by International Samaritan | Nov 13, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A letter from a friend can change a life. I know, because it happened to me. When I graduated from college, I had a dream of making Detroit a better place to live, but I had no idea how to accomplish that. My dad, a high school teacher in Detroit, set me up for lunch...
by International Samaritan | Nov 6, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
When I was asked to lead International Samaritan eight years ago this week, one of my first calls was to Karen Pulte, who, along with her late husband, Bill, was one of the founders of the organization. Karen and Bill had been with us since the very early days...
by International Samaritan | Oct 16, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A Journey From the Dumpsite to the Sky Mulualem was a young boy in Ethiopia when he found it: a discarded boarding pass, crumpled on the ground after someone else’s trip. Most people would have thrown it away or never bothered to pick it up. But Mulualem folded...
by International Samaritan | Oct 9, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Young Women in Uganda Are Learning to Defend Themselves — and Believe in Themselves For months, 49 of our scholarship students, all young women, have been learning to stand stronger, move with confidence, and respond when they feel unsafe. This self-defense program...
by International Samaritan | Oct 2, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Grand Opening of the Family Life Center in Guatemala City Last week, scholars, families, team members, and friends celebrated the grand opening of the renovated Family Life Center in Guatemala City. Fr. Robert E. Karle, S.J., blessed the new space and delivered this...
