The storm system that swept across the southeastern U.S. on Jan. 12 spawned numerous tornadoes, leaving destruction and devastation in their wake. Parts of Alabama and Georgia took direct hits from the twisters. In the days following, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers were on the ground clearing trees from homes, patching damaged roofs, and cleaning up yards…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Celebramos la obra de Dios en Selma; sigue la limpieza del tornado en Georgia
Los voluntarios todavía trabajan en Georgia
Zanina Berry was preparing dinner for herself and her granddaughter in the kitchen of her Griffin, Georgia, home on Jan. 12 when she heard a “big bang” outside. The noise was alarming, but what happened next was genuinely frightening—the windows of her house started to violently shake. VOLUNTEER IN GRIFFIN Zanina knew a tornado was…
Inspirados a servir con fe y valor en tiempos de temor
June Stephens wedged a foot into the handle of the chainsaw and pulled the cord. The power tool buzzed to life. She was learning to safely cut down trees by practicing on a log positioned in the parking area of the Renaissance Orlando. As one of more than 1,200 attendees at the 2023 Sharing Hope…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Un final sólido en Georgia
Multiple twisters with winds up to 150 miles per hour tore through Spalding County in mid-January, damaging more than 2,000 properties in the Griffin area. Just two days later, Samaritan’s Purse set up a base camp at Oak Hill Church in nearby Williamson. This past Friday (March 17), our U.S. disaster relief team completed more…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Voluntarios trabajan duro en dos ubicaciones en Mississippi
Dozens of Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are assisting homeowners in Rolling Fork and in Amory, Mississippi, where a long band of powerful thunderstorms, spawning multiple tornadoes, carved a 100-mile path of destruction across the Magnolia State March 24, damaging and destroying hundreds of homes and knocking out power across Mississippi. VOLUNTEER IN MISSISSIPPI ROLLING FORK |…
Franklin Graham anima a los propietarios de Mississippi, devastado por tormentas
For many Mississippi homeowners who experienced the deadly night-time tornadoes that ripped through the state on March 24, the storms added to the ongoing storms of life they’ve been facing already. Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham along with his wife, Jane Graham and son, Edward Graham, visited Rolling Fork where they met Liz Estes. Liz,…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
La gobernadora Sarah Huckabee Sanders sirve en Little Rock
UPDATE: April 7 Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and some of her staff members volunteered today with Samaritan’s Purse in Little Rock, Arkansas. Parts of the state capital were devastated by an EF4 tornado late on March 31, and the cleanup continues. Our volunteer teams have been working since the morning of April 3 to tarp…
Oleadas de voluntarios ayudan en ciudades azotadas por las tormentas
UPDATE, April 17: Please continue praying for the work of North American Ministries after these tornadoes. Samaritan’s Purse continues responding to the devastation caused by EF3 tornadoes in Wynne and Little Rock, Arkansas. We are also now serving in Savannah, Tennessee, to include Hardin, McNairy, and Wayne Counties where another EF3 tornado damaged homes. We…
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…
Voluntarios trabajan en las comunidades inundadas del Sur de Florida
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are hard at work in Broward County, Florida, where torrential rains flooded hundreds of homes near Ft. Lauderdale. Samaritan’s Purse staff members and a U.S. Disaster Relief Unit–a tractor trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment–along with other disaster vehicles and equipment are positioned at our base of operations at our host…
