When Shirley Reith’s husband died of cancer, she thought life was over for her, too. “I was just waiting for the years to pass and for me to pass as well,” she said. “I thought God was done with me.” Life changed two years ago when God called Shirley, who is 79 years old, to…
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Volunteers Helping Homeowners in Deluged Wisconsin
UPDATE (Sept. 11): Teams continue to serve homeowners with cleanup as floodwaters are no longer rising. UPDATE (Sept. 6): As waters across Sauk County continue to rise, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are engaging with homeowners worried that their homes might flood once again. Yesterday, we filled sandbags and also prayed with homeowners, asking God for His…
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Finding Hope in the Wake of Wisconsin Floods
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers gave Amber Schell something more to remember on her birthday than just the flood that devastated her home and much of her neighborhood. While working on her house in the community of La Valle, Wisconsin, they brought her the hope of Jesus Christ. As our team cleaned mud and debris out her…
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Volunteers Help Hard-Hit Military Families in North Carolina
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES When Jeremy and Kristy Kulberg saw on social media that people in their flooded New Bern, North Carolina, neighborhood were being rescued from rooftops, their hearts sank. That could only mean that their own house was under at least five feet of water. Jeremy and Kristy had…
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Faith in Jesus Carries a Mother Through Hurricane Florence
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES Katie Martin didn’t fear as she drove back to Jacksonville with her four children after evacuating ahead of Hurricane Florence. “There were two thoughts in my mind: ‘God is doing this for a good purpose, even though we can’t see it right now,’ and ‘Lord, please be…
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Bring Relief in Jesus’ Name to Georgia and the Florida Panhandle
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE MICHAEL RESPONSE LATEST Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. Our volunteers are hard at work in Albany, Georgia, and in the Florida Panhandle where our teams have received more than 1,500 work orders between the two locations. More than 300 volunteers so far have helped respond to the need. Many…
Volunteers in Georgia Described as a ‘Yard Full of Angels’
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES Families in Albany, Georgia, are no strangers to natural disasters. Samaritan’s Purse first responded in the southern Georgia town after a string of severe storms and a tornado devastated the community in January 2017. Now, this month, less than two years later, Hurricane Michael decimated Albany, leaving…
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Homeowners See God Provide After Hurricane Michael
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OF OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES “My 6-year-old son kept screaming ‘we’re going to die, we’re going to die,’ but I said, in the Name of Jesus we are not going to die today,” said Stephanie Cribbs as she tearfully remembered how her family survived Hurricane Michael, the strongest storm to…
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Students and Young Adults Help Georgia Community Recover After Hurricane
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OF OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES As Hurricane Michael ripped through southern Georgia, Albany State University was forced to postpone their annual homecoming festivities. Classes were cancelled, and students were evacuated. When students did return, the destruction they found in their community was profound. Determined to bring hope and joy back…
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SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER: Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Deadly Fires in Northern California
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER IN CALIFORNIA Samaritan’s Purse has staff on the ground in Northern California’s Butte County, with one of our disaster relief units—a tractor trailer packed with tools and equipment—standing by. We will help homeowners sift for valuables and remove debris just as soon as local authorities allow us entrance. Billy Graham Rapid…
