Updated Jan. 16: Our Emergency Field Hospital has opened in Lancaster and our medical team is treating patients. We expect a steady influx of patients to arrive over the next several days. — Jan. 13: Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to Los Angeles County to see final preparations before our Emergency Field Hospital opens.…
Agua, salubridad e higiene
El agua lleva a una nueva vida en Liberia
Sylvester smiles at the overflowing bucket of clean drinking water that he just filled from the newest well in River Gee County, Liberia. Constructed at Nyantujah Elementary School, where his own children attend, the fresh water will change the lives of the students and the community. “I feel happy because the children at this school…
Ministrando a las familias devastadas por el Fuego Caldor al norte de California
UPDATED Oct. 29: The massive Caldor Fire in Northern California ignited on Aug. 14 in the Eldorado National Forest. The blaze, driven by dangerously hot, dry winds, charged through the tinder-dry forest and torched everything in its path from one side of the Sierra Nevada to the other. In all, the inferno burned over 221,000…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Avivando brasas de esperanza en los sobrevivientes de los incendios forestales
On June 17, two of the three roads out of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were impassible due to the wildfires raging in the towering pines. Tucked away in the Sierra Blanca Mountain range, the arid landscape is no stranger to wildfires, but this blaze was one of the worst Ruidoso residents have ever faced. Tragically, the…
Operation Christmas Child
Official Contest Rules for Hobby Lobby Gift Card Giveaway on Facebook
Official Contest Rules for Hobby Lobby Gift Card Giveaway on Facebook By participating in this contest and submitting your comment to enter this contest (the “Contest”), you (“Contestant”) accept and agree to the following Terms and Conditions: Dates: The Contest runs for one day only, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Francine
Samaritan's Purse Responds to Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Francine The international Christian relief organization has deployed to hard-hit Louisiana communities to help families begin their recovery from the damaging storm BOONE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2024—Samaritan's Purse is responding to south central Louisiana after Hurricane Francine rapidly intensified into a category 2 hurricane unleashing…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child August 30, 2022
Sept. 9–11 Set as “Project Leader Workshop Weekend” Local Events Nationwide Boone, N.C.—Hundreds of locally led volunteer teams are scheduled to host more than 500 events across the nation during the second weekend in September for Operation Christmas Child, a global project of Samaritan's Purse that shares the true meaning of Christmas with children in…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
A Love That Needs No Translation
For weeks the once-bustling streets of Cremona, Italy, were paved in silence; the stillness only pierced by a cacophony of ambulance sirens. Yet, in the heart of the city, a work of compassion carried on nonstop at our Emergency Field Hospital. Now as the nation cautiously begins lifting some restrictions and virus-related deaths are at…
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Emergency Field Hospital Takes Shape in Los Angeles County
Samaritan’s Purse is preparing to open an Emergency Field Hospital in Lancaster, California, to care for people suffering from COVID-19. A Disaster Assistance Response Team, including nurses and doctors, is already on the ground. On Jan. 11, our DC-8 cargo jet airlifted much of the equipment needed for the hospital to Southern California. The tents…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse COVID-19 Treatment Unit Opens in Mississippi’s Capital
Samaritan’s Purse has opened a 32-bed Emergency Field Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients. We are working alongside the University of Mississippi Medical Center and state government officials to help hurting communities. “We are humbled to be here, we love you, and we are praying for you,” said Edward Graham, son…
