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Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Assessment Team to Tennessee After Deadly Tornadoes
Samaritan's Purse Deploys Assessment Team to Tennessee After Deadly Tornadoes BOONE, N.C., Dec. 10, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse has deployed disaster response specialists to Tennessee and pre-positioned two Disaster Relief Units—tractor-trailers stocked with tools and equipment—in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck multiple communities on Saturday. The catastrophic storms have killed at least six people…
Rebuilds Continue in Hurricane-Ravaged Southeast Texas
When Hurricane Harvey struck southeast Texas in August 2017, the Category 4 storm pounded the region with 130 mph winds and more than 60 inches of rain. Everlena Chambers watched as floodwaters quickly rose in her Houston home, destroying walls and furniture. The mold that soon formed inside her house forced her to leave—for more…
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Press Release Ebola 1-17-19
Samaritan’s Purse Opens Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo BOONE, N.C., Jan. 17, 2019 Samaritan’s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. Today the international Christian relief organization opened a 20-bed Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of…
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Press Release Ebola 1-9-19
Samaritan’s Purse Doctors, Nurses Train this Week in North Carolina to Fight Ebola BOONE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2019 THURSDAY–FRIDAY: Disaster Response Specialists Participate in North Wilkesboro Training in Preparation for Ebola Deployment Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virus ravaging…
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Press Release Mozambique Cyclone 03-21-19
FRIDAY AIRLIFT: Samaritan's Purse Responds to deadly cyclone—sending emergency shelter supplies and medical team to Mozambique BOONE, N.C., March 21, 2019 Cyclone Idai caused devastating flooding in Mozambique—killing hundreds, flooding thousands of homes and leaving some 400,000 people displaced. International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using its DC-8 cargo jet to deploy critical supplies…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Deadly Earthquake in Myanmar; Airlifting Emergency Field Hospital and Life-saving Supplies
Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Deadly Earthquake in Myanmar; Airlifting Emergency Field Hospital and Life-saving Supplies The international relief organization has staff on the ground in Myanmar and Thailand and is preparing rapid deployment of life-saving medical care BOONE, N.C., Mar. 30, 2025—Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand…
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Hawaii Wildfire Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Photos B-roll Hawaii Wildfire Response In the wake of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over 100 years, Samaritan's Purse is responding in Maui, Hawaii. The North Carolina-based relief organization is sending its DC-8 aircraft with 17 tons of relief items to the disaster zone. As residents return…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse extiende esperanza a las familias de Tennessee esta Navidad
A heartbreaking scene unfolded on Dec. 9 when twisters wreaked havoc in Middle Tennessee communities and claimed the lives of six people, including two young children. Scattered among the pieces of splintered homes were colorful Christmas decorations, which stood in stark contrast to the joy that the Christmas season usually brings. “It’s one of the…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse Responds to the US-Mexico Border Crisis
As waves of desperate migrants arrive on the sweltering border between Mexico and Texas, Samaritan’s Purse is working on both sides of the Rio Grande to help them in the Name of Jesus Christ. “Some of these people have been traveling for months and they have been through so much,” said Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin…
Hope for Wounded Lives and Marriages
As his unit rolled out on regular patrol that day, Army Specialist Marco Fernandez took his position in the mounted gun of a Stryker armored vehicle. They were transporting an officer to another base and then checking out Iraqi villages to look for potential threats. As Marco’s convoy sped past a town on that sunny…
