Director de operaciones de Samaritan’s Purse

As chief operating officer, Edward Graham oversees the international and domestic operations of Samaritan’s Purse. He frequently travels to disaster areas to coordinate operations and encourage families impacted by catastrophic events. He also meets with key government officials and church leaders in affected areas to establish relationships and to coordinate other essential support as staff and volunteers work to meet critical needs on the ground.

Graham has led Samaritan’s Purse responses to major world crises, including the war in Ukraine, the 2023 earthquake in Turkey, the Israel-Hamas War, Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, the 2025 Myanmar earthquake, and Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. In addition to directing large-scale responses, he has represented the ministry at the Pentagon on two occasions at the invitation of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and has traveled with former Vice President Mike Pence and with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Ukraine. Graham has also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on multiple occasions to brief him on the organization’s life-saving aid for Ukrainians.

He is often found serving alongside our first teams on the ground in the immediate aftermath of major U.S. disasters, such as the catastrophic wildfires in southern California, the deadly flooding in central Texas, and widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Helene across the Southeast. Following Hurricane Helene, Graham led the operations for what officials called the largest civilian airlift to bring life-saving aid to isolated families in western North Carolina. Under his leadership, Samaritan’s Purse staff and volunteers continue to help hundreds of families rebuild their homes and restore their communities.

Graham tiene la responsabilidad de garantizar que las operaciones diarias del ministerio en los EE. UU. y alrededor del mundo reflejen los más altos estándares de integridad bíblica, un compromiso con la excelencia en nuestro trabajo y, sobre todo, una dedicación al Evangelio de Jesucristo.

Es el hijo menor de Franklin y Jane Graham, y nieto de Billy Graham. Se graduó de la Academia Militar de los Estados Unidos y sirvió 16 años en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos. Tras múltiples despliegues de combate en Operaciones Especiales y ocupar diversos puestos de liderazgo, sintió el llamado del Señor a regresar a casa y servir en el ministerio en el invierno de 2018.

Él y su esposa, Kristy, llevan 20 años casados y tienen una hija y tres hijos. Están criando a su familia en las montañas de Carolina del Norte.

Nació

11 de septiembre de 1979

Padres

• Franklin y Jane Austin Cunningham Graham

Casado

Kristen Webb Graham, 2004

Niños

• Hannah
• Liam
• Hunter
• Levi

Educación

• Academia Militar de los Estados Unidos en West Point, 2003
• Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor

Junta Directiva:

• Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Canada)
• Blue Ridge Broadcasting
• Montreat College
• Samaritan's Purse
• Samaritan's Purse Australasia-Operation Christmas Child, Ltd.
• Samaritan's Purse International, Ltd.
• The Samaritan's Purse (Canada)
• Wilkes County Airport Board