Samaritan's Purse UK is an international relief and development organisation that works through local churches to proclaim and demonstrate the love of God amongst communities in need in 18 countries across Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Even if you don't recognise the name, you may well have come across our Operation Christmas Child initiative, which thousands of churches, schools and businesses across the UK are already part of.
But we do more than just send shoeboxes overseas. We respond in a distinctly Christian way to issues facing people in the places where we work: issues like water and sanitation, HIV and AIDS, sustainable livelihoods along with disasters and emergencies.
Our vision is to see transformation - of both individual lives and whole communities. We long to see people restored in their relationship with God and with each other and for their circumstances to be turned around.
To find out more, visit www.samaritans-purse.org.uk.
Why choose us
With so many charity gift catalogues to choose from, why choose us? Here’s five great reasons: 
- We have our network in place: Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has been building a global network of partners, so when it comes to getting emergency aid to disaster zones or helping communities work their way out of poverty, we’ve got the connections to make sure that your gift has the most impact.
- We work where the need is greatest: Like Ethiopia and Liberia, two of the poorest countries in the world. Through our team on the ground, we bring hope and expertise to places others might deem too dangerous or hopeless.
- We’re just ordinary people: From our UK team members who’ve decided to use their skills, faith and commitment to make a difference in the world, to the people we work with on the ground – we are everyday folk getting on with the job of meeting people's needs - physical, material and spiritual.
- We work through the local Church: We believe the Church is God’s chosen instrument to bring hope to hurting people around the world. That's why we come alongside local churches, raising them up to bring lasting hope to people in impoverished communities.
- We’re about people, not projects: That means coming alongside people, getting to know them, listening to them and only then working out our programme and activities on the ground. That’s how we know that all these gifts are exactly what people need.
Our gift catalogue reminds us of the words found in James 1:17:
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father..."
