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On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse
by Samaritan's Purse Communicatio
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.
Episodes
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From the Heart of a Chaplain: Serving in an Earthquake Zone
When our disaster response specialists are serving in challenging locations under extremely difficult circumstances, chaplains deploy alongside them to help them remain spiritually, mentally, and physically strong for the work ahead of them. After the Turkey earthquakes killed more than 50,000...
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Memorial Day: Recognizing the Cost of Freedom
This Memorial Day, Kristy Graham invites listeners into a conversation with Operation Heal Our Patriots’ chaplain Luis Anda. He served in both the Navy and the Army so this day is very personal to him. He shares about the cost of freedom, and how we can only find true, lasting freedom through a...
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The London Marathon: How God Used 26.2 Miles
Training for and running a marathon taught one staff member spiritual lessons as she pushed herself to new limits. Kristy Graham, host of On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse, talks to Melissa about how challenging herself physically deepened her faith, engaged her community, and inspired her…
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Three Generations of Women: A Miracle Story for Mother’s Day
Kristy Graham traveled to the Cayman Islands to meet three generations of women whose lives were changed through Children’s Heart Project. A mother and her daughter were both diagnosed with the exact same heart defect, and they received surgery on the same day. In more than 25 years of this...
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A Conversation w/ Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith, a multi-platinum artist and a household name in Christian music, joins Kristy Graham to share more about how he has partnered with Samaritan’s Purse over nearly two decades of ministry. Before leading worship at the organization’s Global Connect Conference, he shares his...
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Operation Christmas Child: Global Connect Conference
Last month, thousands of Operation Christmas Child volunteers and staff gathered together to celebrate 200 million shoebox gifts. Hear from Michael W. Smith as he prepares to lead worship and from faithful volunteers who serve by packing shoeboxes, covering the ministry in prayer, and inspiring...
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Relying on God’s Promises: Turkey Earthquake
John Freyler, a member care chaplain with Samaritan’s Purse, shares his heart while serving on the ground in Turkey after the deadly earthquake. Kristy and John discuss the importance of humility and God’s faithfulness in the midst of chaos. The episode closes with a devotion that John shared…
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Celebrating the Servant’s Heart: National Volunteer Month
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are the heartbeat of U.S. Disaster Relief. In honor of National Volunteer Month, Kristy Graham introduces listeners to a few of our selfless volunteers—some who have served with Samaritan’s Purse for more than a decade and others who are volunteering for the first…
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Inside a Refugee Camp
Listen again to Inside a Refugee Camp, which first aired in 2019 as millions of Syrian refugees fled to Iraq. Hear about life inside the camp, the logistics of helping families resettle, and how their lives have changed. Read more about what God is doing through our team members as they continue…
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Surrendered Obedience: Serving God in the Middle East
Haley Stewart, a nurse in the Middle East, shares how God called her from a small town in Tennessee to the desert of Jordan. She opens up about the cultural challenges of being a single woman in the Middle East and how her life has been shaped by surrender and obedience to God. Learn more about...
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Clean Water Transforms Communities
It’s easy to take clean water for granted, but around the world millions of people struggle to access this vital resource. Samaritan’s Purse is engaged in water, sanitation, and hygiene projects worldwide—engineering new water filtration systems, drilling wells, teaching the importance of proper...
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Building Resiliency in Christ
Bev Kauffeldt has served with Samaritan’s Purse around the world for more than two decades. Her life experience internationally coupled with her own testimony and cancer diagnosis has taught her to rely on God for strength daily. Bev candidly shares about failure and how it has taught her to rely...
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Out of the Rubble: Providing Care in Turkey
The deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria killed tens of thousands of people in February. Samaritan’s Purse opened a 52-bed Emergency Field Hospital to meet urgent healthcare needs. Every day, doctors and nurses treat more than 100 patients—many who were injured in the earthquakes. In this...
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Mission of Hope: Delivering the 200 Millionth Shoebox to Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse collected its 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox this year. This milestone gift was hand-delivered to an orphan in Ukraine by Elizabeth Groff, who also received a shoebox gift as a little girl living in a Ukrainian orphanage. Join them on this journey of bringing…
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Rushing Aid to Turkey: Inside the Command Center
Two back-to-back earthquakes rocked Turkey on Feb. 6. Immediately, Samaritan’s Purse mobilized disaster response specialists. Kristy Graham takes you inside our incident command center as our response to the earthquake came together. Hear firsthand reports from Turkey and how our team works…
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Franklin Graham on Aviation: Reaching the Remote
Aviation opens doors for the Gospel by allowing us to respond when every second counts and enables us to reach the most remote regions of the world. Join Kristy Graham as she chats with pilot and Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham as well as other crew members about how aviation has…
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Inside Ukraine Pt. 2: Voices of the Responders
In part 1 of this mini-series, we brought you inside our Emergency Field Hospital near the frontlines of war in eastern Ukraine. Today, we’re bringing you behind the scenes to hear what it was like for medical responders and staff serving. Listen to “Inside Ukraine Pt. 1: Voices of the Survivors”...
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Inside Ukraine Pt. 1: Voices of the Survivors
For months, Samaritan’s Purse worked in an undisclosed location in Ukraine—a liberated city just miles from the frontlines. Now, it’s finally safe to share that story with the world. In this episode we take you to an Emergency Field Hospital hidden in a bunker. Patients share what it was like to...
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Looking to 2023: Reflections With Edward Graham
Kristy Graham and Edward Graham, vice president of operations at Samaritan’s Purse, reflect on 2022 and share hopes for the coming year. Listen to last year’s ministry update with Edward Graham Visit the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association website Join our community on Instagram
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Healing Hearts: Children's Heart Project
In the United States, children born with heart defects have access to the healthcare they need, but so many children around the world don’t have this luxury. Kristy Graham introduces you to Hishga, a young girl from Mongolia, whose life was forever changed through Children’s Heart Project. Read...
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Miraculous: Answered Prayers of 2022
Prayer is so important to every part of the ministry at Samaritan’s Purse. In this episode, Kristy Graham reflects on the importance of prayer and hears stories from staff members about how the Lord has worked in 2022. You’ll hear from a variety of different voices across the ministry as they…
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“It Changed My Life”: Celebrating 200 Million Gospel Opportunities
Operation Christmas Child has been sending gift-filled shoeboxes to children around the world since 1993. Join us as we celebrate a milestone: collecting our 200 millionth shoebox! Elizabeth Groff shares her testimony of how a simple gift changed her life as an orphan in Ukraine, and why she is…
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Operation Christmas Child: The Fun of Preparing Shoeboxes for Little Hands and Hearts
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes are bringing the Gospel to the farthest corners of the earth. In this episode, we’re giving you a glimpse into what it takes to get these gifts into the hands of children. Build a box online Get involved with serving at a processing center Watch Alex’s story...
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Life After COVID-19: Returning to Italy
In the spring of 2020, Italy was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with death tolls reaching the thousands. We’re taking you back to the scene as our Disaster Assistance Response Team returns to Cremona—this time to celebrate God’s faithfulness. Read about the Noi Festival See...
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Oasis in the Desert: Annoor Sanatorium
Tucked away in the desert dunes in Jordan, nomadic people often live without necessary medical care. Missionaries at Annoor Sanatorium for Chest Diseases share about the needs in the Middle East, and how they’ve seen God use the hospital as a place of peace and healing. Read more about the story…
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Staff Devotions: The God Who Sees
Irina Creek, a former orphan living in the Soviet Union, shares her story of finding hope in a closed country through an Operation Christmas Child shoebox. Host Kristy Graham then dives deeper into Genesis 16 and how God sees every detail of our lives. Build an Operation Christmas Child shoebox...
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Franklin Graham and 41 Gifts of Hope
Kristy Graham talks with Samaritan’s Purse president Franklin Graham about the life-changing impact of the Christmas Catalog. Learn more about some of Franklin Graham’s favorite items in the catalog and hear from country directors living in the field about how these gifts open doors for the…
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World Orphans Day: Called to Care
Millions of children around the world grow up in unstable homes due to war, death, and poverty. On World Orphans Day, we’re exploring both the complexities of the orphan crisis and the initiatives empowering parents around the globe. Listen to “Honoring Mothers Around the World” Support maternal...
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From Darkness to Light: Cataract Surgeries in South Sudan
After years of living in darkness, hundreds of patients received their eyesight when Samaritan’s Purse conducted a week-long cataract mission in South Sudan. Join Kristy Graham as she introduces you to patients whose lives were changed by this routine surgery. Read more stories of lives changed...
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Hope Restored in Alaska: Operation Heal Our Patriots
Service members are impacted by the effects of war years after they return home. Whether they’re suffering from mental or physical trauma, the wounds of the past affect not just them, but also their spouses and family members. Kristy talks with Operation Heal Our Patriots staff members and…
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Listen Again: Answering the Call
The Samaritan’s Purse’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) has responded to over 150 disasters around the world since 2008, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of those affected. These specialists have a unique firsthand view of both tragedy and hope. Apply to be a member of the DART...
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Operation Christmas Child: Packing a Gift That Lasts
Each Christmas, thousands of shoeboxes are sent out to children in some of the most remote regions of the world. In this episode, Kristy Graham hears from Operation Christmas Child staff as they share about how shoebox gifts are sparking a discipleship movement in these hard-to-reach places.…
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Hurricane Ian: Bringing Hope to Florida
We’re taking you through the first few days of the response to Hurricane Ian. The death toll continues to rise as more needs are uncovered and news outlets report on the storm. What often isn’t shared are the stories of hope amid tragedy. Join us as we hear from homeowners in Florida, Samaritan’s...
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Rushing Aid to Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona recently hit Puerto Rico, leaving nearly 3 million people without water or electricity. Host Kristy Graham speaks with Samaritan’s Purse staff members and correspondents on the ground to learn what it looks like to respond to this natural disaster. Read about our response in…
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Legacy of Faithfulness: North American Ministries
Kristy Graham sits with Luther Harrison, vice president of North American Ministries, to talk about how he got started at Samaritan’s Purse, our U.S. Disaster Relief efforts, and ways to pray for the ministry. Hear from disaster survivors in Mayfield, Kentucky Volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse…
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Called and Commissioned: Sending Missionary Doctors
In the most remote areas of the world, communities are suffering without access to basic healthcare services. Missionary doctors have a unique global opportunity to bring physical and spiritual aid. Hear from doctors in World Medical Mission’s Post-Residency Program to understand what motivates...
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You Welcomed Me
Last August, the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan sparked chaos as thousands of Afghans fled for their lives. Earlier this year, our podcast team spoke with Samar*, a young woman who transitioned to the United States through the Samaritan’s Purse Resettlement Program. Samar shares an update on…
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Rebuilding After the Storm: Mayfield, Kentucky
Samaritan’s Purse is rebuilding homes and helping families recover in Mayfield, Kentucky after the deadly tornado outbreak that hit in December 2021. Meet homeowners who lost everything and be encouraged by their hope and resilience. LINKS: Volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse Listen to “The…
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Finding God in the Floorboards
As a little girl living in communist Romania, Izabella McMillon received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift. Host Kristy Graham sits down with Izabella to hear about the life-changing impact of a simple gift.
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Unsung Heroes: Food Distributions in the Red Zone of Ukraine
The world is witnessing the aftermath of months-long conflict in Ukraine, but getting aid to those most affected by the violence continues to be complex and unpredictable. Kristy Graham takes you closer to the conflict than ever before as church partners deliver food and life-saving supplies into...
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Ministry Update: A Conversation w/ Edward Graham
Kristy Graham sits down with her husband, Edward Graham, to hear a ministry update about the work of Samaritan’s Purse around the world. Edward shares the latest on four major projects, which have seen growth and change in the first six months of the year— Ukraine, U.S Disaster Relief, Operation...
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Listen Again: Operation Heal Our Patriots (2019)
This episode originally aired in 2019 after Kristy Graham returned from Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska. This week-long marriage retreat brings spiritual refreshment, physical renewal, and marriage enrichment to military veterans and their spouses. As we celebrate our freedom as Americans…
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Serving the Displaced: World Refugee Day 2022
The term “refugee” carries with it certain protections under international law, but what does this mean for Christians? Kristy Graham sits down with team members who have both academic and first-hand field experience to learn more about the effects of displacement, the importance of remembering…
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Meet the Staff: Luther Harrison
Luther Harrison, vice president of North American Ministries, remembers the first year of disaster relief with Samaritan’s Purse when just 50 volunteers deployed. Now, thousands serve across the country each year. Kristy and Luther reflect on God’s faithfulness over the years. Resources –…
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Memorial Day: Reflection and Pride
Kristy Graham interviews Lt. Gen. (Ret.) William G. Boykin to reflect on the importance of the sacrifice and honor of the men and women who paid the ultimate price in service to our country. Resources – Listen to the 2021 Memorial Day episode to reflect and remember the names of service members…
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Tangible Love: Serving Patients in Ukraine
Kristy Graham introduces you to patients who Samaritan’s Purse is serving at medical clinics across Ukraine. Hear first-hand from refugees who are fleeing for their lives and the disaster response specialists who are serving them in Jesus’ Name. Resources – Apply Now to serve on the Disaster...
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5 Minutes in 4 Places: Colombia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Ukraine
The headlines are changing every hour. Across the globe, people are experiencing hopelessness, but Samaritan’s Purse is working to provide help in Jesus’ Name. Come alongside Kristy Graham as she hears updates from four corners of the world where our teams are helping after the migrant crisis in...
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Hope in Heartache: Easter
As we prepare to celebrate Easter, we know that Jesus is our ultimate hope. Hear stories of God’s faithfulness in the midst of heartache from a local pastor serving in tornado-weary Kentucky, a Ukrainian chaplain whose friends were killed in the conflict, and a pharmacist that God is using in...
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For Such a Time as This: Ukraine
Samaritan’s Purse teams—prepared and mobilized by God—are continuing to bring physical and spiritual help in Ukraine. Hear updates and stories directly from staff, patients, and leadership that are on the ground in the midst of the conflict. Resources – Apply now to serve on the Disaster…
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You Welcomed Me: An Afghan Family’s Story of Hope
In August 2021, thousands of Afghan families fled their home in a state of emergency—leaving with only the clothes on their backs. Now, Samaritan’s Purse is helping them begin their lives anew as they resettle in the United States. Today, you’ll hear the powerful story of one family’s journey…
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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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