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...
by International Samaritan | Nov 26, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | November 26, 2021 Three years ago, Ronia Romero led the expansion of our Paso a Paso (Step by Step) scholarship program in Honduras from San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa. In a very short time, she has seen young people like Josue go from a daily...
by International Samaritan | Nov 12, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | November 12, 2021 The first donation I ever received was for $25. It was in 1997. It came from a friend and mentor named Dan Mulhern with a handwritten note that said, “It’s not much, but I want you to know that good things will follow when you...
by International Samaritan | Oct 29, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | October 29, 2021 Has a movie ever changed your life? True confession #1: At the age of seven, the day after I saw Rocky for the first time, I woke up at 6:00 in the morning, drank raw eggs, and then went for a two mile run. I had a dream of...
by International Samaritan | Sep 24, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | September 24, 2021 I have the utmost respect for my three children, and for all their peers in Generation Z, for having to develop their own “personal brand” as teenagers growing up under today’s relentless, unforgiving glare of social media. Social...
by International Samaritan | Aug 31, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | August 31, 2021 Many people are joining the great IntSam 5K to get people the food they need to survive this global fight against the pandemic. Others are running because it’s a fun way to get in shape with friends and family. Not me. I’m...
by International Samaritan | Aug 13, 2021 | Letters from the President
By Mike Tenbusch | August 13, 2021 In our most recent book club meeting, I was floored by the memories of Ron Salcer about his parents, Kati and Willi Salcer, two survivors of the Holocaust. Ron’s parents never discussed their experiences until he was a young...
by International Samaritan | Jul 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | July 26, 2021 Are you looking for ways to get in shape, to spend more time with family and friends, to make a difference in the world, AND to have some fun? The Great IntSam 5K was made for you. This race was born out of desperation last year. In...
