On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse

  Kristy Graham shares the ministry’s God-sized goal—feeding thousands of people in Mayfield, Kentucky on Christmas Eve. On December 15th, the idea was first discussed. Now, our food services team is hard at work, preparing to serve families devastated by the Kentucky tornadoes. • Follow along on Instagram as the podcast team shows you behind …  Continue reading "Special Episode! Behind the S...

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” shares a Samaritan’s Purse photographer on the ground this weekend in Mayfield, Kentucky. Samaritan’s Purse is actively responding to the deadly tornadoes that ripped through multiple states. Kristy Graham shares how the ministry is mobilizing thousands of volunteers to help hurting homeowners in Jesus’ Name. – If you’d like …  Continue reading "The Headl...

It takes three hours in the operating room to set a broken leg and even less than that to mend a cleft lip. In today’s episode, join Kristy Graham as she speaks with Samaritan’s Purse medical specialists and shares stories of patients in Malawi and South Sudan. Both the orthopedic and cleft lip surgeries are …  Continue reading "Come and See: Saving Lives through Surgery"

In honor of National Adoption Month this November, Kristy shares specific ways that Samaritan’s Purse provides orphan care and her family’s personal adoptive story. She speaks with the directors from orphanages that Samaritan’s Purse supports to hear testimonies of children’s lives forever changed. Kristy also sheds light on the need for adoptive family support and …  Continue reading "Adopti...

We have nearly 100 veterans serving at Samaritan’s Purse, but God allows us to help hundreds more through Operation Heal Our Patriots—a ministry that brings wounded veterans and their spouses to a week-long retreat in Alaska. This Veterans Day, Kristy highlights opportunities that the ministry provides for veterans who have a heart to serve. – …  Continue reading "Honoring Veterans Day: A Lif...

– Apply for the Samaritan’s Purse 2022 summer internship season to be a part of bringing relief and the hope of the Gospel to hurting people. Applications must be submitted no later than Jan. 1, 2022. – Check out our website to learn more about how both domestic and international interns are making an eternal …  Continue reading "A Lasting Impact: The Global Internship Program"

– Watch Izabella McMillon’s Full Circle Story with Operation Child as she explains where her story with the ministry first began. – Find out more information on how to pack a shoebox, drop-off locations, free materials, and building a shoebox online on our Samaritan’s Purse website. Show Notes To kick off the Operation Christmas Child …  Continue reading "Finding God in the Floorboards: Opera...

– Samaritan’s Purse is looking for volunteers to be the hands and feet of Christ in Louisiana! Check out SPvolunteer.org to see how you can serve. – Visit our website to read more stories about how our team is encouraging families in the wake of Hurricane Ida. – Leave us a review on Apple podcasts …  Continue reading "The Headlines: Hurricane Ida Causes Mass Devastation"

– Watch Billy Graham’s 9/11 Message at the National Cathedral only days following the attacks. – Call the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) 24-hour Prayer Line at 888-388-2683, if you’d like prayer and support during this somber 9/11 anniversary. Show Notes September 11, 2001, marks the solemn day when the United States experienced the worst …  Continue reading "Commemorating the 2...

– Read “Samaritan’s Purse On the Ground in Haiti After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Cities,” to learn more about how the ministry is bringing hope to Haiti during a time of crisis, and how you can get involved. – Follow us on Instagram to see the Samaritan’s Purse response team bring help to hurting people …  Continue reading "After the Shock: Haiti Earthquake"

– Read “Samaritan’s Purse On the Ground in Haiti After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Cities” to learn more about our disaster relief efforts, specific prayer requests, and ways to get involved. – If you’d like to hear more about our work in Haiti to bring hope and healing, listen to the podcast episode, “Let Us …  Continue reading "In the News – Earthquake in Haiti"

– Learn more about opportunities for medical professionals to serve overseas with World Medical Mission. – Are you a Christian medical or healthcare professional looking to be refreshed by a time of fellowship and spiritual enrichment? Come learn about medical ministry through Samaritan’s Purse by attending the Prescription for Renewal conference in Orlando, Florida, featuring …  Continue reading...

– Are you or your spouse a service member from a U.S. military branch who has been injured or wounded in active duty after September 11, 2001? Apply to participate in Operation Heal Our Patriots. – Discover more about how Operation Heal Our Patriots is working to strengthen the marriages and faith of our wounded …  Continue reading "Celebrating 10 Years of Operation Heal Our Patriots"

– Do you feel that God is calling you to be a part of crucial disaster relief with Samaritan’s Purse? Apply to be a member of the DART, Disaster Assistance Response Team. – Read more stories of how God is working through Samaritan’s Purse by visiting our website, www.samaritanspurse.org. – Listen to “Through the Eyes …  Continue reading "Disaster Assistance Response Teams: Answering the Call&...

– Visit our website to see how God is continuing to use Samaritan’s Purse to provide hope and healing to families around the world. – Listen to the following On the Ground podcast episodes to hear how Samaritan’s Purse treated patients with COVID-19 in Italy, New York City, the Bahamas, North Carolina, and LA County. …  Continue reading "Conversation with Franklin Graham"

– If you are a Gold Star wife, please consider applying to the “Gold Star Wives Retreat—Let Light Shine Out of Darkness,” hosted by Mark Winton at The Billy Graham Training Center. – Want more resources and information about Memorial Day? Check out “Operation We Are Here,” for access to facts, videos, articles and observances. …  Continue reading "Stop, Reflect, Remember: Memorial Day"

– Follow us on Instagram to take a look behind the scenes of the On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse podcast! This week, you’ll find photos of Grace, Anna and Bethany’s families, as well as the mothers they encounter in their communities. – Learn more about how Samaritan’s Purse comes alongside mothers around the world …  Continue reading "Motherhood Unites Us All"

– Follow us on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes photos of Kristy Graham serving with Marg Baker in Thailand at the Christian Happy Homes. – Visit our website to see how God is continuing to use Samaritan’s Purse to provide hope and healing to families around the world. – Samaritan’s Purse is honored to partner with …  Continue reading "Ordinary People Serving an Extraordinary God: Marg Bake...

– Listen to “Marking One Year: Fighting COVID-19 in Central Park” to hear Kristy’s conversation with Shelly Kelly while she was caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City. – Find encouragement in Kristy’s initial conversation with Ann Galgano in, “Hope in Cremona, Italy.” – Visit our website to see how God is continuing to …  Continue reading "Through the Eyes of DART Nurses: COVID-19&quot...

– 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 …  Continue reading "A Beacon of Hope: Easter Around...

– 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 …  Continue reading "Clean Water Transforms Lives: World...

– 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 …  Continue reading "Marking One Year: Fighting COVID-19 in Central Par...

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 Emergen...

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.

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 A...