Let all that you do be done with love. - 1 Corinthians 16:14, NKJV
--> Share Tweet Pin Email SubscribeSamaritan’s Purse connects churches in the United States with churches across the globe as they seek to share the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and fulfill the Great Commission. We want local churches to know how God is working both here and among the nations and then present them with opportunities to get involved.
We invite your church to prayerfully consider supporting us as we help a hurting world in Jesus’ Name.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Samaritan’s Purse an evangelistic or relief organization?
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing both spiritual and physical relief to hurting people around the world. We serve the church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Where does Samaritan’s Purse work?Samaritan’s Purse has field offices in 14 countries: Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Cambodia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Liberia, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Greece, Iraq, Haiti, and Bolivia. Our ongoing work focuses on water, sanitation, and hygiene; food distribution and nutrition initiatives; livestock and livelihoods training; anti-trafficking programs; maternal and child health; education; and discipleship and evangelism. In addition, Samaritan’s Purse is ready to immediately respond in Jesus’ Name wherever disaster strikes. Our recent international crisis responses include Bangladesh, where we cared for Rohingya refugees with diphtheria, and the Caribbean, where our relief and rebuild efforts continue following hurricanes Irma and Maria. Samaritan’s Purse also responds to natural disasters throughout the United States and, in some cases, follows up with disaster relief rebuild projects. We also have annual construction projects in remote parts of Alaska. Through Operation Christmas Child we are working in more than 100 countries. Operation Christmas Child provides local partners, including churches, with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities with the Good News of Jesus Christ. We ship these simple gifts outside the United States to children affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine, and disease; and to children living on Native American reservations in the U.S. The Greatest Journey discipleship program, developed by Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, teaches Operation Christmas Child shoebox recipients how to know Christ, grow in their faith, and share this Good News with others. World Medical Mission is the medical arm of Samaritan’s Purse. Every year we send out more than 600 volunteer Christian medical personnel to more than 40 mission hospitals around the world. Our Children’s Heart Project arranges lifesaving operations for children in need from multiple countries, including Mongolia, Uganda, and Bolivia. In Liberia and South Sudan we provide cataracts and cleft lip and palate surgeries. We are also busy at Samaritan Lodge Alaska every year from May—September as we welcome wounded veterans and their spouses for a week of Biblically based marriage enrichment training through Operation Heal Our Patriots. Our aftercare team follows up with couples during the year through events and personal contact.
Can our church partner with Samaritan’s Purse in specific countries or on specific projects?Please email info@samaritan.org or call (800) 528-1980 for information about opportunities to partner directly with a project or disaster response.
How does Samaritan’s Purse support local churches overseas and at home?Everywhere we go, we seek to partner with local churches to meet spiritual and physical needs in their communities. As we provide relief in disaster and crisis situations, we come alongside local churches to identify people in desperate need and to mobilize the Body of Christ to serve in Jesus’ Name. For example, after hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated islands in the Caribbean, our teams held emergency relief distributions at local churches and provided generators to churches. In northern Iraq, we are encouraging congregations to stand firm in their faith and to continue sharing the Gospel as we rebuild churches destroyed by ISIS. Samaritan’s Purse helps equip local pastors in Southeast Asia to start small group Bible studies in poor, remote villages. We work with churches in several African countries to offer literacy classes where the Bible is a primary teaching resource. Operation Christmas Child also relies on local churches in more than 100 countries to advance the Gospel through shoebox outreach events and The Greatest Journey. These are just a few examples, scratching the surface of how we partner with local churches.
Does Samaritan’s Purse offer mission trips for churches?Samaritan’s Purse offers volunteer opportunities for both church groups and individuals during disaster relief responses and rebuild projects, primarily but not exclusively in the United States.
How can our children and youth participate in the work of Samaritan’s Purse?It’s easy for children and youth in your church to serve others in Jesus’ Name through the work of Samaritan’s Purse. Children who pack Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes can make an eternal impact in the lives of children across the world. They can participate in shoebox packing parties and fundraise for Operation Christmas Child. Youth ages 13 and up, if accompanied by a chaperone, can also volunteer at an Operation Christmas Child processing center. Youth at least 14 years old, when joined by a parent, can volunteer during Samaritan’s Purse U.S. disaster relief responses. Our teams respond quickly when natural disasters strike and we need an army of volunteers to come alongside hurting homeowners and offer the hope of Jesus Christ.
How much of our gift goes directly to beneficiaries?All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given project than can be wisely applied to that project. When that happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need.
How can I schedule a speaker from Samaritan’s Purse to come to my church? Please use this form to request a speaker. How can I request more information? You may use this form to contact us with additional questions.PARTNER TESTIMONY
"As a church, we wanted to go where it’s not comfortable and to make bold steps for Christ. Last year, we were part of a vision trip to Iraq and went to the Emergency Field Hospital. We felt convicted to help rebuild houses that were destroyed by ISIS. We have since worked with Samaritan's Purse to fund the building of two homes for Christian families.
I have personally experienced the integrity and value that Samaritan’s Purse adds to a community and the impact they make every day. It’s phenomenal. It’s worth investing time, energy, and money into an organization that can be just about anywhere whenever they are needed. It makes me proud to be part of something like that."
David Neely, Operations and Outreach Pastor, Blue Valley Baptist Church, Overland Park, Kansas
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Give
We know your church's gift to Samaritan's Purse represents a trusted investment from the congregation.
View all our donation items or give to where most needed: View Donation Items
Engage your friends, family, neighbors, or co-workers in Samaritan’s Purse ministry projects by creating a fundraising campaign: Learn More About Fundraising
Browse our giving catalog and make a donation in honor or in memory of a loved one: Browse Gift Catalog
You can also create a memorial giving page in honor of a loved one: Memorial Giving
PARTNER TESTIMONY
“A few years ago, we had an offering on Christmas Eve and 100 percent went to Samaritan’s Purse to help with the South Sudan refugee crisis. It has been a life-changing experience for our church family to continue that South Sudan project every year. We partnered with Samaritan’s Purse because we know that not only will the humanitarian effort go to help people in South Sudan, but that the hope of Christ will also go to South Sudan.
I recently went to South Sudan with Samaritan’s Purse on a vision trip. I was able to bridge the relationship between my church family in America and the people in need in South Sudan. The spiritual maturity and quality of the Samaritan’s Purse staff I met was nothing short of impressive. They are genuine, sold-out-for-Christ servants.”
Doug Thuen, Senior Pastor, Sparta Evangelical Free Church, Sparta, New Jersey
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Serve
Members of your church, whether as individuals or groups, can volunteer on a U.S. disaster relief response and bring compassion and relief to families struggling after a natural disaster. We also could not do this work without our Lighthouse Churches. As a Lighthouse Church, you serve as a home base by housing Samaritan’s Purse volunteers, storing equipment, and helping connect your community with Samaritan’s Purse volunteer opportunities.
Your church can share the Good News of Jesus Christ with children in desperate need by packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, fundraising for Operation Christmas Child, and volunteering at an Operation Christmas Child processing center. We also have seasonal employment opportunities at these processing centers.
Interested in serving internationally? Medical personnel can volunteer through World Medical Mission, and opportunities exist to join a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).
PARTNER TESTIMONY
"After Hurricane Harvey, we wanted to engage and help, but we had no way to get there and no idea what to do. Samaritan’s Purse gave me confidence to send people into a disaster zone. I knew we would be trained and the work would be organized and done correctly. I also knew the work would not happen unless it was about Jesus.
Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes on an unprecedented scale. Samaritan’s Purse came [to Texas] for a commitment. This was an opportunity to build relationships in the area affected. Our church wasn’t looking for one-and-done—we were looking for commitment.
Our church shares a kindred spirit with Samaritan’s Purse, because we want the Gospel to be proclaimed. I love how Samaritan’s Purse helps the church to be the church. We wanted to respond in the Name of Christ after Harvey and we didn’t know how. You helped the Bride of Christ to be the hands and feet of Christ.”
John Patterson, Pastor of Missions and Men, Grace Covenant Church, Austin, Texas
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Pray
Please pray for Samaritan’s Purse projects that seek to help hurting people in the Name of Jesus. Pray that these projects will be a platform to build relationships and to introduce people to Jesus Christ. Some of our projects include clean water, agriculture and livelihoods, women’s programs, health and medical ministries, and discipleship training.
Please pray for the U.S. disaster relief and international crisis response opportunities of Samaritan’s Purse. Pray that as we meet critical needs for victims of conflicts and disasters we will have many opportunities to share the hope and healing that is only found in Jesus Christ.
Please pray for Samaritan’s Purse staff serving around the world. Pray for God to use them to boldly speak the Gospel.
We would also love to pray for you. If you have a request you'd like us to bring before the Lord on your behalf, let us know. Go to our contact page, select "Prayer Requests" from the drop-down menu, and fill out the form.
PARTNER TESTIMONY
"To see how our King orchestrates connections around the world and meets some of the most desperate needs on our planet through Samaritan’s Purse is a joy to me personally. Only eternity will reveal the degree to which our Savior has worked through our friends at Samaritan’s Purse to show a suffering world how much He loves and cares for them!
Senior pastor Brian Biggers, Lamb’s Chapel, Haw River, N.C.
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Resources
SAMARITAN'S PURSE RESOURCES
Samaritan's Purse Media Resources
VIDEO RESOURCES
Ministry Overview
Not Alone
The Church Is Alive in Niger
The Journey of a Shoebox
What Is the Greatest Journey?
Facing Darkness Trailer
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD RESOURCES
Mission Organization: World Gospel Mission (WGM)
Profile: Over a period of 97 years, the hospital has developed from a single missionary doctor who did a course in tropical medicine, into a reasonably well-equipped 250-bed facility. It has pediatrics, surgical, general male and female wards with isolation rooms, tuberculosis, maternity and private wards, a labor room, two general theatres, outpatient department, family health clinic, ARV-clinic and supportive departments (physiotherapy, pharmacy, administration). There is also an ophthalmic department with ophthalmic theatre. Its primary catchment area is the surrounding rural community of 64,000 people; however, it serves patients from all over Malawi as well as from neighboring countries. It offers in- and outpatient care locally and conducts mobile clinics in its catchment area. Yearly 53,000 outpatient are seen, 19,000 people are admitted, 1,700 people are operated on in the general theatre, 2,500 ophthalmic operations are done and 3,000 deliveries are conducted. Some operations are of a specialist nature (e.g. Vesicovaginal Fistula repair, cataract removal and lens implantation); provision of these services lightens the workload of the nearest referral hospital (Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe). The Health Department supervises governmental and non-governmental Health Centers within its catchment area (nine in total) and CCAP Health Centers throughout the Central Region of Malawi (10 in total). The Hospital has negotiated a Service Agreement with the District Health Office (DHO) of Lilongwe. This enables the surrounding community to access obstetrical and five other services free of charge with the government paying for the expenses. It has built a reputation of offering good quality care, explaining the number of people coming from remote areas.
Travel: A driver from the hospital will pick you up. In-country transportation is $100 USD roundtrip.
Time Difference: +6 hours Daylight Savings Time (EST), USA +7 hours (Eastern Standard Time) USA
Location: The hospital is located one (1) hour southeast of Lilongwe.
People: Malawians find greeting very important. Even if you meet a group of people, it will be appreciated if you greet every person separately.
Language: Official working language is English, but most patients speak only Chichewa
Climate: Winter in July-August can be fairly cold: 59 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, in the day, 41 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit at night). Realize that there is no central heating and the houses and hospital are built to keep the heat out (bring warm clothes and sweater). The hottest season is in October-November, just before the rainy season starts (77-95 degrees Fahrenheit in the day, 68- 77 degrees Fahrenheit at night). In the rainy season, November to April, there are usually daily thunderstorms, but it can rain throughout the day. Roads and paths in Nkhoma are not tarred, so your shoes can get rather messy this time of year.
Housing: There is one guesthouse near the hospital with single and shared rooms and dormitory, shared bathrooms and a well-equipped kitchen to prepare your own meals and living room. There is a fridge, freezer, oven and microwave available. The guest house will have dish towels, linens and bath towels. The guesthouse is a nice place to stay if you like company of other students/ visitors. If you like to have some more privacy, or are coming with a group, you can consider staying at the lodge. A couple of the options are more independent/autonomous so the visitor would buy their own groceries, including toilet paper and paper towels. For a small fee you can have washing done. The electrical socket type in Nkhoma is South-African.
Food: If you provide ingredients (yeast, flour, oil, salt, sugar) someone can bake bread for you. You are advised to buy some food when you are arriving, so that at least you have something to eat in your first week at the guesthouse (think about rice, pasta, bread, peanut butter, jam, and fruit)
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