James Dut* lives in Kalthok village in South Sudan, where Samaritan’s Purse has been providing necessities for people in need. It was around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, as I was going about my usual chores; suddenly I heard gunshots in the direction of the main road. I thought it was the usual…
Children's Ministries
Chosen Treasures
Dawn was teaching through the book of Amos in 2001 when she was confronted by God’s unrelenting call to provide justice for the poor. She felt convicted that she needed to move beyond “armchair romanticism about the Gospel.” Aware of the terrible tragedy of female infanticide in her native India and unable to still a…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Changing a Community in Niger
Abdoulaye Toudou is the Samaritan’s Purse community development agent in Niger My wife and I are community development agents for Samaritan’s Purse in Niger. Our job is to live in the heart of a rural village and share the love of Jesus with two specific communities. When we first came to these communities, we found…
Construction Projects
Helping Oklahoma Rebuild
On May 20, 2013, deadly tornadoes battered much of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma City suburbs were devastated by as EF-5 twister that not only flattened many homes, but also destroyed Plaza Towers Elementary School, killing seven children. Samaritan’s Purse immediately responded, sending staff, volunteers, equipment, and supplies to help homeowners. We established based in Moore and…
Discipleship, Education & Training
God’s Calling
Chelsea Charping is a Samaritan’s Purse staff writer who visited the Republic of Georgia to cover Operation Christmas Child distributions and The Greatest Journey classes and graduation. As a writer, I usually spend a day in each community I visit before moving on to somewhere else. I meet people, share their lives for a day,…
Our Ministry
The Tools of the Trade
Keith Anderson is an intern with Samaritan’s Purse in Mozambique. “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,” (2 Corinthians 10:3-4, NKJV). As Americans, we love fantasy. Or perhaps I should say as…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Grains Give a Bolivian Family a Brighter Future
René Humerez made his living mining limestone. The extremely strenuous job took a toll on his health and paid very little. With six children to feed—all younger than 12—René struggled to stay afloat. He knew he wouldn’t be able to continue in such bleak conditions for the long-term. Three years ago, at the age of…
Health & Medical Ministries
The Walk Alongside Araon
Courtney Keen, a staff writer for Samaritan’s Purse, recently spent a week covering our work in Honduras. I don’t want to write about Araon. It’s hard. It hurts. I don’t want to write about Araon because his life is too big for my fingers on the keyboard. But those reasons aren’t good enough. His story…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Beehives and Coffee Beans
Cristina Ayala is the Samaritan’s Purse animals and livelihoods program manager in Honduras. In 2013, a disease called coffee rust hit Rafael Rosas Mejia’s crop. The results were devastating. For many years, he had harvested coffee and honey from beekeeping. But he said he knew little about beekeeping, and his main source of income was…
Health & Medical Ministries
Life-Changing Surgeries in South Sudan
Samaritan’s Purse will provide cleft lip surgeries for as many as 50 South Sudanese men, women, and children at the Juba Teaching Hospital from November 3–8. A team of 12 doctors and nurses, hailing from the United States, Canada, Kenya, and the United Kingdom, plan to run two operating tables. Some beneficiaries will come from…
