by International Samaritan | May 13, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Selam Terefe | May 13, 2022 This is Meron. Eight years back, she suddenly lost both of her parents to illness in less than two weeks. “I buried my spark, enthusiasm, and joy alongside my parents,” she said. Meron handled her grief by focusing all of her attention...
by International Samaritan | Apr 14, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Ronia Romero | April 14, 2022 Those of you who read our companion blog, Letters from the President, will know about our new urgent needs program. Today, we’d love to tell you about the impact of that new program on a young girl in our scholarship program...
by International Samaritan | Apr 8, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | April 8, 2022 This past Wednesday morning, I was surrounded by a room of truly amazing women while on a Zoom call with equally amazing women in Ethiopia in a quest to bring the jewelry they make to market here in the United States. It was a unique...
by International Samaritan | Mar 11, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | March 11, 2022 Every week, our team members in each nation have one-on-one meetings with our scholarship students or their parents to discuss their lives and their progress meeting their goals. They record highlights from these conversations (that...
by International Samaritan | Mar 11, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | March 25, 2022 Over the last year, I have seen a profound difference get made in the world when somebody says four simple words in earnest. I shouldn’t be surprised by the impact, because these four words gave rise to International Samaritan 27...
by International Samaritan | Mar 4, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Ronia Romero | March 4, 2022 High up on the mountainside overlooking the sprawling capital city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, you’ll find the garbage dump community of Campo Cielo, also known as Heaven’s Camp in English. There, you will find an amazing...
by International Samaritan | Feb 25, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | February 25, 2022 When we started our strategic planning process in 2019, one of the five-year goals we set was to give our scholars the spiritual training and leadership development they need to become leaders in their communities. I’m writing...
by International Samaritan | Feb 22, 2022 | Samaritan Stories
By Andrew Pawuk | February 18, 2022 Imagine starting school without a uniform, a backpack, or even shoes to wear. For our scholars in Honduras, this often was the reality they faced before being accepted into our scholarship program. Already facing the stigma of...
by International Samaritan | Feb 9, 2022 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | February 4, 2022 Last summer, we asked you and everyone else we know across the world to run with us in the Great IntSam Global 5K to give food to 1,000 families battling to survive the undulating challenges of this pandemic. As it turns out, one of...
by International Samaritan | Dec 3, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | December 03, 2021 We’re five days into the Advent season, and it’s not too late to give yourself and your loved ones an exceptional Christmas gift this year. Let me warn you that I’m not going to encourage you to follow the crowd. If you want to...
