Samaritans Purse

Ukraine response: samaritan's purse has been working in ukraine since the russian invasion in february 2022. in 2023, our teams distributed more than 238 million pounds of food, provided over 53 million liters of water, gave out more than 473,000 bibles, and provided 4,600 wood stoves to hurting families. since the start of the conflict, samaritan's purse has delivered more than 1 million pounds of relief supplies and helped nearly 14.5 million people, including more than 21,800 medical patients. note: the geographic regions of the irs classifies ukraine as part of "russia & neighboring states". this reference occurs many times throughout sch. f.

South sudan relief: samaritan's purse continued to support refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable members of the host community in south sudan throughout 2023. teams distributed food and nutritional supplements to over 396,000 people in unity and upper nile states; and provided outpatient services and treatment to 61,856 individuals in mayendit, mayom and maiwut counties via mobile medical units. our water, sanitation, and hygiene projects drilled or rehabilitated 120 boreholes to provide clean water to more than 57,700 people. livelihood projects supported more than 49,600 people. we also worked with the local church and government officials to encourage, train, and disciple more than 218,700 people through ministry and biblical leadership training programs.

The mission of samaritan's purse is to obediently serve the lord jesus christ. at the core of our ministry is the belief that mankind has been separated from god by sin, and our only hope of salvation comes from the atoning sacrifice of god's son, jesus christ. "if you confess with your mouth the lord jesus and believe in your heart that god has raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (romans 10:9). many claim to behave mercifully toward their neighbors out of a sense of social consciousness. at samaritan's purse, we take our name and mandate from christ's instruction that we should first love the lord with our hearts, souls, minds, and strength. caring for our neighbors then flows from our deep love for god. this command is illustrated in the parable of the good samaritan as told by jesus and recorded in luke 10:25-37 (new king james version): and behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, "teacher, what shall i do to inherit eternal life?" he said to him, "what is written in the law? what is your reading of it?" so he answered and said, "'you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,- and 'your neighbor as yourself.'- and he said to him, "you have answered rightly; do this and you will live." but he, wanting to justify himself, said to jesus, -and who is my neighbor?" then jesus answered and said: "a certain man went down from jerusalem to jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. now by chance a certain priest came down that road. and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. likewise a levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. but a certain samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. and when he saw him, he had compassion. so he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. on the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when i come again, i will repay you.' so which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?- and he said, "he who showed mercy on him." then jesus said to him, "go and do likewise." at samaritan's purse, we are responding to christ's command to do likewise as we minister to those suffering from the results of sin in our world: war, poverty, di