Tag: World Missions

BOONE, NC — Every Christmas season, hundreds of thousands of Americans pack gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. Samaritan’s Purse delivers these shoebox gifts—packed with personal care items, school supplies, and fun toys—to boys and girls through its project, Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers work year-round to share God’s love in this tangible… Continue reading Western North Carolina Communities Rally to Give Back Through Samaritan’s Purse Project, Operation Christmas Child

AFRICA — A ten-year-old girl from Sierra Leone is standing 14 centimetres taller after receiving free, life-transforming surgery from international charity Mercy Ships to straighten her severely bowed legs. Through Mercy Ships, Fudia was diagnosed with Blount’s disease – a condition that causes severe leg deformities in young children and adolescents. The condition caused Fudia’s… Continue reading Fudia Standing Tall After Free Life-Changing Surgery

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting winter clothing into one of the hardest-hit areas of North Carolina this afternoon. Franklin Graham, the president of the international Christian disaster relief and evangelism organization, and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will deliver hundreds of winter jackets, fleece sweaters and pants to the Bat Cave community near… Continue reading Governor Kristi Noem Joining Franklin Graham on Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Mission to Deliver Winter Clothing in Western North Carolina

ZAMBIA — The Love Zambia Campaign has reached more than 730,000 Zambians over a period of 5 months. Through the Luis Palau Association’s Global Network of Evangelists, volunteers from more than 25 countries ministered in villages and cities across the nation, culminating in a 3-day festival in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. Mark Roughton reports. The Love… Continue reading Love Zambia Campaign Reaches More than 730,000 People

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA —In a massive effort to share hope with hundreds of thousands of Zambians, the Luis Palau Association partnered with more than 4,900 churches across denominational lines to accomplish the Love Zambia Festival. This nationwide evangelistic campaign trained tens of thousands of Christians and reached hundreds of thousands of individuals with the Good News… Continue reading Love Zambia Campaign with Andrew Palau Reaches More Than 731,000 People Through Ministry in 5 Cities Across Zambia

MADAGASCAR — A YWAM medical ship has set sail from the North Wales coast to Madagascar where its crew will provide vital medical treatment to those in desperate need. GNA reporter Peter Wooding went on board the Island Reach to find out more about their journey and mission to the South East African coast. A… Continue reading Medical Ship Departs North Wales for Madagascar in Maiden Voyage

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse has completed more than 210 helicopter and fixed-wing missions to deliver emergency relief supplies to some of the most isolated and hard-hit areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in response to Hurricane Helene—with more airlifts going out every day. From small helicopters to Black Hawks to Chinooks, capable… Continue reading Samaritan’s Purse Coordinating Largest Civilian Airlift Operation in U.S. History

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse has begun emergency airlift operations in western North Carolina to help people who have been cut off from access to basic necessities due to infrastructure damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The international Christian relief organization has also deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to assist Cannon Memorial Hospital in Avery County,… Continue reading Samaritan’s Purse Scales Up North Carolina Response, Opening Emergency Field Hospital and Launching Airlift Operations

SPRINGFIELD, MO — Convoy of Hope teams are in North Carolina and Florida, where Hurricane Helene made landfall last week as a Category 4 storm. Disaster response teams have already staged numerous distributions for survivors, providing them with food, water, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies and tarps. Additional truckloads of supplies are being sent from Convoy’s… Continue reading Convoy of Hope Is Serving Survivors of Hurricane Helene

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse is responding to overwhelming needs in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida following the catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene. The Category 4 storm made its historic landfall with 140mph winds along Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday night leaving an enormous path of destruction that flattened homes and… Continue reading Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Widespread Devastation from Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Landfall

BOONE, NC — Samaritan’s Purse is responding to south central Louisiana after Hurricane Francine rapidly intensified into a category 2 hurricane unleashing 100mph winds and heavy rainfall on coastal communities. Today, a Disaster Relief Unit—a tractor-trailer filled with tools and equipment—is on the way to south central Louisiana where strong winds downed trees and extensive… Continue reading Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Francine

AFRICA — A 14-year-old girl from Sierra Leone is free to follow her dreams of becoming a doctor after having a benign facial tumour surgery by international health charity, Mercy Ships. Without the timely surgery, the tumour would have continued to grow to the point of causing airway obstructions, and ultimately, death by suffocation. Lucy:… Continue reading Lucy Receives Life-Saving Surgery on Hospital Ships

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Church of the Highlands is celebrating the joy of volunteering as 22,309 people spent their weekend Saturday helping others in the community. The church’s annual Serve Day, held July 13, coordinated 141,054 hours of volunteer service bringing people encouragement and hope. This year, Serve Day also included a new national partnership to… Continue reading Highlands Deploys More than 22,000 Volunteers in Bigger-Than-Ever Serve Day in Alabama and Beyond

AFRICA — London-based Christian Surgeon, Mr Leo Cheng, received an Honorary Fellowship from Cardiff University on 15th July for over twenty years of voluntary service to the international health charity, Mercy Ships. Mr Cheng has used his annual leave to serve on board the Anastasis, the Africa Mercy and Global Mercy once or twice a… Continue reading Christian Surgeon Honored for Voluntary Service to Medical Charity

KENYA — While many of Kenya’s most remote communities have little access to electricity Christian radio station Lulu FM is helping them to access the power of the Word of God and the Gospel through distributing solar powered radios. Kenya based Christian radio station Lulu FM is on a mission to expand the reach of… Continue reading Solar Powered Radios Help Remote Kenyan Communities Access The Word of God

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

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… Continue reading Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Disaster Relief Unit to Southeast Texas

TEESSIDE, ENGLAND — Several years of prayer and preparation led to more than 70 churches from throughout Northeast England coming together for Festival Teesside with Andrew Palau earlier this month. In an effort that can only be described as historic for the region, this evangelistic festival, along with more than a dozen surrounding events, is… Continue reading Andrew Palau Joins Local Churches Across Northeast England for Historic Collaborative Evangelistic Campaign

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

JAMAICA —At 27 years old, being the rebellious son of one of the world’s most well-known evangelists, Andrew Palau never thought that 31 years later he would return to Jamaica, where he accepted Christ, to lead his own evangelistic festival. 31 Years After Accepting Christ as the Rebellious Son of a Preacher Thanks to His… Continue reading Andrew Palau Returned to Jamaica, Where He Accepted Christ, to Lead Evangelistic Festival

SENEGAL — “Life is hard … Having a child who was born without the ability to eat,” said Ndeye. Ndeye’s only son Cheikh was born with a cleft lip and a cleft palate. As a result of this he struggled to breastfeed. His mother bottle fed him infant formula, trying desperately to ensure her baby… Continue reading Senegal Boy Receives Life-Changing Eating Disorder Treatment

SENEGAL — At just 21 years old, Papa has already established himself as an exceptional mechanic, pursuing his dream of fixing motorbikes in his community. But when a large tumor began growing from the left side of his face, his dreams for the future became shadowed by fear.But his life was transformed after receiving facial… Continue reading Facial Surgery Transforms Mechanics Life in Senegal