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…
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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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,…
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…
Ofrecer agua potable en México después del Huracán Otis
Years ago, when Milton Heredia was a cartel member, he might have seen the devastation of Acapulco as a “business” opportunity. Hurricane Otis left people vulnerable, and gangs prey on the desperate. But now, a decade into his new life—“10 years walking together with God”—Pastor Milton sees the hurting people of Acapulco with compassion and…
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…
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…
Rebuilding Homes for 5,000 Families After Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was the worst storm of the 20th century in the western hemisphere, killing over 11,000 people in Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998. The late-October storm destroyed or damaged more than 80,000 houses in Honduras. Samaritan’s Purse launched the largest construction project in our history and in the four years following the storm, we…
Volunteers Bring Unexpected Blessings After Alabama Hurricane
Just one look into her eyes and a story quickly unfolded. A story woven together with fear, panic, and absolute confusion that left little hope for resolution. Deborah Nelson could see in her mother’s eyes that a storm still lingered, even in the days following Hurricane Sally’s brutal punch to Baldwin County, Alabama. Her mother…