Last week, more than 1,200 Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Relief volunteers and Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains gathered for the 2022 Sharing Hope in Jesus’ Name Conference in Orlando, Florida. This was a long-awaited, in-person reunion of the disaster relief “family” following the inaugural conference in 2019. The pandemic did not, however, prevent volunteers from…
Voluntarios trabajando en el centro de Texas; unidad de ayuda en desastres camino a Luisiana
UPDATED March 24 Samaritan’s Purse is responding in two locations following a severe storm system that swept across the south Monday and Tuesday, spawning deadly tornadoes. Hundreds of homes were damaged along the storm’s destructive path across Texas and Louisiana. In Chalmette, Louisiana, we have staff on the ground working with local officials, emergency management,…
Propietarios agradecidos por voluntarios después de los tornados en Luisiana
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are hard at work in New Orleans-area communities where an EF-3 tornado carved a long path of destruction near the Lower Ninth Ward–an area widely known after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation there in 2005. VOLUNTEER IN ST. BERNARD PARISH The twister last week churned for more than 11 miles, wrecking homes in the…
Spring Breakers hacen un gran impacto en Memphis
Spring break is a college tradition that extends back to the 1930s. It’s a chance for students to kick back, relax, and take a well-deserved break from their studies, typically by laying in the sand and soaking up the sun at a warm beach or by taking an adventurous road trip. One group of 15…
Samaritan’s Purse Responds After Oklahoma Tornadoes
Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Oklahoma, where severe storms on May 4 spawned numerous destructive tornadoes. A twister ripped through Seminole and damaged as many as 100 homes. Disaster Relief Unit #5—a tractor trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment—was deployed May 6 from our Southwest Ministry Center in Coppell, Texas. Our teams are on…
Voluntarios trabajando duro en las comunidades incendiadas de Nuevo México
UPDATED June 8 Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working hard in northeastern New Mexico where the Hermits Peak Fire burned through more than 318,000 acres near the Santa Fe National Forest. Teams are assisting homeowners in sifting through the ashes and debris to recover belongings and keepsakes not claimed by the blaze. Working in Jesus’ Name…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Ayudando en el paso del Derecho
There’s often a whirlwind inside Jaime Richardson’s home where she and her husband, Chris, care for their 15 adopted children in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most days are a swirl of activity with that many kids around, several having special needs including cerebral palsy, autism, seizure disorders, and one confined to a bed for most of…
Edward Graham viaja a las comunidades inundadas de Kentucky
Edward Graham visited eastern Kentucky Wednesday where Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are helping homeowners in Jesus’ Name following deadly flooding in late July. Edward, vice president of operations at Samaritan’s Purse, was joined by brother Will Graham, vice president and associate evangelist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. They spent the day ministering to homeowners in…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Samaritan’s Purse Starts Five-Site Response to Hurricane Helene
This article was accurate as of Oct. 2. For the latest information and even more content (videos, photos, and article links), please go to our Hurricane Helene landing page. — Samaritan’s Purse is responding in five locations across four states after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of the Southeast. Helene tore through western North Carolina, dumping…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Ayuda por el huracán: números de contacto para propietarios
Samaritan’s Purse has bases in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina from which we are serving homeowners in need after Hurricane Helene. We are also responding to Hurricanes Milton and Francine. Please contact us at 833-747-1234 and you will get a menu of options that includes all areas. Contact Number for Homeowners: 833-747-1234 Watauga County, North…
