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Nicky’s Story: A Simple Act of Kindness
Nick Schweickert received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox when he lived in an orphanage in Ukraine and realized that hearts can be changed for Jesus Christ through a simple act of kindness.
Restoring Sight in South Sudan
Over 200 people in South Sudan praise God for restoring their sight through cataract surgeries performed by doctors working with Samaritan’s Purse.
Chris and Crissy’s Story: Key Leaders in Discipleship
Chris and Crissy Sharon share how Operation Heal Our Patriots strengthened their marriage and their relationship with Jesus Christ. Now, they are Key Leaders in the program, helping to disciple other veteran and law enforcement couples.
Jargalmaa’s Story: A Simple Letter
Jargalmaa’s life was changed for good when she received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift when she was a young girl in Mongolia. She realized how much God loved her when she read a simple letter in the box that said, “God loves you. You are a valuable person to God.”
Packing Party with Cissie Graham Lynch
Cissie Graham Lynch encourages people to pack Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts and to invite others to join them so that children around the world can experience God’s love through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Silent Killer
Gunnery Sergeant Edward Mertz, USMC (Ret.) and his wife Sergeant Jennifer Mertz, USMC (Former) knew their family was in crisis. After four deployments, Edward’s battle with PTSD escalated to a breaking point. Jennifer reached out to Operation Heal Our Patriots in an attempt to help save their marriage.
Equipos m?dicos m?viles sirven venezolanos en Colombia
Samaritan’s Purse está sirviendo a algunos de los millones de venezolanos que viven en Colombia a través de unidades médicas móviles, que brindan atención a mujeres embarazadas, atención médica familiar y consulta legal para poblaciones vulnerables.
Preparing for Disasters
Watch as Samaritan’s Purse participate in Alaska Shield, a disaster simulation that will help our organization and the state to be ready to respond when catastrophe strikes.
Volunteers from all over participated in Alaska Shield to help Samaritan’s Purse and state emergency management personnel practice their disaster relief response skills that will be needed when disaster strikes. To simulate the disaster, actors wore fake wounds as they let medical and emergency officials at a mobile field hospital practice the procedures they use in high-pressure situations. For more information on the types of emergency relief Samaritan’s Purse provides all over the world, visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org
Haiyan Water Crisis
Typhoon Haiyan contaminated thousands of wells in the Philippines. Now, as water-borne illness spreads, watch how Samaritan’s Purse is rushing to bring clean water to the typhoon-ravaged land.
Vanuatu in Crisis
Samaritan’s Purse is bringing relief to villages leveled by Cyclone Pam. Many communities are still in desperate need of shelter and medical care.
First Response: European Refugee Crisis
As refugee families flee their homes to find safety and hope, Samaritan’s Purse teams are on the ground assessing needs and distributing backpacks with essential items.
Give Shelter in Crisis
You can help Samaritan’s Purse provide shelter, food, clean water, and medical care for Nepal’s earthquake victims. Visit SamaritansPurse.org/catalog today and give a gift from the heart.
Helping Venezuelans in Crisis
Venezuelans who are fleeing their economically devastated country describe how Samaritan’s Purse is helping them by providing critical shelter, food, and medical care.
If You Won’t Drink it, Why Should They?
Families in Cambodia and all over the world are suffering from unclean water. Thanks to Bio Sand Filters and Wells, there is a solution to help minimize the sickness these people are experience. Join Turn on the Tap to help provide people all over the world with clean water, just like you drink.
Help Bring Clean Water to Villages
Did you know there’s a simple solution that can essentially eliminate the water struggle many families in the developing world face? Watch to find out about how a simple invention developed in the 90s is revolutionizing people’s ways of life, and get involved so more families can gain access to this life-saving resource.
The Impact of 100 Million Simple Gifts
How big of an impact does 100 Million shoe boxes actually make? Watch to find out.
Single Mom Receives Home of Her Dreams
Meet Lacy Tasker and her son, Davis. Their house was destroyed in the devastating tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, two years ago.
The Impact of 100 Million Simple Gifts
How big of an impact does 100 Million shoe boxes actually make? Watch to find out.
Terry Prayed for a Bible
A Simple Prayer, A Simple Gift: Terry, a young boy in Namibia, prayed for a Bible. The next week he received one within his Operation Christmas Child shoebox.
Persecuted, But Not Abandoned
Iraqis continue to suffer as ISIS fights from its last stronghold in western Mosul. Over Easter, Franklin Graham, Greta Van Susteren, and her husband, John Coale, visited a church burned by ISIS in Qaraqosh and encouraged our staff at the emergency field hospital where we continue to treat severe injuries from the fighting.