Winds roaring like a jet engine woke Ean Newell in the dead of night just days following Christmas. Flames licked the tops of the trees on the horizon surrounding his Mogo, New South Wales, home and the resulting heat rose exponentially as the blaze barreled toward him with shocking speed. “I saw [the fire] coming…
50 AÑOS DE MINISTERIO
Caring for Women of War-Torn Bosnia
The war in Bosnia and Herzegovina forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee from their homes. It was an especially terrifying ordeal for pregnant women who crossed the border into Croatia, completely empty-handed and alone. Hearing their stories, Franklin Graham was moved with compassion and wanted to meet the needs of these women who…
Nuestro Ministerio
OCC Special Report Pacific Islands Story
Special Report A Project of Samaritan's Purse Children on Remote Pacific Islands Respond to the Gospel A new Operation Christmas Child initiative is bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to isolated island nations. Some communities in the Marshall Islands are so isolated that the only way to reach them is by boat. On Lib…
Media
Respuesta de Samaritan's Purse a los incendios devastadores en Nuevo México
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Devastating Fires in New Mexico BOONE, N.C., June, 25, 2024—Yesterday, Samaritan’s Purse deployed disaster relief specialists and a Disaster Relief Unit—a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and equipment—to Ruidoso, New Mexico, following the devastating fires that have ravaged the area. The recent blaze has destroyed more than 1,400 structures, including hundreds of…
Media
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families After Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S.
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families After Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S. BOONE, N.C., May 18, 2025—Samaritan’s Purse has deployed disaster response teams to Laurel County, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri, after a powerful storm system unleashed deadly tornadoes across the central United States Friday night. The storms carved a path of destruction—flattening homes, damaging…
Media
Press Release Mississippi Flooding 2-19-20
Samaritan's Purse Responders on the Ground in Mississippi After Historic Flooding BOONE, N.C., Feb. 19, 2020 Tractor Trailer Stocked with Tools and Relief Supplies Deployed from Dallas Warehouse Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground in Mississippi after days of heavy rainfall saturated communities along the Pearl River—creating widespread devastation and displacing hundreds of families. Immediately…
Residents Give Thanks as Volunteers Lend a Hand in Eastern Oregon
“The storm was just supposed to be rain for two days. It was not supposed to be a big deal,” shared homeowner Russ Clinkenbeard. “It was so surprising how fast it happened.” Some eight to ten inches of water burst into his home as he tended to his 2-year-old son while his wife was at…
Media
Press Release Middle Tennessee Response 3-3-20
Three Disaster Relief Units on the Way to Tornado-Ravaged Tennessee BOONE, N.C., March 3, 2020 Samaritan's Purse Brings Immediate Relief to Tennessee Families Less than 12 hours after deadly tornadoes ripped through Nashville and its surrounding communities, Samaritan's Purse disaster response specialists were on the way to provide immediate relief to affected Tennessee families. The…
Media
Press Release Armenia October 7
Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Relief Supplies to Help Families Fleeing to Armenia BOONE, N.C., Oct. 7, 2023—Today, Samaritan’s Purse airlifted more than 30 tons of emergency relief supplies to help families impacted by a new wave of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia. On September 19, violence erupted in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, forcing approximately 100,000 people to…
Media
Press Release COVID19 Italy Response 03-17-20
Samaritan's Purse Responding to COVID-19 Crisis in Italy BOONE, N.C., March 16, 2020 DC-8 Cargo Plane To Airlift Emergency Field Hospital, Medical Team, and Critical Aid Tomorrow, the Samaritan's Purse DC-8 will airlift a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to northern Italy. The cargo plane will carry approximately 20 tons of medical equipment, a specialized respiratory…
