by International Samaritan | Aug 19, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
When a landslide tore through the Kiteezi dumpsite in Uganda last weekend, the team you support through your giving was there to comfort those who lost loved ones. Twenty-six people died and more than a hundred homes were destroyed. By Monday, David Kafambe and our...
by International Samaritan | Aug 9, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
There was a swift knock on our car window. A beautiful young girl was standing firmly by the car. Her presence was instantaneously captivating so anyone would have stopped and acknowledged her. “I want to give you this letter,” she demanded while looking...
by International Samaritan | Aug 2, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
I’ve been with International Samaritan for six years now, or a mere 20% of our history, and I want to share with you 30 reasons that make this 30-year-old organization the most exceptional investment you can make in others. Here they are, and they are large! 1. Our...
by International Samaritan | Jul 26, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
This is Nayeli (pictured above), or “Naye” as we affectionately call her. She lives in the Buen Samaritano (Good Samaritan) community in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, with her aunt and almost 4-year-old son, Jasiel. This community is located right next to the municipal...
by International Samaritan | Jul 19, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
At the top of my emails this past Monday was this message to Andrew Pawuk, our vice president, and me from Selam Terefe, the leader of our mission in East Africa: I am writing this email with a heavy heart following the news of the recent shooting incident. Like many...
by International Samaritan | Jul 12, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
In early May, 12 of us from St. Mary Student Parish in Ann Arbor traveled to Honduras to spend a week with the local International Samaritan team learning, serving, and growing as children of God. What unfolded over the next five and a half days touched every one of...
