A Miracle Baby
A Miracle Baby Susan’s Story Recently, we received a frantic call from a village leader in the coastal village of Watam. A laboring mother, Susan, was losing blood with every contraction, drifting in and out of consciousness, and needed help urgently. We quickly arranged the flight and soon the pilot took off, accompanied by a […]
Finding Peace in Hardship
FINDING PEACE IN HARDSHIP As an emergency service, oftentimes our patients are only in the hospital a short time before they are discharged and sent home for the remainder of their recovery. Our goal during this brief time is to demonstrate Christ’s love for them not only by meeting their physical needs (i.e., bringing them […]
Anti-venom Saves A Little Girl
ANTIVENIN SAVES A LITTLE GIRL “[Alison’s parents] knew that a life flight provided by Samaritan Aviation was the only option to save their daughter’s life!“ It was a typical Tuesday afternoon, with Nick and Lorraine Mosca engaged in language training with Chris and Sarah Cooke on the Samaritan base. Then an emergency call came in: […]
Battling Rough Weather to Save a Life
BATTLING ROUGH WEATHER TO SAVE A LIFE “Our team had to make the tough decision to wait until the next morning to pick up the young boy.“ “On a Thursday evening, after all of our work was finished, we received an emergency call. The plea for help was for Tommy, a young boy from Amboin […]
Mona Lisa Smiles
Mona Lisa has a smile that lights up the Haus Sik (hospital). Three weeks after being flown in from her home village of Ambunti, she is starting to feel like a kid again. At just seven years old, she was suffering from a bone infection that caused severe swelling in both of her legs, as […]
Baby Jesse Goes Home!
It was early in the morning when Mark Palm received the urgent call from Paliagui village, a remote village on the backside of Chambri Lakes. Despite the poor phone reception, it became clear that the village was suffering from a sickness outbreak. One child had already died, and two more were very ill. Mark, Samaritan […]
His Perfect Timing – When Things Don’t Go as Planned
His Timing Is Always Perfect Written by Luke Hamer It was one of those days where nothing was going as planned. The sky was overcast and we had been scheduled to fly three missionaries out to Angoram. When they arrived about an hour later than our agreed upon meeting time, we decided to follow through […]
Sharing SA With Kids!
Check out the creative way that Fred and Lydia Holcomb explained the mission of Samaritan Aviation to kids at their Vacation Bible School! Sharing SA With Kids! Written by Lydia Holcomb If you have never been to the Sepik river, it’s very difficult to comprehend the remoteness and the desperate need of medical care. How […]
Pamela
Pamela’s Second Chance “Pamela was diagnosed with cerebral malaria and it was unclear whether or not she would recover.” It was a cloudy Monday when we met little Pamela, a 4-year old girl from Kanduanam village that had been unconscious for three days. As soon as Tracy Hamer, Chris Cooke, and Fred Holcomb had landed […]
One Day, Six Lives Changed Forever!
In a whirlwind 24 hours, our team had the privilege of helping to save the lives of six Sepik babies! At Samaritan Aviation, we believe that every life is precious and a gift from God. While we love being able to give people a second chance at life, there is a special place in our […]
