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Compassion International Selects Water Mission as Partner in Global WASH Alliance Designed to Bring Holistic Care to Children and Families

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Compassion International Selects Water Mission as Partner in New Global WASH Alliance Designed to Bring Holistic Care to Children and Families Experiencing Poverty

March 4, 2024February 29, 2024 /Leave a comment

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC — Water Mission is partnering with Compassion International on a global safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) alliance through a pilot project initiating in Chimwenje, Malawi. The alliance will strive to bring holistic care to children and families experiencing poverty through safe water access. The newly piloted program will reach Chimwenje’s more…

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Ji Ho* in North Korea counts the cost of following Jesus every day. She has to keep her faith secret - or face terrible consequences.

Following Jesus in North Korea, Despite Poverty and Danger

January 17, 2024January 16, 2024 /Leave a comment

NORTH KOREA — Ji Ho* in North Korea counts the cost of following Jesus every day. Her father was taken away by police agents when his Bible was discovered, and she has to keep her faith secret – or face terrible consequences. *Name changed for security. Ji Ho*: I didn’t know what the book was,…

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Hit-making Christian band We Are Messengers is supporting mission agency GFA World's annual "Chickens & Goats" Christmas campaign

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GFA World Launches Christmas ‘Chickens & Goats’ to Fight Poverty

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — Can a chicken really change someone’s life? It’s happening all around the globe, according to mission agency GFA World (www.gfa.org). The Texas-based organization has launched its annual Christmas “Chickens & Goats” campaign on WAY-FM Radio — an opportunity for people to buy life-changing gifts, such as chickens and goats, for families…

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Christian charity CRY has launched a campaign to highlight how education is helping to break the cycle of poverty in some parts of the world.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Togo

September 26, 2023 /Leave a comment

TOGO — Christian charity CRY has launched a campaign to highlight how education is helping to break the cycle of poverty in some of the neediest parts of the world. This report shares the story of how an orphanage that they support in Togo is providing life-changing opportunities for many young lives through the power…

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GFA World (Gospel for Asia) Mission agency launches sewing machine campaign, empowers families in Africa and Asia to escape grinding poverty

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Gospel for Asia Helps Families ‘Sew Their Way Out of Poverty’

May 25, 2023September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — A new three-month campaign aims to help some of the poorest families in Africa and Asia “sew their way out of poverty” — one stitch at a time. Texas-based mission GFA World’s “Sewing Their Way Out of Poverty” campaign aims to provide 500 new sewing machines and vocational training for 500…

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GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special Report on Child Sponsorship — Does it Lift the Young Out of Poverty?

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Gospel for Asia: Child Sponsorship — Does it Lift the Young Out of Poverty?

December 1, 2022October 16, 2023 /1 Comment

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special Report on Child Sponsorship — Does it Lift the Young Out of Poverty? In existence for many years, child sponsorship has been adapted by…

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GFA World (Gospel for Asia), founded by KP Yohannan, issued this Special Report on a surprising solution to world poverty: farm animals.

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GFA World Shares a Surprising Antidote to World Poverty: Farm Animals

July 4, 2022September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to assist the poor and deprived worldwide, issued this Special Report on a surprising antidote and solution to world poverty: farm animals. Recent decades have seen a general trend toward prosperity in much of…

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The church he is a pastor of is the very same one that hosted the Compassion program that altered his story of poverty forever.

Richmond’s Story: From Poverty to Pastor in Uganda

February 23, 2022September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Richmond’s childhood was a painful and challenging one, marked by extreme poverty, illness, loss and hopelessness. His family often went without food. He suffered from malaria almost a dozen times, and his father was murdered. When he was sponsored and began attending Compassion’s child development center at a local church, the healthcare,…

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GFA World says a single farm animal can transform the fortunes of a family in dire poverty, providing food and sustainable income.

GFA World Launches ‘Moo-ving’ Christmas Campaign to Tackle Poverty

December 2, 2021September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, reports: A “moo-ving” Christmas campaign aims to lift pandemic-affected families out of extreme poverty — with gifts of cows, goats, chickens and other farm animals. Texas-based…

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A powerful story of how one boy broke out of the vicious cycle of poverty in the slums of India, after becoming a Compassion sponsored child.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty on World Hunger Day

May 31, 2021March 16, 2022 /Leave a comment

KOLKATA, INDIA — As we observe World Hunger Day this week (Fri May 28), a recent report from the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) predicts a steep increase in food insecurity over the coming months across 20 ‘hotspot’ nations – with more than 270 million people at risk of starvation – doubling the pre-pandemic figure….

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GFA World, founded by KP Yohannan, reports on the massive challenge of reducing extreme poverty worldwide - through providing education.

Fighting Extreme Poverty with Ideas & Education that Imparts Values

November 3, 2020September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World and affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada) founded by KP Yohannan, issued this Special Report on the massive challenge of reducing extreme poverty worldwide, mainly through providing education, transmitting values. In my original special report for Gospel for Asia (GFA) titled Solutions to Poverty-line Problems of…

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375 million children worldwide live in crushing poverty, says GFA report coinciding with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

375 Million Children in ‘Crushing Poverty’ Says Gospel for Asia

October 16, 2020September 16, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — Around 375 million children worldwide — including nearly one-in-six children in the U.S. — live in crushing poverty, says a new report coinciding with the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct. 17. The staggering global number — equal to the entire populations of the U.S. and Canada combined —…

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Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond is the theme for this years’ International Literacy Day on September 8, 2020.

Where there is Illiteracy, there is Poverty

September 16, 2020October 18, 2022 /Leave a comment

“Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond” was the theme for this years’ International Literacy Day on September 8, 2020. UNICEF introduced the initiative in 1996 to encourage governments, businesses, and non-governmental agencies to promote and participate in programs to advance literacy for men, women, and children around the world. The gap…

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Noel Yeatts, President of World Help, is an active advocate for social justice and humanitarian needs around the world, discusses, in light of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, women like Som who are trapped in the chains of poverty and the sex industry.

Poverty Robs Girls of Dignity — Noel Yeatts | Newsmax

June 19, 2020June 27, 2023 /Leave a comment

Noel Yeatts, President of World Help, is an active advocate for social justice and humanitarian needs around the world, discusses women like Som who are trapped in the chains of poverty and the sex industry. Som had the deck stacked against her from day one. She was 20 when she got pregnant with her first…

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The World Clock estimates that 492.3 million will live in extreme poverty in 2030. The reduction from 668.9 million in 2016 to 492.3 in 2030 is impressive.

What the World Poverty Clock is Telling Us

February 28, 2020November 26, 2022 /Leave a comment

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – World poverty. It’s bad. We all know that. But how bad is it, really? Is it as pervasive as we imagine? Or is it worse? And how are we doing to achieve the Number 1 Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations to eradicate world poverty by 2030? Extreme poverty is defined…

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Gospel for Asia issues an extensive Special Report on extreme poverty worldwide, how eliminating / alleviation it is possible, but it is not inevitable

Gospel for Asia Declares Poverty to Be Public Enemy #1

December 11, 2019July 30, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) issues an extensive Special Report on extreme poverty worldwide, how alleviation and eliminating it is possible, but it is not inevitable. If the modern world is truly a “global village,” that means everyone on earth is our neighbor—and Jesus was very clear about how we are to…

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Gospel for Asia - on the frontlines in the fight to end extreme poverty has released a new report declaring extreme poverty "public enemy number one"

Re-directed Christmas Spending Could End Abject Poverty, Says Gospel for Asia Report

November 1, 2019November 26, 2022 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — Faith-based mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA) – on the frontlines in the fight against poverty–has released a new report declaring extreme poverty “public enemy number one,” and challenging people everywhere to help eradicate it. The release of the report – titled Poverty: Public Enemy #1: Eliminating Extreme Poverty Worldwide is…

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“The fact is that poverty is this massive, incredibly difficult problem. There is no silver bullet.” “Small steps. Big change.”

Gospel for Asia Declares Poverty to Be Public Enemy #1

October 30, 2019November 26, 2022 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – Earlier this month, Gospel for Asia released a special report entitled “Poverty: Public Enemy #1.” Author Palmer Holt of InChrist Communications shared the almost incomprehensible fact that some 736 million people worldwide earn less than $1.90 a day, less than many of us spend for our favorite morning latte. The Tip…

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With more than 250 million women in Asia unable to read or write, faith-based mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA, www.gfa.org) today cited literacy as a "miracle cure" to release women from poverty.

Literacy is ‘Miracle Cure’ to Absolute Poverty for Women Says Gospel for Asia

September 6, 2019March 30, 2022 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — With more than 250 million women in Asia unable to read or write, faith-based mission agency Gospel for Asia (GFA) cites literacy as a “miracle cure” to release women from generational poverty. To mark International Literacy Day, Sunday, Sept. 8, the humanitarian organization located in Texas announced it was publishing a…

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Special report entitled “Seeking Justice & Defending Human Rights” conveys GFA’s concerns about the impoverished in Asia.

Gospel for Asia Highlights Injustice of Extreme Poverty in Asia on World Day of Social Justice

February 26, 2019August 18, 2023 /Leave a comment

Special report entitled “Seeking Justice & Defending Human Rights” conveys GFA’s concerns about the impoverished in Asia. While welcoming an international day of awareness that turns the global focus on issues keeping millions in grinding poverty, missionary organization Gospel for Asia is year-round helping to bring relief to the underprivileged trapped in that cycle. In…

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Multidimensional Poverty is not just the absence of income, money and resources required to meet needs, but also the multidimensional consequences

Understanding Multidimensional Poverty in South Asia

February 13, 2019May 24, 2022 /Leave a comment

Poverty. You know it when you see it – but, can you define it? A World Perspective Dictionary.com defines poverty as “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; the condition of being poor.” It defines “poor” as “having little or no money, goods, or other means of…

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Oxfam released a report entitled “Public Good or Private Wealth.” There is a great deal of burden on meeting the needs of those in an extremely poor family

Oxfam Issues Poverty Report Prior to the World Economic Forum

January 24, 2019August 6, 2022 /Leave a comment

DAVOS – Three thousand world leaders are expected to meet at the World Economic Forum in this Swiss community from January 22nd through the 25th. The theme of this year’s forum is “Trust: The world’s currency.” Immediately preceding the event, Oxfam released a 40-page research report entitled “Public Good or Private Wealth.” Oxfam is an…

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How to help those who, because of their extreme poverty, are often prevented from enjoying the rights the United Nations has described as “universal.”

Gospel for Asia Report Addresses the Plight of the Poor Around the Globe and the Oppression They Endure Because of Their Poverty

December 14, 2018August 23, 2022 /Leave a comment

Gospel for Asia Spotlights Special Report on the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human RightsWILLS POINT, Texas—To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948, Gospel for Asia (GFA) is spotlighting its special report “Seeking Justice and Defending Human Rights Wherever Poverty and Oppression Exist.”…

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One study found that if all the students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills, 170+ million people could be lifted out of poverty

Gospel for Asia Says Education is one of the Keys to Ending World Poverty

November 27, 2018August 5, 2022 /Leave a comment

Gospel for Asia Believes Alleviating Poverty Starts at School Wills Point, TX — As the world “goes blue” to mark World Children’s Day (Nov. 20) Gospel for Asia (GFA) is bringing attention to another color in its efforts to improve the lives of children at risk—the red line of poverty. The organization spotlights the desperate…

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One study found that if all the students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills, 170+ million people could be lifted out of poverty

Solutions to Poverty Line Problems of the Poor & Impoverished

November 21, 2018July 30, 2023 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report – Discussing the impact of education on the eradication of extreme poverty. When considering the issues of poverty and lack of education, an old saying comes to mind: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Poverty and low education are each self-perpetuating: Those born into…

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Scandals of Poverty: Seeing the Poor Through Jesus’ Eyes

May 15, 2018May 20, 2022 /Leave a comment

“Blessed is he who considers the poor.” – Psalm 40:17 Wills Point, Texas – GFA (Gospel for Asia) – Discussing the scandals of poverty. Nearly everything about poverty is scandalous. The United Nations Millennium Goals include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger. Faith-based organizations and other NGO’s, major businesses, and UN member states have…

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Seeking Social Justice

Seeking Justice and Defending Human Rights Wherever Poverty and Oppression Exist

April 25, 2018March 26, 2022 /Leave a comment

Gospel for Asia (GFA World) Special Report on the worldwide issue of extreme poverty Written by Palmer Holt of InChrist Communications More than 80 years after George Orwell wrote in his classic Animal Farm that “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others,” his barbed observation on disparity rings ever truer for…

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US Dry Cleaning Corp & World Help Partner to Alleviate Global Poverty

March 11, 2018November 16, 2022 /Leave a comment

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The U.S. Dry Cleaning Corp., doing business as Tuchman Cleaners, an Indiana dry cleaner chain and World Help, an international humanitarian organization, have formed an unexpected partnership to fight global poverty. Tuchman Cleaners, who has 24 stores in Indianapolis, has joined forces with humanitarian aid group World Help to help develop impoverished…

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Gospel for Asia Relentlessly Focused on Helping Poor Overcome the Cycle of Poverty

January 10, 2018May 20, 2022 /Leave a comment

For more than 11 years, Gospel for Asia has published a Christmas Gift Catalog filled with opportunities for people in the West to be involved in helping transform the lives of families in Asia who live in poverty. Since that time, more than 1 million families have been helped and many reports about how Gospel…

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The Church’s Role in Eradicating Poverty [UPDATE]

December 22, 2017September 6, 2022 /1 Comment

The Church tries to build healthy communities in impoverished areas, often times through hand-outs or one time gifts that do not help families out of poverty. By providing work opportunities, the Church can build communities and help eradicate poverty. Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are most often supported by the Church and its congregants in such a…

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Child Poverty Rate Expected to Rise After Brexit

August 15, 2017July 30, 2023 /Leave a comment

Photo by Andrew Dunn When Brexit happens, about 30% of children will be living in poverty, because of welfare cuts. Per CNN, “The number of children living in poverty in the U.K. will spike to around 30% over the next five years because of government welfare cuts, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.” This…

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Alleviating Poverty through Work

November 10, 2016October 14, 2022 /Leave a comment

Alleviating Poverty By Providing Work Jesus promised we would always have the poor with us. This does not mean we should ignore the poor. But how can we help those in poverty? We should give income generating opportunities to the poor as we’re able to. Items from Gospel for Asia’s Christmas Gift Catalog help provide…

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Global poverty is declining, though evidence seems scant to some

April 8, 2016February 15, 2023 /Leave a comment

Jesus said the poor would always be with us, and he was right. Scores of impoverished people have inhabited this globe, suffering from multiple hardships. But there is evidence that extreme poverty — the estimated 1.4 billion people in countries outside the US who do not have access to clean water, enough food, sufficient clothing…

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Cahhiste gives thanks for the clean water Samaritan’s Purse is providing Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl damaged the water supply.

Thankful for Clean Water in Carriacou

July 23, 2024July 22, 2024 /Leave a comment

CARRIACOU — Selma Cahhiste gives thanks for the fresh, clean water Samaritan’s Purse is providing residents of Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl heavily damaged the island’s water supply. Selma Cahhiste: Many hurricanes before, not like this one. This one is the worst ever past. I don’t have a house right now, everything washed away. I don’t…

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PMI Food's recent donation of prime ribs will provide meals to victims who are assisted by the City of Refuge in Atlanta, Georgia

PMI Foods Donates 5,000 Pounds of Prime Ribs to City of Refuge to Help Victims of Human Trafficking

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 /Leave a comment

SALT LAKE CITY — Parker Migliorini International (PMI Foods) just announced a renewed partnership with City of Refuge to provide crucial assistance to thousands of the most vulnerable members of our society. PMI Food’s recent donation of 5,000 pounds of prime ribs will provide thousands of meals to victims of human trafficking, homeless individuals, and…

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The Samaritan’s Purse project Tesfa for Tigray has created a safe haven for children who have fled ongoing conflict in Ethiopia.

Creating a Safe Haven in Ethiopia

July 19, 2024July 17, 2024 /Leave a comment

TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA —The Samaritan’s Purse project Tesfa for Tigray has created a safe haven for children who have fled ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. My city is Humera. It is my favorite city and a wonderful city. I miss my hometown Humera the blessed city. The sun rises from Western Tigray. Because of her children the…

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Samaritan’s Purse stood up an Incident Management Team as Hurricane Beryl began to strengthen, preparing to respond to the storm.

Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Emergency Relief Supplies to Grenada in Response To Hurricane Beryl

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 /Leave a comment

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse sent a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) along with more than 24 tons of life-saving supplies to the Caribbean. The N.C.-based organization stood up an Incident Management Team over the weekend as Hurricane Beryl began to strengthen, preparing to respond to the storm. Less than 24 hours after the hurricane…

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Samaritan's Purse is responding to Southeast Texas after Hurricane Beryl unleashed a barrage of severe weather.

Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Disaster Relief Unit to Southeast Texas

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 /Leave a comment

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse is responding to Southeast Texas after Hurricane Beryl unleashed a barrage of severe weather with damaging wind gusts and torrential rainfall that claimed at least 8 lives and inundated communities. Today, a Disaster Relief Unit—a tractor-trailer filled with tools and equipment—is on the way to Brazoria County, Texas where the…

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The Salvation Army's EDS teams are coordinating mass feeding operations as Hurricane Beryl continues to impact the southern coast of Texas

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The Salvation Army Responds to Continued Impact of Hurricane Beryl

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024 /Leave a comment

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) teams are coordinating mass feeding operations as Hurricane Beryl continues to impact the southern coast of Texas after making landfall as a Category I hurricane the morning of July 8. As the earliest recorded Category V hurricane ever, trained disaster relief personnel were ready to…

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Samaritan’s Purse has airlifted personnel, relief, and medical supplies to Cariaccou where Hurricane Beryl made landfall as Category 5 storm.

Ongoing Relief Response in Caribbean to Hurricane Beryl

July 12, 2024 /Leave a comment

CARIACCOU — Samaritan’s Purse has airlifted dozens of personnel and many tons of relief and medical supplies to Cariaccou where Hurricane Beryl made landfall July 1 as a Category 5 storm. Everyone in Karaku lost everything. They lost their home, they lost their clothes, they lost their food, they lost water. It’s in a mess….

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Samaritan's Purse has launched its relief flight to the Caribbean, delivering supplies as the island begins to recover from Hurricane Beryl

Samaritan’s Purse Expands Emergency Response for Hurricane Beryl Victims to Three Hard-Hit Areas

July 10, 2024July 9, 2024 /Leave a comment

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse has launched its third emergency relief flight to the Caribbean in less than a week, this time, delivering vital supplies to Jamaica as the island begins to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Beryl. Today’s flight carried out by the organization’s DC-8 cargo plane carried essential materials like tarps and…

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CRY aims is to bring together Christian African educators who understands what young people need to escape poverty in Kenya.

Christian Educators Gather in Kenya

July 9, 2024 /Leave a comment

NAIROBI, KENYA —Organized by Christian children’s charity CRY the aim is to bring together local and native Christian African educators who have the best understanding of what young people need to further their lives and escape poverty. Christian children’s charity CRY recently hosted an educational forum for African educators in Nairobi in Kenya, which was…

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Samaritan’s Purse to bring hope and healing to families in Tigray, Ethiopia, who have been internally displaced by ongoing conflict.

Facing the Future in Ethiopia with Great Hope

July 5, 2024July 3, 2024 /Leave a comment

TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA — Samaritan’s Purse is helping to bring hope and healing to families in Tigray, Ethiopia, who have been internally displaced by ongoing conflict. Man 1: Samaritan’s Purse are here today in a small northern Ethiopian town. We’re here supporting the people who have been impacted by the recent conflict. Man 2: The conflict…

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Samaritan’s Purse is serving the desperate needs of people on both sides of Israel by providing relief in partnership with local churches.

Bringing Relief to Israel and Gaza

June 25, 2024June 24, 2024 /Leave a comment

ISRAEL — Samaritan’s Purse is serving the desperate needs of people on both sides of Israel by providing relief, food, ambulances, and other critically needed supplies in partnership with local churches and ministries. John Silkman – Samaritan’s Purse: These things I have spoken unto you to give you peace. In this world you will find…

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No Mercy: Texas Mission Lifts Veil on Suffering of Invisible Widows

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‘No Mercy:’ GFA World Lifts Veil on Suffering of ‘Invisible’ Widows

June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 /Leave a comment

WILLS POINT, TX — A global mission organization is lifting the veil on the incredible suffering of millions of “invisible” widows around the world — many even cast off by their own families. In many places, widows face extreme hardships, abuse, exploitation and sexual violence. Even their own families show them “little or no mercy,”…

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New study showing the positive impacts on alumni who have participated in Compassion programs in partnership with local churches.

New Research Shows Substantial Impact on Participants in Compassion Programs

June 18, 2024June 17, 2024 /Leave a comment

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Surrounding International Children’s Day in June, Compassion International, a leading child development organization, announced the release of a new study showing the positive impacts on alumni who have participated in Compassion programs in partnership with local churches. The pilot research project titled “100 and 1 Alumni: Long-Term Impact and Ripple Effect,”…

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Moises Groezinger shares how his life was transformed when he received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift as an orphan in El Salvador.

Moises’ Story: The Love of a Family in El Salvador

June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 /Leave a comment

EL SALVADOR — Moises Groezinger shares how his life was transformed when he received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift as an orphan in El Salvador. Moises Groezinger: My name is Moises Groezinger. I’m from El Salvador. I’m a volunteer firefighter. I don’t know much about my country because I was raised in an orphanage….

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Ahead of World Hunger Day, Compassion International Updates Its Ongoing Response to The Global Food Crisis

June 14, 2024June 11, 2024 /Leave a comment

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Since 2019, food crisis around the world has steadily increased–and is expected to continue growing in 2024. The far-reaching impact of hunger on child development makes it an area of focus for Compassion International, which is responding to immediate and long-term needs for some of the world’s hungriest children. Between July…

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When the Guiba River’s levee system was compromised, all but three neighborhoods in the city of Canoas in Brazil were suddenly flooded.

Bringing Clean Water to Flooded Brazil

June 13, 2024June 11, 2024 /Leave a comment

BRAZIL — When the Guiba River’s levee system was compromised, all but three neighborhoods in the city of Canoas in Brazil were suddenly, violently flooded. Any buildings still above water became shelters and distribution centers as donations poured into the region from across Brazil. As floodwaters now recede, new needs are uncovered, and Samaritan’s Purse…

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The Samaritan’s Purse Agape program is providing clean water and food for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Project of Love in the DRC

June 6, 2024June 4, 2024 /Leave a comment

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO — The Samaritan’s Purse Agape program is providing clean water and food for displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Jean Lambert – Program Manager: The Agape Program started in March of 2023. It is a multi-sectoral project; we have the WASH sector, in which we have constructed…

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