These children have no toys. Fleeing the firefight in their homeland of Syria, thousands of boys and girls of all ages—together with their parents—have escaped to the border of Iraq with just the clothes on their backs. “There were no dolls. There were no balls,” said Randy Wesnitzer, a Samaritan’s Purse disaster assistance response team (DART) member from Wyoming. “Everything they could carry had a purpose, and that purpose was survival.” But sometimes part of surviving means having … [Read more...]
Samaritan’s Purse Blog
Bringing Joy to Syria’s Littlest Refugees
Samaritan’s Purse disaster response specialists provided relief to refugee families—in part, through play.
December 27, 2019
Faithful Servants
A husband and wife doctor team share the Gospel in the rugged Mexico mountains.
December 12, 2019
Wisconsin Shoebox Club Packs 10,000th Gift
Children and their families from Fort Atkinson celebrate 10 years of lovingly packing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for boys and girls in need around the world.
November 22, 2019
Faith Community Church of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, included an extra-special element in a recent worship service. Nineteen-year-old Evilyn Pinnow, founder of the church’s shoebox club, returned from college in Ohio to lead the congregation in the packing of their 10,000th shoebox gift. Significant contributors in the history of the club brought toys, school supplies, and hygiene items. Especially important were the personalized letter and the photo they placed inside the box. With each … [Read more...]
Second Chances
A Samaritan’s Purse cataract surgical team restores sight in Mexico’s Copper Canyon.
November 1, 2019
Sustained in the Storm
Samaritan’s Purse is providing critical medical care through our Emergency Field Hospital in the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas.
September 27, 2019
Promises Kept
After decades of war and persecution, believers in South Sudan celebrate God’s faithfulness.
August 16, 2019
Searching for Home
Read a refugee family’s story of survival in South Sudan.
June 20, 2019
A Bold Step of Faith
Samaritan’s Purse opens an Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
February 11, 2019
Operation Christmas Child Special Report
See what is God is doing around the world through Operation Christmas Child!
February 7, 2019
Samaritan’s Purse Provides Critical Food Assistance for South Sudanese
Monthly food distributions ease the burden for hungry families.
February 4, 2019
Food is scarce during South Sudan’s dry season when the land turns brown, dusty, and desolate. Residents and thousands of refugees become more vulnerable to starvation and sickness. “Dry season proves to be difficult in South Sudan,” said Collins Enabu, Samaritan’s Purse Deputy Country Director of Programs. “When people are unable to plant and harvest crops, we see more people hungry and more children suffering from malnutrition.” Samaritan’s Purse oversees monthly food distributions … [Read more...]