Just over a month ago, we asked you and 2,900 other people like you in the International Samaritan community across the world to give money during a time of economic uncertainty. The dual threat of COVID-19 and of starvation hovered over 621 families of our scholarship students who were being asked to shelter in place. We needed to raise $62,100 to cover their food, water and sanitation supplies costs for a month—a huge stretch goal for sure.
And, wow, did you come through!
More than 240 people have given $73,325 so far to completely cover these families through all of April and well into the month of May. Your love means so much. It has given peace and sustenance to people in perilous places. Nobody wants to work in the dump right now, and nobody wants to let them for fear of what germs they may catch and spread. You are helping them through this.
Thank you for reminding us all that we will get through this together. I hope you enjoy this video of the impact you made possible.
A New Life in the New Year
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...
Christ the King!
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...
What Makes Christmas Special?
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 our...
