New Releases
Operation Christmas Child
Boun Thorne's Story: Gifts from God
Boun Thorne, who was abused as a child in Cambodia, realized that God loved her when she received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Now, she assists with shoebox distributions and tells others of how God changed her life with a few simple gifts given in Jesus' Name.
Construction Projects
Tools to Build On
Samaritan's Purse teaches basic carpentry skills to young men in Dominica who participate in our six-week carpentry apprenticeship program.
Crisis & Disaster Response
Patriots Continue to Serve
Veterans who attended Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska are now joining our disaster relief efforts as Team Patriot. Among several places where they're serving is Panama City, Florida, which was hit by Hurricane Michael.
Crisis & Disaster Response
On the Road in Jesus' Name
Daniel Erickson rides his bicycle around the country to volunteer with Samaritan's Purse disaster relief efforts, including cleanups in Panama City, Florida, and rebuilds in Pearland, Texas.
Discipleship & Education
Living a Life of Love
A couple in South Sudan are grateful to God for revitalizing their troubled 14-year marriage after they participated in a marriage training course developed by Samaritan's Purse.
Construction Projects
Building the House of Abuk
A South Sudanese congregation put the discipleship training they learned from Samaritan's Purse into action and rebuilt a local woman's house that burned down. Through the church's generosity and witness, she became a Christian.
Discipleship & Education
South Sudanese Youth Drama Group
Samaritan's Purse sponsors a youth drama group in South Sudan that presents Biblical stories and also communicates important messages on such topics as child abuse, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and the benefits of education.
Crisis & Disaster Response
Building Hope in South Sudan
Samaritan's Purse rebuilt over 500 churches in South Sudan that were damaged due to ongoing conflicts in the country. We are also building hope by providing relief or training in many areas, including clean water, food, farming, discipleship, Bible literacy, and marriage enrichment, all while sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Crisis & Disaster Response
A Safe Place of Respite
Samaritan's Purse is helping a pastor in Laredo, Texas, create a place of respite for migrants, providing them with food, shelter, and an opportunity to hear the Gospel.
Crisis & Disaster Response
An Unexpected Blessing
A pastor in Texas is blessed to learn that students from the College of the Ozarks volunteered with Samaritan's Purse during their spring break to help rebuild his house which was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
Operation Christmas Child
Reaping a Harvest in Botswana
Through Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest Journey, the village of Serinane is experiencing the gift of a new church.
Operation Heal Our Patriots
Restoring Lives and Marriages in Alaska
Through Operation Heal Our Patriots, wounded veterans and their spouses are experiencing the healing power of the Gospel for their lives and marriages.
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Crisis & Disaster Response
Equipping Churches on the Southern Border
Samaritan's Purse is in Laredo, Texas, equipping churches with the resources they need to minister to migrants after they have been processed at the U.S.-Mexico border. Please pray for the migrants and for our workers as they not only meet physical needs but also share the hope of the Gospel.
Operation Heal Our Patriots
Military Couples Celebrate Independence Day in Alaska
Franklin Graham is in Alaska this Fourth of July ministering to military couples through Operation Heal Our Patriots. He assures wounded veterans and their spouses that God has good plans for them and their marriages.
Operation Christmas Child
Shoeboxes Bring Joy in Botswana
Anitah, a young girl living in Molepolole, Botswana, gives thanks to God for a wonderful day in which she received a shoebox full of gifts and heard about Jesus' love for her at an Operation Christmas Child outreach event.
Medical Ministries
A Venezuelan Migrant's Story
Samaritan's Purse is providing hot meals and temporary shelter in Colombia for thousands of Venezuelan migrants who are fleeing their economically devastated country. Alcides is among them; he's a construction worker who left his homeland when his monthly pay wasn’t enough to put food on his family’s table. Please continue to pray for Venezuelans and for our staff working in shelters in Colombia.
Crisis & Disaster Response
Rebuilding Lives
Since Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on Houston in August 2017, Samaritan’s Purse has helped over 3,000 families recover from the storm, including Betty Malonson whose house was destroyed by flood waters. But Betty is now back in her home, thanks to our volunteers who rebuilt it in Jesus’ Name.
Medical Ministries
Celebrating Mothers
Cissie Graham Lynch joins mothers from around the world in sharing their hopes and dreams for their children.
Operation Christmas Child
Good News Comes to Colombia
Franklin Graham joined an Operation Christmas Child outreach event in Cucuta, Colombia, where many of the children who received gift-filled shoeboxes are living with their families as refugees from Venezuela.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Overview 2019, Full Length
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, brings Good News and great joy to children around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. But that's not all. Through The Greatest Journey, our 12-lesson discipleship program for shoebox recipients, entire communities are transformed by the Gospel. A great overview video to share with your church or group, available in three different lengths.
Water & Hygiene
Water is Life
Billions of people don't have access to clean water, which results in chronic illness and death. That's why Samaritan's Purse has clean water projects around the world, drilling freshwater wells, providing household water filters, constructing latrines, and teaching personal hygiene.
Crisis & Disaster Response
A Ray of Light
Laun and Maria Hinkle's home in Fremont, Nebraska, was severely damaged when heavy rainfall, combined with rapidly melting ice and snow, caused catastrophic flooding. Volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse brought “a ray of light†to the couple by mudding-out their house, removing destroyed belongings, and sharing the hope of the Gospel.
Feeding Programs
A New Harvest
A local farmer in Bolivia is thankful to God for sending Samaritan's Purse engineers to teach him how to plant and harvest golden berries. The new crop provides him with a stable source of income for his family and enables them to remain in their home near Chuma.
Medical Ministries
In His Hands
Maryelis, a 9-year-old Venezuelan girl, asks for God to help her economically devastated country where food and money are scarce. She and her mother are among those we've treated at our free medical clinics over the border in Colombia.
Crisis & Disaster Response
Love Your Neighbor
Billy Graham powerfully reminds us that "love is the medicine for the sickness of the world" and that every hurting person on earth is our neighbor who Jesus commands us to love.
Crisis & Disaster Response
Time for a New Beginning
Homeowners whose houses burned to the ground during the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California, are finding hope to start again. Samaritan's Purse staff and volunteers continue to share God's love with residents and help them locate treasured possessions in the ashes.
Women & Children
Franklin Graham Visits Children's Heart Project in Mongolia
Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham recently traveled to Mongolia to meet the families of children who have benefited from lifesaving surgery through Children's Heart Project.
Operation Christmas Child
Taking the Gospel to the Unreached
Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts create unique opportunities to share God's love with children living in remote communities across the world that have never heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Overview 2018, Full Length
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, brings good news and great joy to children around the world. And the work doesn't stop there. Through The Greatest Journey, our discipleship program for those who receive shoeboxes, whole communities are being transformed by the Gospel. A great overview video to share with your church or group, available in three different lengths.
Medical Ministries
The Light Shines in the Darkness
Samaritan's Purse medical teams offered every patient expert care and Christian compassion at our Emergency Field Hospital outside Mosul, Iraq, from Jan.-Sept. 2017.