“This is something that I’ve never experienced in my 55 years of life,” Lenora shared while looking out over the remnants of her coastal neighborhood. Sweat dripped from her brow as she stood under her battered metal roof. It offered little relief from the heat. A somber confetti of pastel-colored fragments were scattered along the…
Nuestro Ministerio
Ayudando cuando los desastres ocurren en casa
Responding to Tornados in Western Kentucky Helping Homeowners After Spring Storms Hit Central States Volunteer Your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Powerful storms spawning scores of tornadoes ripped across the South and Midwest in early spring, claiming more than 50 lives and damaging countless homes and businesses. Samaritan's Purse quickly deployed to help homeowners in…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Donald Trump Jr. and Senator Ted Budd See Samaritan’s Purse Relief Efforts
Samaritan’s Purse COO Edward Graham was joined by Donald Trump Jr. and U.S. Senator Ted Budd on Monday, Oct. 14, as they witnessed the devastation Hurricane Helene brought to North Carolina. They were flown by helicopter to Yancey County, which is included among the areas receiving emergency relief from Samaritan’s Purse. We continue to bring…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Volunteers Bring Help and Hope in Jesus’ Name
Nick Walker is well acquainted with catastrophic storms. As a meteorologist for The Weather Channel, Nick witnessed firsthand the devastation caused by multiple hurricanes and tornadoes. But as he covered those terrifying weather events he also witnessed the work of Samaritan’s Purse as our volunteers responded in Jesus’ Name to help hurting homeowners by tarping…
Alumnos y líderes de Liberty sirven en Florida
Carrie Torres, living in a camper the last few weeks with her three teenage boys, had called everyone she could think of for help. All leads had turned up cold, and she feared she’d face the large hardwood trees alone. More than a dozen fallen trees surrounded her mobile home, and at least one large…
Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Gifts Protected in the Storms
When Hurricane Laura threatened Louisiana at the end of August, and again when Hurricane Delta came only a few weeks later, Lula Singletary and her daughter, Kathy Guidry, prayed for God’s protection as they evacuated their neighboring homes in Woodlawn. This community near the town of Jennings endured wind gusts of more than 165 mph,…
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equipo de respuesta para asistencia en caso de desastres
Learn More About Serving on a Samaritan's Purse DISASTER ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM A Disaster Assistance Response Team provides relief to victims of disaster while ↓ water food shelter medical care war poverty famine disease natural disaster sharing the hope of Jesus Christ A DART provides water, food, shelter, and medical care to victims of war, poverty, famine, disease, and natural disaster while sharing…
Rebuilds Continue in Hurricane-Ravaged Southeast Texas
When Hurricane Harvey struck southeast Texas in August 2017, the Category 4 storm pounded the region with 130 mph winds and more than 60 inches of rain. Everlena Chambers watched as floodwaters quickly rose in her Houston home, destroying walls and furniture. The mold that soon formed inside her house forced her to leave—for more…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Home Rebuilds Continue in Texas After Hurricane Harvey
Betty Malonson will never forget waking up early one morning to find a foot of water in her home in Houston. Betty had to wade through Hurricane Harvey’s rising floodwaters in order to escape to safety. In the devastating aftermath of the August 2017 storm, more than 10,000 Texas residents were rescued from floodwaters and…
Animales, agricultura y sustento
Pouring into Dominica’s Poultry Farmers Following Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Maria affected every resident on the island of Dominica in September 2017, including poultry farmer Edmund Henderson. The Category 5 winds decimated his banana trees and tore the roof off his chicken coop, allowing rain to pour in and causing him to lose 250 chickens. Edmund started his poultry farm fifteen years ago, and…
