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On the Ground with Samaritan"s Purse

On the Ground with Samaritan"s Purse

On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse is a podcast with Kristy Graham that explores the work we’re doing around the world. Experience what it’s like to be in the field with our teams, and hear first-hand from staff, volunteers, and people we help.

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Choosing God During Suffering

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2025/08/29

Take a trip with On the Ground to Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, where medical and surgical teams are leading patients to Christ and showing them the love of Jesus. Hear from one surgeon who has served faithfully for more than 20 years and how she overcame immense personal trials that called her faith into question.

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Restoring Hearts and Homes: Hurricane Helene Rebuild

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2025/08/22

Ten months ago, in Mountain City, Tennessee, Hurricane Helene turned Kim and Michael Mitchum’s lives upside down. Now, they have a fresh start as they move into their brand-new house. Follow the Mitchums’ journey as they witness volunteers and staff build their home from the ground up and hear directly from Kim and Michael’s hearts.

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Hidden Heroes: Serving Behind the Scenes

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2025/08/15

None of the work that Samaritan’s Purse does on the frontlines could happen without the incredible people in our ministry who work in capacities that rarely receive the credit. Everyone has different strengths and skill sets, but we're all given specific gifts that God wants us to use to further His Kingdom. Here at Samaritan’s Purse, we're all called to share the Gospel whether it’s behind the scenes or on the frontlines. Meet the people who organize supplies for airlifts, support our hospit...

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Listen Again: Jesus Pursues You

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2025/08/08

Dr. Ed Carns has served in the far corners of the world with Samaritan’s Purse both with World Medical Mission and the Disaster Assistance Response Team. He shares his testimony of how God used people in his life to point him to Christ and encourage him in his faith. The stories he shares with Kristy Graham demonstrate how God pursues each person individually.

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Rejoicing with Lahaina Residents: Maui Rebuild

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2025/08/01

In August 2023, the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century swept through Lahaina, a beautiful community on the island of Maui. Samaritan’s Purse was in Maui within 48 hours of the disaster, coming alongside people who had lost everything by sifting through ashes in search of treasured belongings. Two years later, we’re taking you back to Hawaii, where you will hear directly from families as receive their brand-new homes built by Samaritan’s Purse. Resources: Learn more about the Maui rebui...

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Living Sacrificially: A Conversation with Aileen Coleman

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2025/07/25

Kristy sat down with Aileen Coleman, a long-time partner with Samaritan’s Purse and a giant in the faith, in 2019. Aileen was a missionary in Mafraq, Jordan for more than 60 years, and was one of the key people in the life of Samaritan's Purse President Franklin Graham. Aileen recently went to be with the Lord, and while we will miss her presence and influence, we cling to the example and legacy she leaves. This encouraging conversation will surely spur you on to share the Gospel, invest in y...

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Texas Flash Floods: Hope After the Storm

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2025/07/18

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. Resources: Come volunteer with us!Learn more about Samaritan’s Purse flood response in Texas.Listen to “Journeying with...

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Journeying with God

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2025/07/11

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. Resources: 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...

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How to Apologize and Love Others Well

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2025/07/04

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. Resources: Find more resources from Dr. Gary Chapman.Listen t...

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How to Be a Servant Leader

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2025/06/27

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.

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Mules on a Gospel Mission

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2025/06/20

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 t...

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How You Can Choose Joy

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2025/06/13

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.

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How the Lord Directs and Redirects

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2025/06/06

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. Resources: Read more a...

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Sowing and Watering Seeds in Hard Places

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2025/05/30

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. Resources: 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 ...

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How to Have a Heart of Worship

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2025/05/23

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

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One Week in Alaska

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2025/05/16

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 vo...

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The Miracles of God and the Power of Forgiveness

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2025/05/09

Seeing family members killed right in front of him, spending months on the run, ending up in an orphanage—this was Alex’s life after the Rwandan genocide began. Yet, despite all this hardship, Alex can look back and see the miracles of God throughout his life. And when Alex received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift, a seed of hope was planted that would later bloom into a deep love for the Lord. Hear about the miracles of God in Alex’s story and how the power of forgiveness set him f...

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God’s Providential Hand: A Conversation with Jim Dailey

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2025/05/02

Jim Dailey, vice president of communications at Samaritan’s Purse, spoke with Kristy Graham about how he has witnessed God’s sovereign, providential hand throughout his 25 years of working in the ministry. Jim shared about perseverance in times of trial, and what it has been like taking the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

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Restoring Hope in Tigray

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2025/04/25

In Tigray—a region of Ethiopia once ravaged by conflict—God is using Samaritan’s Purse to equip local churches to change lives, mend hearts, and restore hope in Jesus’ Name. Meeting the vulnerable where they are and addressing physical and spiritual needs, we are together pouring into the next generation—a generation whose childhood was stripped away. By creating safe havens, these kids are able to play, laugh, and learn about how there is a God who cares for them. Resources: Read more about ...

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The Fragrance of the Lord After Helene

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2025/04/18

The storm may be out of the news, but it's not out of God's sight. Kristy Graham takes listeners to her own backyard in western North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene hit in September of 2024. Months later, the storm is not over—people's lives are still turned upside down. Kristy talks with Kendell Kauffeldt, the response manager during this disaster response, and he shares stories of how Samaritan’s Purse has been able to meet unique needs. This has included the replacement of critical items...

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