Give Hope in Jesus’ Name
Every day, millions of people worldwide are struggling amid natural disasters, poverty, famine, and war. They desperately need physical relief and hope. Right now, you can meet their urgent needs and share the Good News found only in Jesus Christ.
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‘Go and do likewise’
The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) gives a clear picture of God’s desire for us to help those in desperate need wherever we find them. After describing how the Samaritan rescued a hurting man whom others had passed by, Jesus told His hearers, “Go and do likewise.”
As you partner with Samaritan’s Purse to work in crisis areas worldwide, people often ask, “Why did you come?” The answer is always the same: “We have come to help you in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Our ministry is all about Jesus—first, last, and always. We thank God for the opportunities He gives to share the hope of the Gospel wherever we go.
Your gift to “Where Most Needed” provides the vital resources— including personnel, materials, supporting services, and more—to fulfill this mission of relief and evangelism.
Canadian Disaster Relief
When natural disasters devastate Canadian families, you can provide hope and help in Jesus’ Name. Samaritan’s Purse mobilizes emergency equipment and hundreds of volunteers to provide shelter, clean-up, and item recovery in the aftermath of floods, fires, and storms. Your gifts equip these relief teams to respond at a moment’s notice and continue to support families on the long road to recovery.
On June 2, the Wolf Fire hit Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, with a speed and intensity that left many in shock. Over 200 homes were destroyed in the village of just 700 people. Our team arrived in the aftermath with a Disaster Relief Unit tractor-trailer and all the tools needed to help residents sift through the remains of their properties. For Brooke, a local resident, the recovery of possessions that survived the fire helped provide a sense of closure.
“Thank you so much for what you are doing. It helps because people don’t even know that there were things they could have found, things that can make them feel more at home again.”
Helping Canadian Families in Crisis: 2025 Impact
Active Lighthouse Churches.
Families cared for during long-term recovery work.
Individuals trained in disaster preparedness.
Volunteer days served helping Canadian families recover after disasters.
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Shares in the cost of helping 1 Canadian family recover after a disaster.
Provides 3 days of emergency shelter and support for one Canadian.
Helps clean up 1 home after a flood, fire, or storm.
International Disaster Relief
You can meet critical needs and share the hope of Christ in times of crisis. For over 50 years, Samaritan’s Purse has worked to follow Christ’s command by going to the aid of the world’s poor, sick, and suffering. Partners like you make it possible to bring vital food, water, shelter, medicine, and our trained Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to disaster zones worldwide. Our DART members are at work in the midst of every devastation and tragedy, serving as the hands and feet of Jesus when lives are on the line. In 2025, Samaritan’s Purse relief teams have deployed to crises in Sundan, Myanmar, Gaza, and Jamaica.
On October 28, Hurricane Melissa, a catastrophic Category 5 storm, made landfall on Jamaica—the most powerful storm on record to hit the country. Extreme storm surges, high winds, and torrential rain caused flash flooding and landslides that left behind mass destruction. Thousands of people remain in shelters, and hundreds of thousands remain without power. Samaritan’s Purse is providing survivors with water, shelter, hygiene items, solar lights, and other supplies.
“Tonight, someone will sleep without water soaking them immediately when it rains. There will be a family who will get those hygiene kits that can take a proper bath. Today, hope will be brought to people [because they know] there are people who care, that there is still a God who provides,” Pastor Erroll Bennett said.
Meeting Critical Needs in Jesus’ Name: 2025 Impact
DART deployments.
Emergency Field Hospitals deployed worldwide.
Patients treated in our Emergency Field Hospitals.
Tons of food aid delivered to hungry families.
Relief flights carrying food aid and materials.
Pounds of relief materials distributed.
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Provides 1 family with critical food staples such as rice, beans, or other legumes, and cooking oil.
Delivers 1 emergency household kit including soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, a blanket, cooking utensils, and more.
Supplies medicine for 1 patient in a crisis zone.
Food, Water, and Protection
Around the world, millions of people are suffering from chronic hunger, drinking unclean water, or living at risk of exploitation or human trafficking. God can work through your prayers and gifts to change those realities for brighter, more hopeful futures.
By providing livestock and agriculture training, you help provide a stable source of ongoing food and income for hungry families. When you give clean water for drinking, cooking, and hand-washing, you ensure good health for families and help children stay in school. And by offering boys and girls access to education and safe places, you make it possible for them to learn, grow, and thrive. Each door that you help open towards a better tomorrow also help points lives towards Jesus Christ.
A bountiful garden grows outside Michelle’s school in Kenya. Handmade signs with labels like “beetroot” and “sweet potato” identify a variety of plants.
Michelle is 13 years old and in Grade 7. She dreams of working in agriculture when she grows up. “I have learned a lot in this garden, and I have seen the benefits,” she said. She explains how the garden enriches meals with protein, vitamins, and carbohydrates. Beyond studying the nutritional science behind gardening, Michelle is also learning the Biblical values of generosity and diligence.
“We can sell vegetables to others, we can eat, and we can also provide for those who do not have vegetables,” she said. One of her classmates chimes in: “I have prepared an organic garden at home, and I have taught my parents. They are very happy and proud of me.”
At Michelle’s school, our local partner provided fencing, tools, seeds, and gardening training through prayer and support like yours. In the same region, Hivene, a mother of four, received support to run a small chicken farm. She uses the training and supplies to grow azolla plants and black soldier fly larvae—excellent, natural sources of feed for her flock. Hivene has become such a successful chicken farmer that we send others to learn from her. She uses the opportunity to share God’s love and Good News with her neighbors.
“I am a born-again Christian,” she said. “I’m also a teacher professionally, but you can find me on the farm.”
Giving Hope for Tomorrow: 2025 Impact
People provided with safe water.
People trained on improved agriculture technology and practices.
People provided with psychosocial support services.
People presented with the Gospel.
Operation Christmas Child
Since 1993, God has used simple shoebox gifts, prayerfully packed in Canada and other sending countries, to change lives for eternity. Operation Christmas Child equips churches in over 100 nations to share the Gospel and deliver shoebox gifts at child-friendly outreach events. Each shoebox gift demonstrates God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Johan remembers the day when Pastor Sixto led the 3-2-1 countdown before the children opened their gift boxes. The room was quiet, and then all of a sudden, boys and girls were screaming with delight and holding up toys for everyone to see. His favorite item was a soccer ball, as he had to leave most of his personal belongings, including his ball, in Colombia when the family moved to Chile.
Before the outreach event, Johan had been struggling with the family’s move to a different country. Although he knew that his parents brought him and his younger brother to Chile to pursue a better life, it was still challenging. The language wasn’t the same, and sometimes his peers made fun of him. He was shy and making friends didn’t come easy. But the outreach event turned out to be a pivotal moment that set Johan’s life on a course of significant transformation. When he received his shoebox gift, he couldn’t help but wonder: Why would someone send a gift to a child they had never met?
Pastor Sixto explained to Johan that every shoebox gift was lovingly packed in Jesus’ Name by someone who wanted a boy or girl to experience the hope of the Gospel. He told Johan that the gift was a tangible expression of God’s love.
“The shoebox was totally a gift—and that was impactful. Receiving it changed my life,” Johan said. “I began to get closer to God.”
It’s All About Jesus!: 2025 Impact
Hours approximately served by volunteers.
Volunteers spread across our Ontario and Calgary processing centers.
Shoeboxes ready to send around the world.
Churches are planted annually through Operation Christmas Child.
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Helps send a shoebox gift on its long journey around the world and into the hands of a boy or girl.
Gives 3 children the opportunity to start The Greatest Journey and learn about who Jesus is, how to follow Him, and how to share Him with others.
Helps a class of 30 children take The Greatest Journey discipleship lessons by providing student workbooks, teacher training, and a New Testament for each graduate.
WHY CHOOSE SAMARITAN’S PURSE?
Immediate Response
Our teams are often first on the ground in crises with a mission to reduce suffering, save lives, and share the hope of the Gospel where it’s needed most.
Global Reach
We serve in over 100 countries, partnering with local churches to meet urgent needs, including food, safe water, protection, and medical care in Jesus’ Name.
Gospel Focus
Wherever we go, we thank God for the opportunities to share the hope of the Gospel. Our ministry is all about Jesus—first, last, and always.
STEWARDING YOUR GIFTS WITH INTEGRITY
Samaritan’s Purse Canada is committed to the highest standards of financial integrity and transparency.
Where your donation goes
- 90% Ministry
- 7% General Administration
- 3% Donor Education & Fundraising
- (Average annual spending allocations over past 5 years)
Financial Accountability
Canada Revenue Agency registration #
BN 11913 8527 RR0001
Samaritan’s Purse Canada is audited annually by an independent public accounting firm, and our financial statement is available upon request. Occasionally we receive more contributions for a given project than can wisely be applied to that project. When this happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need as directed by our Board. Please visit our Annual Report and Financial Accountability page to learn more.
International Giving
If you’re not in Canada, you can give through one of our worldwide offices. Each office works toward the same goal of taking the love of Jesus Christ to victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, and disease.
You can give hope in Jesus’ Name
Whatever you choose to give, you will be a part of delivering urgent relief to someone in desperate need around the world. You will reach someone in their darkest moments and help share the eternal hope and Good News found only in the Lord Jesus Christ.