On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse

Latest Episodes:

A Beacon of Hope: Easter Around the World Apr 01, 2021

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– As we celebrate Easter, be encouraged with this free downloadable PDF with Kristy’s compiled scriptures that focus on Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection. – Follow us on Instagram to find behind-the-scenes photos and stories about our work around the world. – Visit our website to learn more about how Samaritan’s Purse is providing hope …

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Clean Water Transforms Lives: World Water Day Mar 17, 2021

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– Visit our website to learn more about the Samaritan’s Purse projects that provide clean water and promote safe hygiene practices. – Listen back to our episode, “The Ripple Effect: Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Recipient Gives Back,” to hear Yves’ redemption story: once a boy living in Africa without easy access to water, his life …

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Marking One Year: Fighting COVID-19 in Central Park Mar 08, 2021

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– To find more episodes of On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse that cover the ministry’s first responses to COVID-19, dive deeper into March and April 2020 of the podcast. – Follow us on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes photos of our Disaster Assistance Response Teams in action in Cremona, Italy and New York City. Show …

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Let Us Not Grow Weary: 2021 Feb 24, 2021

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Samaritan’s Purse began multiple initiatives in 2021 around the world—including two Emergency Field Hospitals in the U.S. in response to rising COVID-19 outbreaks. Please continue to pray for our teams on the ground helping in Jesus’ Name.
Check out our website for up-to-date stories and information of how God is working through the ministry.
Go back and listen to our episode, “Building an Emergency Field Hospital: Combating COVID-19 in North Carolina,” to hear how the Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team constructs a field hospital in a matter of days.
To learn how your prayers made an impact in 2020, go back and listen to, “Praising God in 2020: Ministry Prayers and Testimony.”

Feeding Families in Crisis: Colombia Feb 10, 2021

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In Colombia, Samaritan’s Purse is providing food, shelter, and hygiene items to weary Venezuelan families migrating on foot to find a better life.
Read more testimonies of how God is working through Samaritan’s Purse to provide relief for families on the Colombia-Venezuela border.
Follow us on Instagram to meet individual families impacted by the Samaritan’s Purse Colombia projects.

Building an Emergency Field Hospital: Combating COVID-19 in North Carolina Jan 18, 2021

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Kristy Graham interviews members of the disaster assistance response team to learn more about the logistics and teamwork required to build an Emergency Field Hospital in western North Carolina.
Visit our website for more updates and stories of how God is working in our North Carolina Emergency Field Hospital.
Pray for the Samaritan’s Purse DART as they assemble an Emergency Field Hospital in Los Angeles County in response to COVID-19.
Go back and listen to our episode “Inside the Hot Zone: Fighting COVID-19 in the Bahamas,” to hear patient and medical personnel share stories from our field hospital in the Bahamas.

Praising God in 2020: Ministry Prayers and Testimony Dec 31, 2020

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In July of this year, Kristy met nine children from Mongolia who received life-saving heart surgery in the U.S. through Children’s Heart Project. COVID-19 prolonged their stay, but God used the time for both physical and spiritual healing. Tune in to “Healed Hearts: Nine Children Return Home to Mongolia,” to hear how God touched each child, mother, and translator.
See God at work in 2020 through our year-end photo highlights.
For more behind the scenes content, follow us on Instagram.
Do you want to know more about having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ? Learn more about having peace with God.

Making an Eternal Impact: Gifts for Families Around the World Dec 16, 2020

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Samaritan’s Purse gives between three and five goats to each beneficiary—allowing the family to get milk, cheese, and a source of income. Giving a dairy goat affects generations to come.
Discover 37 gifts of hope in the Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Catalog to give this holiday season.
Follow us on Instagram to see more behind-the-scenes photos of the people and projects impacted by Christmas Catalog gifts.
Check out our website to see the ways God is currently working through Samaritan’s Purse across the globe.
Kristy’s family’s favorite gift items this year!

A Message from Kristy: Leaning on Christ During Advent Dec 02, 2020

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Tune in to “A Message from Kristy” to hear her heart for Advent season.
To hear more episodes about finding hope this Christmas, go back and listen to Kristy’s conversations with Yuliya, Yves, and Dania: three people who received Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes as kids and are now giving back.
Read more about how Samaritan’s Purse is continuing to spread God’s love with families around the world.

Sounds of Hope: Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Recipient Gives Back Nov 18, 2020

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Dania, a shoebox recipient herself, tells Kristy about her recent trip to the Philippines to deliver Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.
Find out how you can make an eternal impact this year by packing a shoebox gift.
To send a gift-filled shoebox from your home, you can custom build a shoebox online.
Dive deeper into Dania’s shoebox story with bonus photos and videos about how her life was changed by Operation Christmas Child.