On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse

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Texas Flash Floods: Hope After the Storm Jul 18, 2025

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Kristy Graham takes listeners to Texas, where Samaritan’s Purse is responding after massive flooding left a trail of extensive damage across several counties. Hear from Andrew Metcalf, a program manager for U.S. Disaster Relief, and Edward Graham, the chief operating officer of Samaritan’s Purse, about what it has been like on the ground and how we can be praying for Texans.

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Come volunteer with us!
Learn more about Samaritan’s Purse flood response in Texas.
Listen to “Journeying with God” to hear about an Operation Christmas Child year-round volunteer’s remarkable life with the Lord and how the power of prayer has been an anchor.

Journeying with God Jul 11, 2025

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Ellie Graves has served as a volunteer with Operation Christmas Child for nearly 20 years. Her life of service is a true example of obedience to God, as she walks with Him in dependence and submission. Hear about Ellie’s remarkable journey with the Lord and how the power of prayer has been an anchor.

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Learn more about how you can volunteer with Operation Christmas Child.
Listen to “How to Apologize and Love Others Well” to hear Kristy’s conversation with Dr. Gary Chapman, the author of The Five Love Languages.

How to Apologize and Love Others Well Jul 04, 2025

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Kristy Graham sits down with Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages, to talk about how we can love our family, our friends, and our spouse well. Dr. Chapman’s books and teachings have helped transform marriages, and Samaritan's Purse uses his materials at Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska. Hear how you can make your apologies sincere, your love genuine, and your care Christlike for those experiencing tragedy.

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Find more resources from Dr. Gary Chapman.
Listen to “How to Be a Servant Leader” to hear how Samaritan’s Purse is pouring into the next generation of Godly leaders.

How to Be a Servant Leader Jun 27, 2025

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Samaritan’s Purse is pouring into the next generation of Godly leaders. This week, Kristy Graham introduces you to a Samaritan’s Purse program you may not know about: the Leadership Development Pathway. Kendell Kauffeldt, who heads up this program, shares how the program develops and equips staff by studying Biblical leadership. Hear from recent graduates of the program about what they learned and how they follow Jesus’ example of leadership.

Mules on a Gospel Mission Jun 20, 2025

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Mike and Michele Toberer founded a Christian nonprofit called Mission Mules, that provides disaster relief to otherwise inaccessible areas through a very unique mode of transportation: packing mules. Samaritan’s Purse and Mission Mules crossed paths after Hurricane Helene. We had the honor of serving alongside them in the mountains of North Carolina, working together to deliver supplies to those who had been cut off. Hear how God challenged Mike and Michele to launch this ministry and about their time serving in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

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Learn more about Mission Mules.
Read about families who received brand-new mobile homes after Hurricane Helene.
Check out “Hope in Heartache: Hurricane Helene” to hear about how God provided in the first days after the devastating hurricane last September.
Listen to “A Family’s Story of Survival: Hurricane Helene” to hear a testimony of God’s faithfulness in a storm.

How You Can Choose Joy Jun 13, 2025

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Choosing joy in all circumstances is a daily battle that we all face. Pastor Chip Ingram sits down with Kristy Graham to talk about how he has been able to shift his perspective and, with God’s help, truly choose joy.

How the Lord Directs and Redirects Jun 06, 2025

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Karen never thought she would ever have the opportunity to return to Myanmar, but the Lord had other plans. After the recent earthquake in Myanmar, Karen Daniels, an operating room nurse, returned to treat patients with the Disaster Assistance Response Team. Hear from Karen about the patients she met on this response and what God taught her along the way. You will also hear directly from some of our patients, who were treated at our Emergency Field Hospital.

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Read more about the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Myanmar that treated more than 1,000 patients.

Listen to “Sowing and Watering Seeds in Hard Places” to hear Matt Nowery and Barry Jessen, two of our country directors, talk about how they are able to persevere and continue to sow and water seeds for the Gospel in challenging places.

Sowing and Watering Seeds in Hard Places May 30, 2025

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Recently some of our international staff visited our Samaritan's Purse headquarters and shared updates from their work around the world. Matt Nowery and Barry Jessen, two of our country directors, talked with Kristy Graham about how they are able persevere and continue to sow and water seeds for the Gospel in hard places.

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Listen to “How to Have a Heart of Worship” to hear Josh Havens and Matt Fuqua, the two founding members of the Christian band, The Afters, talk about what it has been like traveling around the world with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse.

How to Have a Heart of Worship May 23, 2025

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Josh Havens and Matt Fuqua, the two founding members of the Christian band, The Afters, sat down with Kristy Graham to talk about what it looks like to have a heart of worship, what it has been like traveling around the world with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, and what God is teaching them in this season.

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Have You Heard the Good News of Salvation?
Listen to “One Week in Alaska” to hear how the Lord transforms marriages through Operation Heal Our Patriots every summer.

One Week in Alaska May 16, 2025

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For 17 weeks every summer, military veterans and their spouses are invited to Operation Heal Our Patriots for a week-long marriage retreat. Kristy Graham takes listeners behind-the-scenes to experience what these military couples do day by day, immersing them in what life is like at Samaritan Lodge Alaska. Hear how the Lord transforms marriages through Biblically based marriage classes, excursions in the beautiful Alaskan wilderness, and intentional conversations with chaplains, staff, and volunteers.

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Learn more about Operation Heal Our Patriots.
Check out “The Transforming Power of the Gospel: Operation Heal Our Patriots” to hear how the Lord healed Matt and Kayla Tucker’s hearts and restored their marriage in Alaska.
Listen to “The Miracles of God and the Power of Forgiveness” to hear the miracles of God in Alex Nsengimana’s story and how the power of forgiveness set him free.

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