Interview w/Stephen Sneed: Serving in Ukraine

In the final episode of Invited In, Kristy Graham shares her heart for the podcast and how bittersweet this season’s ending truly is. The episode closes with a powerful devotion from John Freyler on spiritual growth. Listeners can continue to hear encouraging, behind-the scenes content by subscribing to On the Ground with Samaritan’s Purse.

For one year, Samaritan’s Purse has been serving people in need in Ukraine. Kristy sits down with Stephen Sneed, shortly after he returned from a recently liberated city, to hear more about his experience on the ground.

Regina Randolph, a nurse on our Disaster Assistance Response Team, shares from inside the Emergency Field Hospital in eastern Ukraine. She describes the ways God has brought her and her husband into the ministry of crisis response, and why she's compelled to serve in Jesus' Name.

Ryan Lane, country director of Ukraine, joins Kristy Graham for a conversation about navigating holidays spent away from home. Many Samaritan's Purse staff members have left friends and family to serve in cross-cultural settings. Ryan shares encouragement from his own experiences, and a message of hope for this Christmas season.

Over the past twenty years, member care chaplain John Freyler has supported countless people through hardship and trauma. In today's message, John encourages Samaritan's Purse staff with a surprising twist on a well-known Bible story.

Ron Wilcox, Chief Operating Officer, and his wife Susan join Kristy Graham for a conversation about living intentionally. They share wisdom from their 48 years of marriage and the importance of cultivating a life of prayer.

Mark Lang, Director of Operations and Facilities at Samaritan Lodge Alaska, sits down with Kristy Graham to share more about how God uniquely called him to serve with Samaritan's Purse. This encouraging conversation serves as a reminder that God prepares you for what He has called you to do.

Kaye Martin, a Samaritan’s Purse member care manager, shares how her team’s role is to serve and support fellow staff members as they work in difficult places around the world. Be encouraged as Kristy Graham and Kaye talk about serving in Jesus' Name and focusing on God instead of the circumstances.

When Samaritan’s Purse staff were asked to help in unexpected ways as a result of the pandemic, worker shortages, and supply chain issues, they rose to the challenge and served selflessly. Kristy Graham sits down with Jim Harrelson, vice president of Operation Christmas Child, to reflect on God’s faithfulness, and she also hears from staff across the ministry who had the opportunity to serve for several weeks in a new department.

“Samaritan’s Purse has built a bridge for the church to reconnect with families that we didn’t have before,” said Pastor Brad Morris of First Assembly Mayfield. In Pastor Brad’s conversation with Kendra Bandy, one of our podcast team members, he shares how his hometown is turning to God in the months after the tornadoes last December. As he and his church congregation look to Easter, they’re seeing hope in the midst of heartache and God’s love in the middle of their sorrow.