College students from Ukraine now have the opportunity to receive a Christ-centered education at North Carolina’s Montreat College through Samaritan’s Purse. Hear from Dr. Paul Maurer, the president of Montreat College, about how the Lord has directed this partnership as well as some of these Ukrainian students about what this opportunity has meant to them and how God is working in their lives.

Resources:

• Read more about the Ukrainians studying for Christ at Montreat College.
• Listen to “Before They’re Broken: Human Trafficking Prevention” where Barry Jessen shares what it has been like to see people break free from physical and spiritual bondage through anti-human trafficking and safe migration programming.

Barry Jessen, the country director for Samaritan’s Purse in Cambodia, talked with Kristy Graham about how the Lord led him and his family to Cambodia over a decade ago. Barry shared what it has been like to see people break free from physical and spiritual bondage through anti human trafficking and safe migration programming. 

Resources:

• Hear more from Barry Jessen about what it is like to be a country director.
• Listen to “Faithfully Ministering to the Next Generation in Peru” where Kristy Graham takes listeners to witness Operation Christmas Child outreach events and a graduation ceremony for The Greatest Journey in Lima.

Travel with Kristy Graham to Lima, Peru, where you will hear what it was like to witness Operation Christmas Child outreach events and a graduation ceremony for The Greatest Journey. Many kids received shoebox gifts, but most importantly, they heard the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You will also hear directly from the hearts of pastors and Operation Christmas Child partners who are working diligently to equip the next generation by sharing the hope of Christ. 

Resources:

• Find out more about Operation Christmas Child.
• Learn more about God’s love and how you can accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.
• Listen to “Step Out in Faith” to hear how the Lord opened the doors for Holly’s incredible leap of faith—moving to Israel. 

Holly Silkman talks with Kristy Graham about a new project in Israel that will impact people physically, mentally, and spiritually: an equine therapy center. Hear how the Lord opened the doors for this incredible leap of faith and what her prayer is for this program.

Resources:

• Learn more about how Samaritan’s Purse is bringing relief to Israel and Gaza.
• Listen to “Leading in Humble Confidence: Israel” to hear from John Silkman about how he strives to walk in humble confidence and reliance on the Lord as he leads in a complex, tense region of the world.
• Hear from John Silkman at the beginning of Samaritan’s Purse response in Israel.

This week, hear directly from residents of Carriacou, who are picking up the pieces after the devastation of Hurricane Beryl. Kaitlyn Josten was on the ground from the beginning of the response. She spoke with beneficiaries, pastors, and Samaritan’s Purse partners about how they are finding hope in the heartache.

Resources:

•  Read more about the medical teams at work in our Emergency Field Hospital on Carriacou.
• Listen to “Bearing Each Other's Burdens: Liberia Ebola Response Part 2” about how staff were able to lift each other up through the trials that took place a decade ago.

When they didn’t feel like they could take another step, the Samaritan’s Purse team fighting Ebola in Liberia encouraged each other with Scripture. The verses they shared suddenly became a lifeline even though they had heard them countless times over the years. Kristy Graham talked with John Freyler and Dr. Lance Plyler about how they were able to lift each other up and bear one another’s burdens through the trials that took place a decade ago. 

Resources:

• Have you heard the Good News of Salvation?
• Listen to “Remembering the Liberia Ebola Response: 10 Years Later” to hear from the hearts of our team members about how they witnessed God’s faithfulness even as they walked through this deep valley.

Ten years ago, Samaritan’s Purse responded to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. Kristy Graham spoke with our staff who were on the ground from the beginning about their experiences fighting the deadly disease and the suffering they witnessed daily. Hear from the hearts of our team members about how they witnessed God’s faithfulness even as they walked through the deepest valley and how they learned to fully rely on the Lord through it all. 

Resources:

• Learn more about God’s love and how you can accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.
• Listen to “Goodness of God: Hurricane Beryl Response” to hear what it was like for Samaritan’s Purse to partner with the local church in Grenada.

Hurricane Beryl roared through the Caribbean, leaving total destruction in its wake. On Grenada’s Carriacou Island, nearly all structures were destroyed. Less than 24 hours after the storm hit, Samaritan’s Purse began serving those in desperate need of help and hope. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear from Kaitlyn Josten, who joined the first wave of responders, about what it was like to partner with the local church in Grenada. Also, you will hear from Operation Christmas Child and North American Ministries about their roles in the response.

Resources: 

• Read more about how Samaritan’s Purse is helping those hurting in Grenada.
• Come volunteer with U.S. Disaster Relief.
• Have you heard the Good News of Salvation?

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief, and the next generation is here to serve as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ when homeowners are at their lowest. In this week’s episode, Bruce Poss with North American Ministries shared how he has seen God’s faithfulness through this next generation of servant leaders. Kristy Graham also spoke with two young volunteers about their recent experiences serving in Arkansas and Florida.

Resources:

Come serve with us!
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/nam/#volunteer-now 

Learn how God can bring comfort in the wake of a storm.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/knowing-god/

Listen to “Suffering Well: Pastor Skip Heitzig” to hear how Pastor Skip came to know Christ through a Billy Graham sermon and what it has been like to travel the world with Franklin Graham.
https://ontheground.samaritanspurse.org/podcast/suffering-well-pastor-skip-heitzig 

Kristy Graham talks with Pastor Skip Heitzig, who pastors Calvary Church in Albuquerque and serves on the board of directors of Samaritan’s Purse. Pastor Skip shares how he came to know Christ through a Billy Graham sermon and talks about what it has been like to travel the world with Franklin Graham, witnessing Samaritan’s Purse projects in action. You will also hear how we can persevere amid suffering through a Biblical lens.

Resources:

• Learn more about God’s love and how you can accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior.
• Listen to “An Anchor of Hope: Brazil Flood Response” where you will hear from Leslie Klein, a member of our Disaster Assistance Response Team, and pastors on the ground, who have witnessed the body of Christ come together in the wake of this tragedy.