When Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on September 28, it battered the Gulf Coast town of Fort Myers with 155-mph winds, catastrophic rainfall, and an epic surge of water. Vivian chose to ride out the storm with her 16-year-old daughter believing that, no matter how horrific the hurricane was,…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Emergency Relief Supplies to Grenada in Response To Hurricane Beryl
Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Emergency Relief Supplies to Grenada in Response To Hurricane Beryl BOONE, N.C., July 2, 2024—Today, Samaritan’s Purse sent a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) along with more than 24 tons of life-saving supplies to the Caribbean. The N.C.-based organization stood up an Incident Management Team over the weekend as Hurricane Beryl began…
Operation Christmas Child
Celebrando 200 millones de bendiciones
Elizabeth Groff is on a special journey to help pack the 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift since the Samaritan’s Purse project began in 1993. Elizabeth, who received a shoebox gift years ago as a lonely child in an orphanage in Ukraine, is currently traveling to different U.S. drop-off locations and processing centers with…
Nuestro Ministerio
Seeing God at Work in 2022
Seeing God at Work in 2022 Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2022! We ministered to desperate people around the world to bring relief from violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, poverty, and many other difficulties. From Ukraine and Namibia to Puerto Rico and across the United States,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter January
Franklin Graham Update | January Children's Heart Project Hearts Mended,Souls Saved Dear Friend, In just a few weeks, I will be in Ukraine to deliver the 200 millionth shoebox gift for Operation Christmas Child. Please pray for Samaritan's Purse teams working on the frontlines to feed and care for victims of the war, and for the shivering multitudes who…
Nuestro Ministerio
Franklin Graham’s Message for the National Day of Prayer
From Franklin Graham: On this National Day of Prayer, our country is in a real mess. The greatest need our nation has is for changed hearts. Join me in praying for this country, our leaders—and for hearts to be changed. Take a minute to watch and share this with others. If you would like to…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Franklin Graham Calls for Prayer for Venezuela
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham held a special call-in prayer conference today to put a spotlight on the crisis in Venezuela. About 3 million Venezuelans have fled the desperate situation in recent years and millions more remain in the country facing dire shortages of food and medicine. Samaritan’s Purse is actively helping to meet the…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Edward Graham Interviewed on Fox News About Hurricane Dorian Response
Watch as Edward Graham, son of Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham, discusses the Samaritan’s Purse response to Hurricane Dorian, including wounded veterans ready to serve through Team Patriot. Team Patriot is a Samaritan’s Purse program that provides disaster relief and rebuild volunteer opportunities to the wounded veterans and their spouses who are part of our…
Franklin Graham’s July 2023 Digital Update
Franklin Graham’s July 2023 Digital Update Franklin Graham provides an update on the work of God in Alaska through Operation Heal Our Patriots. Also read about Samaritan’s Purse relief efforts in flooded parts of Ukraine. July 2023 update
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Passing the Torch of the Good Samaritan; Franklin Graham Elected President
Bob Pierce died Sept. 6, 1978, at age 64. In October 1979, the board of Samaritan’s Purse elected 27-year-old Franklin Graham to take over as president and chairman of the board. As leukemia took its toll on Bob Pierce, Franklin Graham asked him for his vision for the future of Samaritan’s Purse. “Let’s start with…
