by International Samaritan | Apr 19, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
I see our organization as a beacon of light, a force for good. The Samaritan Scholars and team members I work with are a testament to the boundless power of faith, hope, and love to transform lives and uplift communities. Faith At the heart of International Samaritan...
by International Samaritan | Apr 12, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
Working as our Program Director in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, I regularly see one of the worst forms of child labor: children working in garbage dumps. And yet I also get the chance to tell students, in person, that there’s another way. By studying and working...
by International Samaritan | Apr 5, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
In just about every big city, a 40 under 40 list is published each year to recognize 40 people under the age of 40 who accomplished something special that year. It’s supposed to be a big deal, but is it really? Heck, you can do so many things under 40. Do something...
by International Samaritan | Mar 22, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
A note from Mike …In our mission to help people break out of poverty, we find it helpful not just to study the causes of poverty but also the causes of prosperity too. Factors ranging from national policy issues to cultural values and local community challenges...
by International Samaritan | Mar 15, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
Every year, we host a global 5K run, aiming to raise funds to support education for young scholars. However, in 2023, something extraordinary happened. Amidst the crowd of determined athletes, a young man named Mihretu emerged, not just as a winner but as a star. He...
by International Samaritan | Mar 8, 2024 | Weekend Reflections
This is kind of a big year for International Samaritan. Thirty years ago this summer, we were born out of desperate compassion after a priest driving a car filled with high school students on an immersion trip came across Guatemala City’s garbage dump and stopped to...
