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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‘God Calls Us to Hard Places’
An 8-year-old Kenyan child with spina bifida stands upright and walks for the first time. A man whose name means “deformed” marvels at his reshaped mouth following cleft lip surgery in South Sudan. God’s healing power in the life of a toddler with a congenital heart condition leads to the planting of a church now…
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7 Ways to Give on Giving Tuesday
1. Care for Mothers and Babies Your gift will help us operate birthing centers, educate women on nutrition, make home visits, and meet other urgent needs. As our Christian workers build relationships with these young families, God gives us opportunities to share the wonderful truth about Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Due to local…
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Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Relief to Northern Mariana Islands After Powerful Typhoon
The strongest typhoon on record to hit the U.S. commonwealth of Saipan has devastated the island, affecting thousands of families and leaving nearly 800 homes damaged or destroyed. Samaritan’s Purse sent an airlift to Saipan with 30 tons of emergency shelter materials, solar lights, and medical supplies. A portion of these items are being transported…
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After Yutu’s Brutal Punch, Samaritan’s Purse Distributes Relief to Islanders
The Pacific island of Saipan has always been plagued by powerful storms but Typhoon Yutu packed more force than almost anyone expected. “It was like the end of the world for me and my family,” resident Marie Cris said of the late October typhoon. “The walls are concrete but you could feel the walls shake…
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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…
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Volunteers Begin Helping California Homeowners After Devastating Fire
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER IN CALIFORNIA There wasn’t much time to flee Paradise as the Camp Fire roared across Butte County, California. Residents reported harrowing escapes with their shoes heating up under them as they abandoned cars stuck on melting tires. Before it was fully contained, the Camp Fire burned more than 14,000 homes and…
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Samaritan’s Purse Transports Lion and Tiger from Typhoon-Ravaged Saipan to Wildlife Sanctuary
In the aftermath of powerful Typhoon Yutu, Samaritan’s Purse has airlifted more than 80 tons of relief supplies to help more than 6,000 households on the Pacific islands of Saipan and Tinian. Our DC-8 cargo plane has transported emergency shelter tarps, generators, solar lights, and water filtration units to families in desperate need after the…
