Southwestern Iowa is reeling after a tornado leveled rural communities and killed multiple people on May 21. The twister tore through homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and toppled power lines. Thousands across the state are without power. This devastating tornado is another in a long line of deadly and destructive storms to hit…
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Nos apresuramos a Greenfield, Iowa, después de un mortal tornado
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Ayudamos tras el paso del tornado por el centro de Texas
A strong tornado ripped through Temple, a town of nearly 90,000 residents in central Texas, leaving a trail of destruction Wednesday evening. The EF2 twister caused widespread damage to an estimated 500 homes and businesses in the Temple area of Bell County. Thousands are reeling from this sudden disaster, another in a series of storms…
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Respondemos tras los tornados fatales que golpearon durante el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos
Violent storms rampaged through the central United States again this weekend, leaving a trail of destruction and taking the lives of 21 people. Oklahoma and Arkansas were among the hardest hit locations. To assist the hurting, Samaritan’s Purse is deploying to areas around Claremore, Oklahoma, and Bentonville, Arkansas. Our volunteers will tarp roofs, cut downed…
Dios no olvida a un pueblo en Iowa
Driving through Fire Chief T.J. Oden’s neighborhood was like entering a war zone. Residents paced among the roof shingles and splintered beams. Artifacts of family histories–photographs, books, children’s clothes, and toys–were scattered across lawns and driveways. Large Xs in orange spray paint marked the still-standing houses where rescuers found survivors. Bulldozers were already leveling dilapidated…
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Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Serves with Samaritan’s Purse in Arkansas
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders helped homeowners in Benton County by serving alongside Samaritan’s Purse on June 2. The county is reeling after seven tornadoes hit the area on May 26, ranging in intensity from EF1 to EF3. “It’s amazing to have an organization like this show up in Arkansas, bring their resources, their time,…
Hogares nuevos y corazones llenos
Two and a half years ago, Josh Jones sat on his couch unconcerned about the reports of an EF4 tornado making its way toward Mayfield, Kentucky. A lightning bolt suddenly struck just outside the window, jolting Josh off the couch and into his truck. This was no ordinary storm. “It was like something I had…
Edward Graham visita las comunidades texanas afectadas por la tormenta
Samaritan’s Purse Chief Operating Officer Edward Graham visited Livingston and Temple, Texas, this week where volunteer teams are helping in Jesus’ Name to clean up flooded neighborhoods and tornado-devastated communities. Graham was able to encourage and pray with homeowners whose lives were turned upside down in a matter of minutes. Residents of Livingston, an hour…
El exvicepresidente Mike Pence se une a los voluntarios en Arkansas
Vice President Mike Pence joined Samaritan’s Purse volunteers on June 14 to help serve homeowners in Benton County, Arkansas, where deadly storms damaged numerous neighborhoods and businesses. Vice President Pence met with homeowners who described harrowing experiences as they sheltered from the powerful twisters that ripped through the Rogers area on May 25. Samaritan’s Purse…
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Respondemos a los incendios forestales en Nuevo México
U.S Disaster Relief teams are now in Central New Mexico where multiple wildfires have consumed over 25,000 acres and, sadly, left two people dead. We are focusing our efforts on the town of Ruidoso, located between the Salt and South Fork fires. The latter alone has devastated 17,000 acres and 1,400 structures, over half of…
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Bendecida para bendecir
The Avilas woke in a frenzy Thursday, May 2, as water roared through their home and climbed higher up the walls. The babbling brook behind their house in Livingston, Texas, now threatened to sweep them away. They waded through the torrent and eventually found safety. As their property was torn apart, the Avilas watched years…
