Considered a nondenominational evangelical Christian humanitarian organization, Samaritan’s Purse was founded in 1970 by Bob Pierce. He met Franklin Pierce who thereafter became the president of the organization after Pierce’s death in 1978.

Pierce, who founded the World Vision in 1950, envisioned Samaritan’s Purse “to be in crisis areas and meet emergency needs through existing national churches and evangelical mission agencies”. True enough, the organization started their large-scale relief programs including medical care assistance in Somalia in 1993, in Rwanda in 1994, rebuilding of houses during Hurricane Mitch in1998, Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

This humanitarian organization operates in 100 countries and has a total revenue of $385 million. To be prepared to help out in any emergency crisis, they have supplies pre-positioned in warehouses around the world.

The organization not only provides physical aid to those who are hurting but also the spiritual guidance to people around the world. By following the example of Jesus in the parable of the Good Samaritan, this charitable institution aims to pay it forward.