Find out the various stories about Samaritan’s Purse activities with supports from good Samaritans.
Emergency Relief Efforts in Earthquake-Affected Colombia Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting relief supplies—including shelter materials, solar lanterns, and hygiene kits—to help communities in western Colombia devastated
Hello, my name is Bokjin Kim, and I lead a volunteer group called “Global Kimy’s Angel.” The name was given to us by friends who, after seeing our volunteer work, said we were doing angelic things…
Pastor Jacob pushes his motorcycle, weighed down with boxes, along a steep and narrow mud road carved into the side of a cliff. When even that becomes impossible he lifts the box onto his shoulders and continues the journey on foot.
Hello, my name is Hyunseok Oh. My wife and I are both hearing impaired, and we once had a precious daughter named Mihyun.
Every year, OCC gift boxes share “Good News, Great Joy” to millions of children around the world…
Aunt Ilsa is much loved by her village nestled in the mountains of Central Asia. this 60-year-old retired teacher operates an educational center that offers English and dance lessons to the community. In addition, she hosts Operation Christmas Child outreach events to distribute gift boxes and share about God’s love.
Rengesuul Yobech sat in the shade of a spacious open-air gymnasium at Peleliu Elementary School in Palau on a sweltering late-February afternoon earlier in 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe.
I grew up in the Middle East with four siblings and my parents, who worked really hard to take care of us. We lived close to a mountain and it was far away from everything. We didn’t have playgrounds, so we would play soccer in the middle of the street. We would build seesaws using pieces of wood and bricks from an old construction site.
I still carry a brown comb in my pocket that I received in an Operation Christmas Child gift box when I was 11. It’s more than just a practical help, it reassures me of God’s faithfulness every time I look at it. It is a reminder that God knows my needs, even the little things—and that brings me joy. I experienced heartbreaking loss early in life. My father died when I was 5. Not long afterward, my mother left me with my grandma, and I didn’t see my mother again for years.
The small island of Enubirr has no electrical power and no airport. Located in the central Pacific between the Philippines and Hawaii, Enubirr is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and home to just over 1,000 people. Most residents work on the neighboring island of Roi-Namur, which is leased to the U.S. government as a military base. Four churches dot the island—though, sadly, many lack a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
My interest in figuring out how things work, how things can be taken apart and put back together to work even better, probably started with that toy car…
Growing up in Romania, my parents worked in a steel plant. My dad was a mechanic and my mum was a crane operator. Even though they both worked full-time jobs, the value of money wasn’t strong enough after the fall of communism to buy very much. We had our lights on and food on the table, but we didn’t have much beyond the very basic needs…
Samaritan’s Purse Korea – Disaster Relief
