The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) gives a clear picture of God's desire for us to help those in desperate need wherever we find them. After describing how the Samaritan rescued a hurting man whom others had passed by, Jesus told His hearers, "Go and do likewise." For over 35 years, Samaritan’s Purse as an international relief agency, has done it's utmost to follow Christ's command by going to the aid of the world's poor, sick, and suffering. We reach out to hurting people in countries around the world with food, medicine, and other assistance in the Name of Jesus Christ. Here in Australia and New Zealand, Samaritan’s Purse has been independently run since 1995. We form part of the larger international network, but focus on our immediate Southeast Asian and Pacific neighbours, including Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Solomon Islands as well as to Indigenous Australians in the Kimberleys and Northern Territory.