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…
Operation Christmas Child 2018 Special Report
Experiencing New Hope and Clean Water
Waterborne illness was common in Simeon’s community, a village called Daka in the northeastern region of Kurukwata, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He and his wife, Clementine, are among the many villagers who witnessed regular sickness in their family and community as ground water was infected by human waste. Simeon also was among those whose…
Bringing Life-Saving Water to Congo
In many areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), clean water is a scarce and highly sought-after resource. In the Faradje region in particular, families have for many years relied on the Dungu River, using its untreated water for cooking, drinking, bathing, and washing their clothes. This is a dangerous business. Wild animals…
Seeds of Love and Hope
Jean Tisu was finally able to walk in peace as he strolled the rows of beautiful cabbages in his high rubber boots. “The life of a displaced person due to war is not good at all,” Jean said. “We were chased away from our homes. When we arrived here, we had a hard life.” Jean…
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…
Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Ebola Outbreaks in Africa
In December 2013, an 18-month-old boy in a village in Guinea was reported to have Ebola virus disease. One case quickly turned into an outbreak that moved through Guinea and Sierra Leone. The first case in neighboring Liberia appeared in the village of Foya in March 2014. By the summer, ELWA Hospital in Monrovia, Liberia’s…
Ministry to Congolese Children Fleeing Violence Leads to Healing
Tears stream down the faces of Congolese refugee students as they share war stories of losing their parents, homes, and belongings—everything they had. “There is a problem on my heart,” Destiny, a second grader, said. “I lost my mother, father, and sister. After that, the people I lived with tortured me. When I remember it,…