UPDATE (Aug. 15): Early this morning our Samaritan’s Purse 757 and DC-8 cargo planes took off with over 88,500 pounds of nutritional peanut-based food product packets for families in Gaza. These are our sixth and seventh airlifts in just the last month. Please continue praying for our teams on the ground as they work to…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Alimentos de emergencia transportados y distribuidos a las familias de Gaza
La limpieza sigue después del huracán Debby
Hurricane Debby hit Florida and barreled up the East Coast two weeks ago, unleashing unprecedented rainfall and catastrophic flooding that eventually left some communities underwater. Samaritan’s Purse has responded in Debby’s wake in Savannah, Georgia, and Sarasota, Florida, to help homeowners in both cities recover from the devastating storm. Edward Graham, COO for Samaritan’s Purse,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter February 2025
Franklin Graham Update | February Franklin Graham Update | February Rising From the Mud and Ashes Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse had the honor of hosting Donald Trump on his first trip as the 47th president, when he and his wife, Melania, came to North Carolina to encourage survivors of Hurricane Helene and see what the new administration can do to accelerate the recovery. It's…
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Press Release: Samaritan’s Purse Opens Emergency Field Hospital in Jamaica to Treat Hurricane Melissa Survivors
Samaritan’s Purse Opens Emergency Field Hospital in Jamaica to Treat Hurricane Melissa Survivors BOONE, N.C., Nov. 5, 2025—This morning, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse opened its Emergency Field Hospital in Black River, Jamaica. This field hospital is providing critical medical care to families impacted by Hurricane Melissa after the local hospital was destroyed. The…
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Hurricane Helene Response Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Hurricane Helene Response Samaritan’s Purse continues to help families recover from Hurricane Helene across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in Jesus’ Name. Volunteer teams and staff are actively working to repair and replace hundreds of homes that were damaged or destroyed—providing safe, permanent housing solutions as…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Coming Home for Christmas in Paradise
As the community of Paradise, California, grieves in the wake of the Golden State’s deadliest wildfire, local churches have come together to reach out to residents with the love of Jesus Christ. In partnership with other area congregations and Samaritan’s Purse, Paradise Alliance Church hosted close to 4,000 local people for three special Christmas Eve…
Nuestro Ministerio
Ministerios Hispanos
Strengthening Hispanic Church Partnerships Empowering the Hispanic Church In 2021, President of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham created Hispanic Ministries to further strengthen ministry partnerships with the Hispanic church. Hispanic Ministries equips, mobilizes, and partners with Hispanic churches to impact the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Samaritan's Purse has long supported the domestic and…
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Press Release Alabama Tornado 3-4-19
Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Response Teams to Alabama After Deadly Tornadoes BOONE, N.C., March 4, 2019 Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, has deployed staff, volunteers and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and supplies to tornado-ravaged Alabama. The powerful storm spawned multiple twisters, killing at least 23 people and leveling entire neighborhoods. It is…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter September 2023
Franklin Graham Update | September HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS COAST TO COAST Dear Friend, The wildfire on Maui was the deadliest inferno our nation has seen in more than a century. On the other side of the nation, Hurricane Idalia left a swath of damaged houses from Florida into Georgia. In both cases, survivors and communities need help to recover…
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Colombian, Venezuelan Children Receive Shoebox Gifts at Easter
On Easter weekend, April 19-20, hundreds of children in the Colombia-Venezuela border city of Cúcuta, Colombia, heard about Jesus’ love for them through Operation Christmas Child. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, joined one of our church partners in Cúcuta to present the Gospel and hand out Operation Christmas…
