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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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Passing the Torch in Ecuador: Operation Christmas Child

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2025/01/17

Travel to Quito, Ecuador, where you will hear what it was like for Wheaton College students and staff to take part in Operation Christmas Child outreach events and a graduation ceremony for The Greatest Journey. You will hear directly from the hearts of these students who grew up packing shoeboxes, and recently, got to witness firsthand what God is doing through this Samaritan’s Purse project around the world. Resources:Watch Wheaton College students partner with Operation Christmas Chil...

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Surrendering in Obedience

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2025/01/10

Sam Hawes has served with Samaritan's Purse for more than 10 years both in the field and at international headquarters. During that time, God has been faithful to teach Sam about obedience during many changing seasons. Sam shares about surrendering to the Lord, and striving to glorify Him in everything we do. Sam also speaks about unique programming happening in Liberia that he got the privilege to witness firsthand.Resources:[Learn more about the Disaster Assistance Response Team](https://sa...

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How God Answered Prayers in 2024

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2025/01/03

God answers prayers, and the Bible tells us that we can pray about anything and everything, bringing our requests to Him. He hears us and He knows us. Kristy Graham talks with staff from across the ministry about how they have seen the faithfulness of God and witnessed prayers answered. We rejoice about what God has done in and through Samaritan’s Purse in 2024. Resources:Listen to Hope in “Heartache: Hurricane Helene” to hear Kristy Graham speak with Samaritan’s Purse staff about the un...

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Treasuring and Pondering God’s Word This Christmas

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2024/12/27

In her Christmas devotion, Kristy Graham encourages listeners to take time this season to treasure and ponder God’s Word. Kristy shares what the Lord taught her recently and how God can use the same Scriptures to reveal something new in each season. She talks about how both Mary and Simeon’s faithfulness in Luke 2 is an encouragement to her, demonstrating unwavering trust in God’s plan. Resources:Check out the Christmas Catalog!Have you heard the Good News of salvation?Listen to “Hope in...

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Seen, Known, and Loved

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2024/12/20

How have you felt loved and seen by God? When Veronica received a gift-filled Operation Christmas Child shoebox, the bitterness and anger she had built up inside faded away, and instead, God’s love filled her with joy. Later, Veronica shared about this sacrificial love that changed her heart by teaching The Greatest Journey and packing shoebox gifts for other children. Veronica’s life continues to send out ripples of Gospel influence that help many people learn that they are seen, known, and ...

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How to Combat Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

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2024/12/13

God's power is made perfect in our weakness. We often try to do everything in our own strength, and we quickly get to the end of ourselves. Kristy Graham sat down with Jessica Zerkle, a licensed counselor, to talk about compassion fatigue, burnout, and how she addresses suffering in the world in her own profession and as a follower of Christ. Resources:Learn more about God’s love and how you can accept Jesus Christ as your personal Savior. Listen to “Packing Shoebox Gifts Afte...

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Packing Shoebox Gifts After Hurricane Helene

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2024/12/06

Kristy Graham recently visited Spruce Pine First Baptist Church, a North Carolina church hit hard by Hurricane Helene. Ever since the day after the storm, Pastor Rocky Branch and his congregation have been providing warm meals, housing, and relief supplies to people in their community. Despite the devastation and heartache, people within the church body are stepping up and packing Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, looking beyond themselves and fixing their eyes on Jesus. Resources:Learn mo...

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Turkeys for Thanksgiving

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2024/11/28

This Thanksgiving season, Samaritan’s Purse had the privilege of delivering Thanksgiving meals to families in a rural North Carolina town who were devasted by Hurricane Helene. Kristy Graham helped package these meals and sat down with Bev Kauffeldt, who managed the delivery, to hear more about how this project got started. Resources:Read more about the Turkey Distribution in Big Creek, North Carolina.Check out the 2024 Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Catalog.Listen to “Reflecting the...

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Reflecting the Heart of Christ This Season

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2024/11/22

During the holiday season, things get really busy. It's easy to focus on all the things that we need to get done, and it is easy to lose sight of what is truly important. Chris Johnston, who serves on our donor ministries team, encourages listeners to fix their eyes on Jesus. Chris talks with Kristy about how we can use the Samaritan's Purse Christmas Catalog to share the Gospel around the world. Resources:Check out the 2024 Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Catalog.Have you heard the Good News of ...

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Revival After Disaster

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2024/11/15

When a storm hits in our lives, we always have a choice of how we react. Are we going to shut down and let fear paralyze us? Or, do we see the opportunity in it? This week, Kristy Graham shares how disasters often open the door for revival. Hear how the Church is stepping up in places like Brazil and Jamaica to share the Gospel with their neighbors in the wake of disasters. Resources:Read about how leaders found rest and renewed vision for ministry in flooded Brazil.Hear more stories fro...

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God Can Use It

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2024/11/08

Oftentimes, we don’t choose the path that the Lord has for us. We don’t choose hard circumstances, but God can use it. He can use everything in our lives—good and bad—for His glory. In honor of Veteran’s Day, Kristy Graham talks with Tim Lee, a Vietnam veteran, whose story of resiliency and trust is an example of this. Resources:Learn more about Operation Heal Our Patriots.Hear more of Tim Lee’s story when he shared at the Operation Heal Our Patriots reunion earlier this year.Listen to “...

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An Instrument for God’s Glory

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2024/11/01

God had a purpose for Devon’s life, a plan he could have never imagined. At 12 years old, Devon received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. This simple gift made Devon feel seen and loved by God and changed the course of his life. Hear how Devon has been an instrument for God’s glory through every season—even through a hurricane. Resources:Find an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox drop-off location near you!Learn more about Operation Christmas Child.Hear more about the goodness of God...

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Beauty From Ashes: Hurricane Helene

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2024/10/25

This week, Kristy Graham highlights an invaluable aspect of ministry in the Hurricane Helene response: the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Rapid Response Team Chaplains. Josh Holland, the international director of this team, talks about what it is like ministering to someone in their toughest moment. Hear stories from Josh’s time serving in the Asheville area and Scripture that uplifts him through heartache.Resources:Read about Samaritan’s Purse Hurricane Helene response.God provides co...

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God’s Love Showed Up: Hurricane Helene

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2024/10/18

Flood waters from Hurricane Helene rushed through the Roten family’s property, but they trusted in the Lord. Even after the water receded and losing almost everything, they can clearly see God's faithfulness. Hear this story from Samaritan’s Purse staff devotions and be encouraged amid the storms going on in your life. Resources:Watch “Love Showed Up.”Read about Samaritan’s Purse Hurricane Helene Response.God provides comfort in the wake of a storm.Listen to “Hope in Heartache: Hurricane...

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Hope in Heartache: Hurricane Helene

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2024/10/11

When Hurricane Helene devastated communities throughout the Southeast, thousands of volunteers stepped up to serve in Jesus’ Name. Kristy Graham talked with Samaritan’s Purse staff from North American Ministries and International Projects about the uniqueness of the response and how in this seemingly hopeless situation, God gives a peace that cannot be shaken. Samaritan’s Purse is a beacon in a difficult time, pointing those hurting to the hope of the Gospel.Resources:Learn more about Samarit...

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Opening Doors in Israel and Gaza

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2024/10/04

God is miraculously opening doors for Samaritan’s Purse to respond in both Israel and Gaza. Bev Kauffeldt and John Silkman, who are helping lead this response, share about what the Lord is teaching them personally and about our partners on the ground. One year after Hamas attacked Israel and the war began, God is equipping Samaritan’s Purse to give hope to the hopeless. Watch how Samaritan’s Purse is bringing relief to Israel and Gaza.Read about the armored ambulances Samaritan’s Purse g...

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Surrendering Control to God

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2024/09/27

Relinquishing control is hard, but God is sovereign. Dave Philips, a deputy director for international projects at Samaritan’s Purse, shares how we can witness suffering firsthand, and choose to surrender it to the Lord—trusting Him with everything. Hear powerful Scripture that Dave clung to during his recent trip to Sudan.Resources:Read more about how Samaritan’s Purse is helping save lives in Sudan.Listen to “Fighting Spiritual Battles: Human Trafficking in Berlin” to hear how Alabaster Jar...

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Fighting Spiritual Battles: Human Trafficking in Berlin

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2024/09/20

In the red light district of Berlin, thousands of women are trapped in prostitution. Oftentimes, these women feel dirty and unworthy of love. Alabaster Jar volunteers and staff come alongside these women to show them they are daughters deeply cherished by God. Marina and Mariana, who lead Alabaster Jar for Samaritan’s Purse Germany, talked with Kristy about the power of prayer and what it’s like to witness God transforming hearts amid such deep spiritual darkness.Read further about Alabaster ...

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Finding Treasure in the Field

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2024/09/13

Disasters are not a distraction from ministry, they are opportunities for ministry. Kristy Graham sat down with Jeremy Zerkle from North American Ministries, who shared Scripture and stories from the field, where he has seen the Church step up amid devastating disasters across the U.S.Resources:Volunteer with U.S. Disaster Relief!Call the Billy Graham Prayer Line at 888-388-2683.Listen to “A Hope and a Future” to hear from Ukrainian college students that are receiving a Christ-centered educat...

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A Hope and a Future

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2024/08/30

College students from Ukraine now have the opportunity to receive a Christ-centered education at North Carolina’s Montreat College through Samaritan’s Purse. Hear from Dr. Paul Maurer, the president of Montreat College, about how the Lord has directed this partnership as well as some of these Ukrainian students about what this opportunity has meant to them and how God is working in their lives. Resources:Read more about the Ukrainians studying for Christ at Montreat College.Listen to “Before ...

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