Stories & Updates: International Projects

Water & Hygiene

The Fight for Clean Water Is Over

28 October 2025

In six rural villages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, families once faced a daily struggle for water. Samaritan’s Purse is providing clean water and other relief as families struggle to meet basic needs.

Water & Hygiene

An Unexpected Double Blessing

17 March 2025

Samaritan’s Purse’s WASH program is restoring dignity by providing accessible sanitation to vulnerable individuals like 71-year-old Thia in Trà Vinh.

Water & Hygiene

Providing Physical and Living Water in Ukraine

17 March 2025

With the city’s water sources destroyed by shelling, Samaritan’s Purse water specialists drilled a borehole well to supply filtered water to Sergey’s bakery and the community.

Animals & Agriculture

Sewing Peace in South Sudan

11 September 2025

Through Samaritan’s Purse livelihoods training, God is rebuilding lives in a land still reeling from war.

Animals & Agriculture

Frogs and Farms Bring Unexpected Blessings

19 August 2025

The Samaritan’s Purse livelihoods program in Vietnam gives families a chance to succeed in life—even through unlikely means.

Animals & Agriculture

Beehives Bring Big Benefits in Cambodia

18 July 2025

A couple in Cambodia learns beekeeping from Samaritan’s Purse to help provide for their family.

Education

Play Provides the Foundation for Learning

1 September 2025

In rural Cambodia, a once run-down school has transformed into a vibrant learning space where children thrive, thanks to improved facilities, trained teachers, and supporters in Jesus’ Name.

Education

Playing Beyond Sight in Vietnam

1 September 2025

Blind since infancy, 22-year-old An overcame hardship and stigma to become an award-winning violinist, using her music to inspire others and express gratitude to Samaritan’s Purse for supporting her journey.

Education

Building Better Education in Cambodia

6 December 2024

In 2020, Samaritan’s Purse built Cheng Meng Primary School in Cambodia, giving Sochantha and her classmates their first access to a clean, safe, and well-equipped space to learn and dream.

Health & Medical

Seven Decades of Service: Remembering Australian Missionary Aileen Coleman

11 July 2025

Aileen Coleman, age 94, peacefully entered the presence of the Lord whom she loved so much on July 9, 2025.

Health & Medical

Mums and Babies Starting Stronger in Cambodia

7 May 2025

God is using Samaritan’s Purse training to give infants and young children a healthy start that will positively influence their futures.

Health & Medical

Empowering Rural Villages to Help Mothers and Children

2 May 2024

A Samaritan’s Purse community-based maternal child health program is saving lives and showing the love of Jesus Christ in Liberia’s remote villages.

Vulnerable Communities

A Hope that Carries a Family to Freedom

6 December 2024

In a small village, 33-year-old Neang, a mother of ten, clings to hope and dreams of a brighter, debt-free future for her family, despite daily struggles with poverty, malnutrition, and the challenges of providing for her children.

Vulnerable Communities

Jamila Finds Her True Value

7 March 2024

After 17 years on the streets in Ethiopia, Jamila was HIV positive, struggling with addiction, and raising two children by herself.

Health & Medical

Motherhood Education Is Saving Lives in Vietnam

23 November 2022

IN RESPONSE TO AN OUTBREAK OF ILLNESS IN THE WAR-TORN NATION, SAMARITAN’S PURSE OPENED A CHOLERA TREATMENT UNIT TO PROVIDE URGENT MEDICAL CARE AND EDUCATION IN PREVENTION.