by International Samaritan | Dec 28, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 28, 2022 Daniel Castelanos has not had an easy life. He was abandoned at the dumpsite in Tegucigalpa when he was nine years old. For two years, he slept on a piece of cardboard in the dump and foraged through trash for food to eat each...
by International Samaritan | Dec 21, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 21, 2022 When our Board of Trustees voted last January to make “Water” one of our goals for the year, it was a “gulp” moment for us. We knew that we were going to be stretched and running hard all year long simply to raise the $2.4 million...
by International Samaritan | Dec 16, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 16, 2022 We asked our scholars that question, and thought you might enjoy seeing some of their responses and favorite memories from Christmas… Thank you for being a part of their celebration. If you would like to make a final gift to...
by International Samaritan | Dec 9, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 09, 2022 The safety and security of our team leaders have long been a concern of mine. They walk hand-in-hand with people living in some of the most difficult places on earth—and then make life-altering decisions to award holistic...
by International Samaritan | Dec 2, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 02, 2022 In a letter I mailed to your home last week, I talked about how often I find myself in tears in the course of our mission at International Samaritan. If you were wondering, “Has Mike just gotten soft?” I wish you had been at our...
by International Samaritan | Nov 18, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | November 18, 2022 What would your life be like if you were never able to see your mother in person? If phone calls were the only way you could speak with her, and you had no recollection of her hugs or touch? On my most recent trip to Honduras, I...
by International Samaritan | Nov 4, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | November 04, 2022 Yesterday, I ran my third IntSam Global 5K in as many weeks. This time it was with our scholars in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, along with a powerful team of new friends from Grace Community Church in Detroit. While recovering after...
by International Samaritan | Oct 28, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Selam Terefe | October 28, 2022 IntSam Director in Ethiopia Tegoda is a proud father. His son, Eyob, is an IntSam scholar who is always top of his class, well behaved-and confident, and gives his dad the proudest moments in life. Tegoda came to our center last...
by International Samaritan | Oct 21, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | October 21, 2022 When we lined up to run the Great IntSam 5K in San Pedro Sula last week, I knew I could take at least half of the 40 or so kids lined up around me. Sure, it felt like 110 degrees, but they had to run in the same heat too. I had...
by International Samaritan | Oct 18, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Tucker Rossmaessler | October 18, 2022 IntSam Director of Engagement Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away,...
