Samaritan’s Purse is deploying to Iowa where heavy rainfall has caused Gov. Kim Reynolds to declare a disaster zone across 21 counties. Rivers have swelled beyond historic flood levels, and waters have damaged or destroyed more than 1,200 homes. Loaded with tools and equipment, Disaster Relief Unit #3 left our Wilkes Office and Warehouse in…
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Avivando brasas de esperanza en los sobrevivientes de los incendios forestales
On June 17, two of the three roads out of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were impassible due to the wildfires raging in the towering pines. Tucked away in the Sierra Blanca Mountain range, the arid landscape is no stranger to wildfires, but this blaze was one of the worst Ruidoso residents have ever faced. Tragically, the…
Los voluntarios limpian escombros después de que el huracán sacudió Texas
UPDATE: July 12 As our international hurricane response continues in devastated Caribbean communities, U.S. Disaster Relief volunteers are getting to work in Brazoria County this week in southeast Texas where Hurricane Beryl toppled large trees and dumped nearly a foot of rain. Our teams are cleaning up debris, cutting up trees, patching damaged roofs, and…
Llevamos ayuda y consuelo a Texas después del huracán Beryl
Hurricane Beryl slammed into southeast Texas during the early hours of Monday, July 8, bringing tornado-like winds and unloading waves of rain on the area. After the storm had swept over the Caribbean and the Yucatan Peninsula, warm Gulf waters recharged the storm and sent it spiraling ferociously towards Texas as a Category 1 hurricane.…
Los equipos de voluntarios trabajan duro en Texas
Two weeks have passed since Hurricane Beryl hit southeast Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, unleashing violent winds and torrential rains. The storm left widespread power outages and devastated communities in its wake. Samaritan’s Purse quickly deployed a Disaster Relief unit—a tractor-trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment—and mobilized volunteer teams to help hurting homeowners…
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Participar en el poder del servicio
Gracie O’Loughlin regularly witnesses groups working shoulder-to-shoulder for a common purpose as part of her role with Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse that shares the Gospel with children around the world through outreach events and shoebox gifts. When she and several colleagues recently volunteered with U.S. Disaster Relief, another project of Samaritan’s…
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Respondemos en el sureste después del huracán Debby
Hurricane Debby unleashed heavy rains and winds from Aug. 4-8, initially landing as a Category 1 hurricane in northern Florida and making its way up the East Coast as an intense tropical storm. Debby dumped historic amounts of precipitation, leading to widespread flooding that killed eight people. In response, Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Savannah,…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
La salvación llega luego de la inundación
Eva was determined to make it home to her children and her mother, even if it meant boating down the flooded streets of their neighborhood in Savannah, Georgia. She and her husband, Gregory, had been in New York to attend the funeral of Gregory’s brother when neighbors began sending them updates about threatening floodwaters. They…
La limpieza sigue después del huracán Debby
Hurricane Debby hit Florida and barreled up the East Coast two weeks ago, unleashing unprecedented rainfall and catastrophic flooding that eventually left some communities underwater. Samaritan’s Purse has responded in Debby’s wake in Savannah, Georgia, and Sarasota, Florida, to help homeowners in both cities recover from the devastating storm. Edward Graham, COO for Samaritan’s Purse,…
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Los voluntarios de Samaritan's Purse trabajan arduamente después del huracán Francine
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers started work over the weekend in south-central Louisiana in communities damaged by Hurricane Francine. The Category 2 storm made landfall on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Sustained 100-mph winds and dangerous storm surge damaged homes, toppled trees, and flooded neighborhoods. Teams are helping clean up trees and debris, tarp damaged roofs, and clean mud…
