UPDATED AUGUST 18 Three months ago, three Tanzanian children were airlifted on gurneys to the United States in critical condition and faced an unknown future. Today, Sadhia, Wilson, and Doreen arrived back home in the same Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 that flew them half-way around the world for lifesaving medical care. Our aircraft took off the…
Discipulado, educación & entrenamiento
‘We’re Treating the Whole Person’
Lying in his bed at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, a man named Geoffrey reflected on his wayward life as he recuperated from an illness. He had been struggling with drinking and wondered if there was hope for change and a brighter future. He had heard about Jesus Christ and His promise of new life for…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Celebrating God at Work through North American Ministries
When Samaritan’s Purse volunteers deploy to a disaster site, they wear orange shirts, joining forces with the Billy Rapid Response Team chaplains, who minister in blue shirts. Whether it be after a hurricane, tornado, flood, wildfire, or ice storm, the two sets of volunteers work side by side in Jesus’ Name to help storm victims…
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Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Ministry Continues in Wake of South Texas Flooding
When a ferocious thunderstorm jolted Stacy Francois awake at 5 a.m., she cleared the cob webs from her mind and started checking around her house in Weslaco, Texas. She grew anxious when she noticed water coming under the front door. The scene brought back frightening memories of floodwaters seeping into the same home three years…
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After Deadly Flooding in Japan, Response Team Helps Churches Mobilize Volunteers
Samaritan’s Purse has a disaster assistance response team (DART) in western Japan responding to the deadly floods. We are coming alongside local churches to help them as they assist hurting homeowners. Several of our staff have long-term experience in Japan, working with Samaritan’s Purse since the Asian nation was devastated by a terrible earthquake and…
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Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Response Teams on the Way to Help Victims of Central Iowa Tornadoes (Press Release)
BOONE, N.C., July 21, 2018—In response to Thursday’s destructive tornadoes in central Iowa, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse has deployed disaster response specialists and a tractor–trailer full of relief supplies to Marshalltown, Bondurant and Pella—cities hardest hit by the storms. Teams are currently assessing how to best meet the physical and spiritual needs of…
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Pascua de Resurrección desde las cenizas
Plan to watch Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, in the new program, “Easter from the Ashes,” on Sunday, April 20. From the site of the tragic wildfires in Los Angeles, he will bring a message from God’s Word about how we can have hope in Jesus…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
“I Say Thank God for Volunteers”
UPDATE (Aug. 2): Our work has now been completed in Marshalltown, Iowa. More than 330 individual volunteers served 108 homeowners. We praise God that 19 people trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior. We are grateful to Marshalltown Evangelical Free Church for their support as our base of operations. For both weather forecasters and residents,…
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Samaritan’s Purse Launches Relief Efforts to Help Victims of Deadly Wildfire Still Burning in Northern California (Press Release)
Disaster Response Specialists Preparing to Aid Victims of Carr Fire BOONE, N.C., July 30, 2018 — As the Carr Fire continues its destructive and deadly path across Shasta County, California, Samaritan’s Purse is on the way to aid affected families. The North Carolina-based organization deployed a Disaster Relief Unit stocked with relief supplies on Sunday.…
