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...
by International Samaritan | Jul 1, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
In overlooked corners of the world, women who have been sorting through garbage for years are beginning to imagine a different life. As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, I’ve been reflecting on the American Dream: the conviction that people can...
by International Samaritan | Jun 18, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Faith and Community at a Dumpsite in Honduras I recently watched the movie Facing the Giants with a group of men in a new Bible study we started here in the El Buen Samaritano community, located next to the dumpsite in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. At this meeting, we were...
by International Samaritan | Jun 11, 2026 | Weekend Reflections
Education Provides a Path Out of Poverty We met Alex at the dumpsite in Kenya. At age 13, Alex would see us and hide. We learned he was born and raised in a slum right next to the dumpsite. Every morning, he would head to the dumpsite to collect recyclables to sell....
