrived close to Easter and moved into a hotel that was…
Feeding Programs
Delivering Hot Meals to Displaced Families in South Sudan
When war broke out across Sudan last year, Kadrijia was in Kenya where she and her husband had traveled for his medical care. When they heard of the growing conflict in their home country, they left for Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, to get back to their three children. Upon entering their country, she and her husband…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Pastors Prepare for Ministry in War-Torn Sudan
Sudan was enjoying relative peace three years ago when Pastor Damarcus started studying at Theological United Institute in the Nuba Mountains. This spring as he celebrated his graduation with friends and family and 56 fellow graduates, the country is again at war. All will now face the challenges of proclaiming the Gospel in a country…
