Invited In

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Kristy sits down with couples across the ministry to hear how God is continually directing their marriages. First up in our series is Luther and Michelle Harrison, who have been married for over 20 years. Luther is the Vice President for North American Ministries and Michelle serves as the Administrative & Special Projects Manager for Communications. We know you’ll enjoy their wisdom, stories, and laughter as they reminisce on their commitment to God and one another.

Steve Nickel, the Vice President for Donor Ministries, began serving at Samaritan’s Purse only four months before the September 11 attacks. Since then, he has witnessed God’s overflowing abundance through the ministry’s faithful donors. Kristy and Steve’s conversation is full of Scripture, encouragement, and wisdom to lean on Christ through difficult seasons.

As we step into the new year, Kristy sits down with Erin Gallagher to talk about what it’s like to lean on God after being stripped of earthly possessions. In November 2018, she and her family lost everything in the Camp Fire—California’s most destructive wildfire. Tune in to hear how God renewed her faith, how the community is being restored, and how their church is giving back.

Are you struggling to find hope this Christmas season? Jodie Tosh, who has worked in seven global offices with Samaritan’s Purse, talks with Kristy about putting her trust in God through difficult seasons, including COVID-19. She shares Biblical wisdom in how to keep Jesus as our focus and gives practical advice on creating joy through Christmas traditions.

Kristy shares one of her family’s Thanksgiving traditions—using Scrabble pieces to encourage you to think of what you are grateful for. Enjoy hearing what the staff of Samaritan’s Purse is thankful for this year. Happy Thanksgiving!

At our Samaritan’s Purse Blowing Rock Training Center, Kristy Graham sits down with Luis Anda, a regional chaplain with Operation Heal Our Patriots. She and Lou talk about what he learned after serving in two different military branches, how he overcomes challenges with God’s help, and Biblical truths to lean on in times of adversity.

Our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) helps make Samaritan’s Purse medical ministries possible. Kristy Graham speaks with Kelly Sites, a nurse on our DART, to hear how she has deployed to over 17 disaster zones in a decade of serving with Samaritan’s Purse. She shares with Kristy how she became involved with the ministry, how her faith has been challenged, and how she continues to pour into her family while being able to deploy for weeks at a time.

The Samaritan’s Purse family lost a dear sister in Christ and friend in Lina Freyler. In remembrance, Kristy replays thoughts from Susan Wilcox from a previous Invited In episode and shares a past devotion from John Freyler about abiding in Christ by running the race set before us.

Kristy calls Tom O’Brien, a regional program manager for U.S. Disaster Relief, while he’s at an active worksite in Santa Cruz, CA. Tom spent most of his career serving with the California fire department. Now he is working on the other side of the wildfires, leading volunteer teams to serve homeowners who lost everything in the flames. Tom tells the stories of how God is working daily through volunteers while giving his perspective into the major wildfires blazing the west coast.