by International Samaritan | Sep 27, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
Imagine living in a one-room house with your siblings and parents. You are HIV positive along with your father and stepmother. Your parents struggle to provide for your family’s basic needs as neither one has a stable source of income. Your parents don’t seem to be...
by International Samaritan | Sep 20, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
Six months ago, the family of two of our Samaritan Scholars here in Guatemala City (a brother and a sister) were victims of gang violence. The family received threats not to return to their home unless the son, 13-year-old Samuel,* joined the gang. Samuel wants a...
by International Samaritan | Sep 13, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
Wondemeneh’s journey is nothing short of inspiring. For the past nine years, he has been a shining star in our scholarship program here in Ethiopia. Wondemeneh’s story began when he was just six months old. He suffered a fall that led to serious health issues. For...
by International Samaritan | Sep 6, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
We organized a 5K run as our first large event last year, and there was an awesome turnout! This event raised resources for our community that saved lives. We will be running again this year. But we are running even faster and with more purpose than before. A few...
