In the early days of her retirement, Sarah Rutland was wondering what to do with the rest of her life. So, she did what many retirees do—she went to Florida. But not for the reasons you’d expect. Hurricane Michael had just roared through the Panhandle and she wanted to help. So instead of picking up…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Restaurando sueños después del desastre
“It was my dream but now it’s really a nightmare.” For Victoria, the past three summers living along the Ahr River in western Germany were spent relaxing alongside friends and neighbors, exchanging laughter and homemade baked goods. “This was my dream apartment,” Victoria said. “It was so beautiful to live here…The people here, we all…
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Haiti Earthquake Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Approved Quotes Photos B-roll Haiti Earthquake Response Samaritan’s Purse is responding in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that overwhelmed southern Haiti. The international Christian relief organization deployed an Emergency Field Hospital equipped to provide critical care to trauma patients—complete with a laboratory, pharmacy, and an operating…
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Press Release Emergency Field Hospital Deploys to Southern Haiti 8-17-2021
Samaritan’s Purse Ramps Up Medical Response; Emergency Field Hospital Deploys to Southern Haiti BOONE, N.C., Aug. 17, 2021—Today, at the request of the Haitian government’s Ministry of Health, Samaritan's Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to southern Haiti. The international Christian relief organization sent the trauma hospital—complete with a laboratory, pharmacy, and an operating theatre.…
Se abre Hospital Móvil de Emergencias en Haití
On Saturday, Aug. 21, Samaritan’s Purse opened an Emergency Field Hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti. The 36-bed unit is helping fill the gap in the local healthcare system after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the country Aug. 14. The Samaritan’s Purse field hospital is complete with an operating theatre, pharmacy, laboratory, and three patient wards.…
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Edward Graham viaja a Louisiana para motivar las familias
Edward Graham traveled to see Samaritan’s Purse work in Louisiana on Labor Day, encouraging local families as they begin to clean up after Hurricane Ida and assuring them that our staff and volunteers are there to help in Jesus’ Name. “This is what Samaritan’s Purse volunteers do all over the world—when there’s disasters, we come…
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Supliendo aún las necesidades urgentes de Haití a consecuencia del terremoto
Early on a Saturday morning, Dano and his family were outside of their home cleaning up after breakfast. They expected it to be a normal weekend full of cooking, cleaning, and a trip to the market. Instead, their lives abruptly changed. The earth started to shake. What started out as a tremor turned into a…
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The Body of Christ Serves Together During Ongoing Pandemic
On the day that I received the call for my first Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) deployment, I hung up the phone overwhelmed by the goodness of God. I had prayed about missions and medical coming together in my life for many years and the time had finally come. As I met my teammates serving…
Operation Christmas Child
Joven de Tennessee empaca con propósito
Tucked in along the Tennessee River between Nashville and Memphis sits the quaint town of Clifton, Tennessee. This town of just over 2,000 people is home for Jane Marie Franks—a 16-year-old high school junior with big goals. In the last two years, she’s rallied her community to pack over 1,000 Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham agradece a los voluntarios de los centros de procesamiento
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham today thanked the thousands of volunteers who are currently working in eight processing center locations across the U.S. to prepare millions of Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for international shipment. Headed to over 100 countries this year, the gift-filled shoeboxes will bring great joy and the Good News of Jesus…
