UPDATE (Aug. 15): Please see our latest story on the Maui wildfires, go to “Airlifting Relief Supplies.” UPDATE (Aug. 14): Sadly, the death toll continues to rise, reaching more than 95. The Maui fire is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. Please pray for Samaritan’s Purse as we assess needs and prepare…
Satisfacer las necesidades y sembrar las semillas del Evangelio en Sudán del Sur
La calidad importa
Quality items in Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts can be the gifts that keep on giving, as children grow up with lasting treasures that sometimes mean even more to them over time. Here are some examples of quality items and reasons they’re important to include: Quality items can become life-long keepsakes. Some shoebox items are…
Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Kentucky After Disastrous Flooding
Heavy rains last week caused devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky, destroying hundreds of homes and claiming at least 37 lives—with the death toll expected to rise. Thousands of residents are displaced. Almost a foot of rain quickly deluged a multi-county region on July 28, creating a terrifying situation as rivers overflowed their banks and swept…
Los sobrevivientes de Mississippi oraron durante la tormenta
At nightfall on Friday, March 24, deadly tornadoes in Mississippi left a trail of widespread damage—trapping families in the rubble of their homes, ripping off roofs, and taking the lives of 26 people. An EF-4 tornado left Rolling Fork, home to Josephine Turner and her family, completely unrecognizable. Josephine, 86, woke up Friday night to…
Newsletter September
Hurricane Relief Updates
Celebrando una temporada de vidas transformadas
As the year’s last two flights of veterans and spouses lifted off on Friday (Sept. 23), the 11th summer season of Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska came to an end, and we thank God for the wonderful, grace-filled testimonies these couples now have to share. Over the course of 17 weeks, 164 couples came…
Las oportunidades se elevan en Punta Gorda después del huracán
Pastors of New Life in Christ Church in Punta Gorda, Florida, had been praying that God would bring revival to their congregation and to their community. They didn’t want the Gospel to just stay inside the walls of their church. However, they never imagined that God would answer their prayers through a fierce hurricane named…
Voluntarios estudiantes universitarios ayudan a viuda en Florida
When Thelma Reynolds, 87, returned to her home after Hurricane Ian ripped through her North Port, Florida, neighborhood, she was shocked by what she discovered—her house was in shambles. “We were on what they call the ‘dirty side’ of the storm, which rotated counterclockwise, and it just sat here for several hours,” she said. “It…