by International Samaritan | Mar 12, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Just a short walk from where Danny grew up in Ethiopia, there is a place most people would never choose to enter: the Kore dumpsite. If you stand at a distance, it looks like smoke, dust, and piles of everything no one wants. For many, it represents dirt and a...
by International Samaritan | Mar 6, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Hi, I’m Mihretu. Recently, I finished second at the Lok Sahaita Hope Marathon in Pakistan, competing alongside international athletes. As cameras flashed and national media gathered around me, I couldn’t help but think of how far I had come from a childhood...
by International Samaritan | Feb 19, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
My name is Atwine Elizabeth, an engineering student at Uganda Christian University, and the youngest of three children. I come from a family where resilience was not a choice but a necessity.My late father worked at the Kiteezi dumpsite, collecting plastic bottles...
by International Samaritan | Feb 13, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
My grandmother, Catherine Gill, died 93 years ago this week—one week after giving birth to my dad. She was 23. My grandparents couldn’t afford a doctor, so she gave birth to my dad in their home on the east side of Detroit. The midwife didn’t clean the placenta...
by International Samaritan | Feb 6, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
In the Bible, people pushed through crowds to see Jesus. They left their homes to follow Him. They prayed until their words failed, and they held on to God with everything they had, knowing that their faith and blessings could rewrite lives and shape generations to...
by International Samaritan | Jan 23, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
At my teacher’s college last fall, one of my professors lectured about what it means to be a good citizen. We talked about the importance of volunteering. Then on October 28, 2025, Hurricane Melissa made landfall, causing severe damage to western Jamaica....
