Month: March 2021

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Clean Water Transforms Lives: World Water Day

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– Visit our website to learn more about the Samaritan’s Purse projects that provide clean water and promote safe hygiene practices.

– Listen back to our episode, “The Ripple Effect: Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Recipient Gives Back,” to hear Yves’ redemption story: once a boy living in Africa without easy access to water, his life was transformed by the power of the Gospel and a simple shoebox gift.

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This World Water Day, Samaritan’s Purse is recognizing the 2.2 billion people without access to clean water. The ministry is coming alongside communities worldwide to provide sustainable water sources that will impact families for generations to come.
This World Water Day, Samaritan’s Purse is recognizing the 2.2 billion people without access to clean water. The ministry is coming alongside communities worldwide to provide sustainable water sources that will impact families for generations to come.

Show Notes

World Water Day, recognized yearly on March 22, brings awareness to the 2.2 billion people across the globe without access to clean water. An estimated 842,000 people die each year from diseases caused by unclean water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene habits. Kristy Graham talks with our Samaritan’s Purse staff that implement projects that provide clean water and educate developing communities on health and hygiene practices.

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Marking One Year: Fighting COVID-19 in Central Park

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– To find more episodes of On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse that cover the ministry’s first responses to COVID-19, dive deeper into March and April 2020 of the podcast.

– Follow us on Instagram to see behind-the-scenes photos of our Disaster Assistance Response Teams in action in Cremona, Italy and New York City.

In April 2020, Samaritan’s Purse deployed a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to help meet the overwhelming number of coronavirus cases in New York City—which at that time was considered the epicenter of the pandemic. Since then, the ministry has continued to respond by providing critical medical care to over 900 patients.
In April 2020, Samaritan’s Purse deployed a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to help meet the overwhelming number of coronavirus cases in New York City—which at that time was considered the epicenter of the pandemic. Since then, the ministry has continued to respond by providing critical medical care to over 900 patients.

Show Notes

Last year at this time, Samaritan’s Purse launched a response to a brand-new pandemic: the novel Coronavirus. Relying on previous experience with infection prevention control (IPC) from fighting Ebola in 2014, the organization opened up two Emergency Field Hospitals in response to COVID-19: the first in Cremona, Italy and the next in New York City. This special episode looks back at how, one year ago, the Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) responded in Central Park, New York City. Kristy Graham introduces you to Ken Isaacs, the vice president of programs and government relations, and Shelly Kelly, an ICU nurse on our DART.

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