Tropical Storm Fred dumped nearly a foot of rain in some areas of western North Carolina, washing out bridges and roads and destroying hundreds of homes. Close to 100 people had to be rescued, and six people died. The catastrophic flooding also caused more than 50,000 power outages. Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Haywood County…
Samaritan's Purse continúa trabajando en la región oeste de Carolina del Norte
Voluntarios empezaron a trabajar en Tennessee después de las fatales inundaciones
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER Areas of Middle Tennessee were deluged by 17 inches of rain over the weekend, resulting in deadly flooding that destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked down trees and power lines, and washed out major highways and bridges. At least 20 people were killed and, at one point, about 60 were reported missing.…
Tres centros operando y voluntarios trabajando en Luisiana después de huracán Ida
Deadly Hurricane Ida brutalized southeastern Louisiana Aug. 29-30, knocking out power for more than 1 million people, including the entire city of New Orleans. Fierce winds caused extensive damage while heavy rains and storm surge brought severe flooding. Samaritan’s Purse has rushed to help people in need. Staff members and three Disaster Relief Units—tractor trailers…
Sobrevivientes de inundaciones en Tennessee hablan sobre salvación y protección de Dios
UPDATE: Our relief response in Middle Tennessee wrapped up on Sept. 8. We praise God for the nearly 200 volunteers who served in Jesus’ Name. We also saw God at work as seven individuals came to faith in Christ during this deployment. In the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 22, Jeff Klocko fitted himself…
Edward Graham viaja a Louisiana para motivar las familias
Edward Graham traveled to see Samaritan’s Purse work in Louisiana on Labor Day, encouraging local families as they begin to clean up after Hurricane Ida and assuring them that our staff and volunteers are there to help in Jesus’ Name. “This is what Samaritan’s Purse volunteers do all over the world—when there’s disasters, we come…
Ayudando a los que ayudan en Louisiana
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm—leaving Heather and Jason Harper little time to evacuate their family of five from their home in Schriever, Louisiana. They knew they didn’t want to remain in their manufactured home, so they sought shelter in the nearby home of Heather’s mom, bracing themselves as heavy wind and…
Ministrando familias devastadas por el fuego Dixie en California
Northern California’s monstrous Dixie Fire ignited July 13 in a dense forest in Plumas County. Over the past two months, the conflagration has scorched nearly 1 million acres and destroyed over 1,300 structures. It’s the second largest blaze in California history and the first ever in the state to burn from one side of the…
Ministrando a las familias devastadas por el Fuego Caldor al norte de California
UPDATED Oct. 29: The massive Caldor Fire in Northern California ignited on Aug. 14 in the Eldorado National Forest. The blaze, driven by dangerously hot, dry winds, charged through the tinder-dry forest and torched everything in its path from one side of the Sierra Nevada to the other. In all, the inferno burned over 221,000…
Voluntarios trabajan duro en comunidades inundadas de Alabama
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working in Pelham, Alabama, cleaning out flooded homes where a slow-moving storm system produced heavy rain across central Alabama the first week in October. The resulting flash floods killed four people, including a 4-year-old girl. The deluge swamped hundreds of houses and flooded businesses as it surged across roads, fields, and…
Serving in Jesus’ Name After Alabama Floods
Our disaster relief response in Pelham, Alabama, closed on Nov. 4. We rejoice that God used 83 volunteers to help 84 homeowners, with three people placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! Please watch the video above to find out more about one homeowner, Penny Gibson, who thanks the Lord for the Samaritan’s Purse…