A nondenominational Evangelical Christian nonprofit humanitarian organization, Samaritan’s Purse works to assist people with their physical needs as well as to introduce them to the Christian missionary work. Currently headed by Franklin Graham, the name of the association was derived from the New Testament’s Parable of the Good Samaritan, where Jesus narrated a parable to his people to teach them to “love your neighbor as you love yourself”.

Founded by Robert Pierce in 1970, the organization aims to meet the urgent and emergent needs of several crisis areas through national churches and evangelical mission agencies. It specializes in emergency relief, water and sanitation, food and nutrition, shelter, public health, medical care and livelihood projects. The organization has sought to meet not only the physical needs of individuals suffering from diseases, disasters, famine, poverty and war, but also aims “to propagate the Word of the Lord Jesus Christ”.

Samaritan’s Purse operates in more than 100 countries all over the world, and has headquarters in the United States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Hong Kong.