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...
by International Samaritan | Sep 18, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A Young Artist in Kenya Gets Her Canvas I went to visit one of our scholarship students in Kenya, Martha, at her home. When I knocked at the gate, she opened it with a smile. The first thing I noticed was the walls around her, all dressed in artwork. “Who made...
by International Samaritan | Sep 9, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
How Scholarship Students Are Finding Their Purpose Through Career Exploration When I first met her, Natalya said she was dreaming of becoming a neurosurgeon. Shaquille told me that he’s known from an early age that he wanted to work in Information Technology....
by International Samaritan | Sep 4, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Stronger than the Limitations One question kept coming from our scholars again and again: “When will we start a football club?” Our answer was always the same: “Not now, but it is in the plan.” This past July, we finally decided to overcome our fears and take a step...
by International Samaritan | Aug 21, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A Determined Scholarship Student Those who know Keyner now would never guess how many times he wanted to give up. He’s one of our scholars, and he is a committed student, a disciplined athlete, and an exemplary older brother. Giving up was just never an option. As a...
by International Samaritan | Aug 14, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Our international teams in eight cities around the world bring our mission to life. They walk “hand-in-hand” with people living in settlements next to garbage dumps, not just helping them break out of poverty but also sharing their stories to keep us all...
by International Samaritan | Aug 7, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Two Cities, Same Dream: Scholarship Students in Honduras Come Together Here in Honduras, the International Samaritan family isn’t limited to a single city. Scholarship students and families in two cities are united by the same dreams, goals, and values, but...
by International Samaritan | Jul 17, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
How Clean Water Access Is Changing Daily Life for Waste-Picker Families in Nairobi, Kenya The families we serve here in Kenya often carry two burdens at once: At work, picking through trash for recyclables, they are exposed daily to toxic waste, dust, and chemicals,...
by International Samaritan | Jul 10, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
A Lost Childhood and A Classroom Found “Kids, settle down. Today we are going to look at the Amharic alphabet…” Frehiwot starts her day in Ethiopia with these words. Every time she does, she feels a sense of peace. Her classroom is her heaven. “I have always loved...
