In this two-part episode, Kristy Graham sits down with Kendell Kauffeldt, director of field leadership and development at Samaritan’s Purse International Headquarters. Kendell served as our country director for Liberia for 14 years and navigated leading during the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Through all the pressure, he has learned to lean on God for wisdom and guidance.

Resources:

•  Don’t miss part one of Depending on Christ.
• Listen to “Building Resilience in Christ” to hear Bev Kauffeldt, Kendell’s wife, share how experiences like Ebola pushed her to trust God more.
• Apply to serve with World Medical Mission.
•  Listen to our latest episode to learn how God has opened the door for Samaritan’s Purse to serve in Yemen through rehabilitating medical clinics, providing clean water, and offering livelihood trainings.
•  Learn how to find peace with God.

In this two-part episode, Kristy Graham sits down with Kendell Kauffeldt, director of field leadership and development at Samaritan’s Purse International Headquarters. Kendell served as our country director for Liberia for 14 years and navigated leading during the Ebola outbreak in 2014. Through all the pressure, he has learned to lean on God for wisdom and guidance.

Resources:

•  Don’t miss part two of Depending on Christ.
• Listen to “Building Resilience in Christ” to hear Bev Kauffeldt, Kendell’s wife, share how experiences like Ebola pushed her to trust God more.
• Apply to serve with World Medical Mission.
•  Listen to our latest episode to learn how God has opened the door for Samaritan’s Purse to serve in Yemen through rehabilitating medical clinics, providing clean water, and offering livelihood trainings.
•  Learn how to find peace with God.

Each week, On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse brings you new stories of how God is working through the ministry— whether its hours after the deadly earthquake rocked Turkey, providing eye sight to the blind, or the life-changing impact of an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. 

When flooding devastated Highland Falls, New York, in early July, many families did not know where to turn. Samaritan’s Purse Team Patriot volunteers, North American Ministries volunteers, and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Rapid Response Team chaplains all came alongside homeowners to help them recover and to share the love of Christ.

Resources:

• Volunteer with North American Ministries.
• Read a story about how a family placed their hope in the Lord during the Highland Falls flood response.
• Learn more about Operation Heal Our Patriots.
• Listen to our last episode to hear from Dave Philips, deputy director of the international projects department, about following wherever the Lord leads.

Across remote villages in Cambodia, Samaritan's Purse has built 43 schools and provided resources so young students can get a quality education. More importantly, this has given Samaritan’s Purse a chance to share the Gospel in some of the most unreached places. Kristy Graham takes listeners to Southeast Asia to show how God is using Samaritan’s Purse to change lives through education and influence generations to come. 

Resources: 

• Listen to our episode about livelihood projects in Cambodia.
•  Read more about our work in Cambodia.
• Listen to our last episode to hear from Steve Nickel, vice president of Donor Ministries at Samaritan’s Purse, about how to abide in Christ.

Steve Nickel, vice president of Donor Ministries at Samaritan’s Purse, sits down with Kristy Graham to share his heart for the Lord and how he has been blessed through interacting with faithful supporters of the ministry. Steve talks about how he followed God’s call to come to Samaritan’s Purse and what it looks like to abide in Christ daily. 


Resources: 

• Steps to Peace with God
• Learn more about how you can give your time through volunteering with North American Ministries
• Listen to our last episode to hear from cataract patients whose lives were changed when a Samaritan’s Purse team conducted a week-long mission last year in South Sudan

After years of living in darkness, hundreds of patients received their eyesight when Samaritan’s Purse conducted a week-long cataract mission last year in South Sudan. Join Kristy Graham as she introduces you to patients whose lives were changed by this routine surgery. 

Resources:

• Learn more about how you can volunteer on a Samaritan’s Purse Cataract team 
• Listen to our last episode to hear how the mobile home replacement program has changed lives in Mississippi
• Read more about God’s love and how you can accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior

When a tornado tore through Mississippi in March, it devastated entire communities and destroyed homes. Many families lost everything and did not know where to turn. Samaritan’s Purse came alongside these hurting families to bless them with brand-new mobile homes. Hear how this physical picture of the Gospel has changed lives in Mississippi. 

Resources:

• Volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief and Rebuild Programs.
• Read more about Josh and others impacted by the mobile home replacement program.
• Listen to our last episode to hear hope-filled stories from last year’s Operation Heal Our Patriots season in Alaska.
• Learn more about what it means to follow Jesus.

Service members are impacted by the effects of war years after they return home. Whether they’re suffering from mental or physical trauma, the wounds of the past affect not just them but also their spouses and family members. Hear stories from staff members, veterans, and military spouses about their experiences during the 2022 Operation Heal Our Patriots season. 

Resources:

• Learn more about Operation Heal Our Patriots
• Listen to a special episode about Operation Heal Our Patriots’ 10-year anniversary 
• Applications for the Operation Heal Our Patriots 2024 season open Feb. 1 
• Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website

Inna, a Ukrainian refugee, shares her full-circle connection with Samaritan’s Purse. Hear her inspiring story of receiving an Operation Christmas Child shoebox as a child, fleeing Ukraine, and then resettling in England with the help of Samaritan’s Purse in February 2022. Inna shares a testimony of God’s faithfulness and how her experience culminated in running the London Marathon to raise money to support Samaritan’s Purse.

Resources:

• Listen to The London Marathon: How God Used 26.2 Miles
• Learn more about Operation Christmas Child
• Listen to our last episode to hear about our first 72 Hours on the ground in Ukraine and how local churches are still acting as the body of Christ