The small fishing village of Sweetings Cay on the eastern end of Grand Bahama island was told to evacuate quickly as Hurricane Dorian tore a path toward them in early September 2019. Dorian had grown into a violent Category 5 storm. The hurricane ripped buildings from their foundations and swept people and belongings out to…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Edward Graham anima a los pacientes del hospital móvil de Samaritan's Purse en Jamaica
COO Edward Graham traveled to Jamaica to observe the work of Samaritan’s Purse in response to the destruction left behind by Hurricane Melissa. We are distributing shelter tarp, Bibles, solar lights, and household water filters, among other items. We are also providing mobile medical care in remote mountainous areas and have set up our Emergency…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Voluntarios sirven a una familia de Carolina que llora pérdidas terribles
Nothing remained where her sister’s home once stood. No furniture, clothes, or kitchen dishes. Anna Wiebe and her husband, Ryan, stood in silence as they stared at the expanse of water that now consumed the family’s property. Neither knew what to say. “I was numb and in disbelief. I couldn’t believe that this was happening,”…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter October 2024
Franklin Graham Update | October Franklin Graham Update | October Helping Helene Victims, Ready to Respond in Florida Dear Friend, Hurricane Helene will go down in history as one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the United States mainland. Two weeks later, Hurricane Milton reached Category 5. As I write this, Milton is threatening the West Coast of Florida—already battered by Helene—and…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Los propietarios de Luisiana experimentan el amor de Dios después de Francine
All afternoon, Rebecca Clement sat outside watching Samaritan’s Purse volunteers work on her roof. She pulled out her phone to take pictures as they tarped over new damage and some older holes, too. This included punctures from three years ago when a tree branch slammed onto her roof during Hurricane Ida. A friend had patched…
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Edward Graham Photos
Edward Graham These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Jamaica 2025 Children in Jamaica spend time with Samaritan’s Purse COO while he visits with their families and hears…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Proveyendo de agua potable para Puerto Rico
Samaritan’s Purse has established four community water filtration systems in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona, meeting the urgent needs of thousands in Naranjito, Maunabo, Guanica, and Yauco. As much as 20 percent of the island remains without regular water access. [Check out the video at top.] Our Disaster Assistance Response Team has also partnered with…
It’s Good to Be Back Home Again
Ever since Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas in 2017, Francisca Castañeda has wondered where to call home. The house she’d lived in for 12 years in La Grange, west of Houston, was condemned shortly after the storm, which dumped more than 60 inches of rain on some areas of the Lone Star State. “There was…
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Team Patriot
Samaritan's Purse Team Patriot Sign Up Join this Samaritan's Purse initiative to deploy alongside other Operation Heal Our Patriots couples to the front lines of disasters! In the aftermath of natural disasters, communities often look and feel like war zones. Survivors have been in a battle for their lives as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and other catastrophic…
50 AÑOS DE MINISTERIO
Samaritan's Purse responde a devastación de las Bahamas por huracán Dorian de categoría 5
Whenever and wherever disaster strikes, Samaritan’s Purse is prepared to respond quickly to meet critical needs in Jesus’ Name. After Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas in September 2019 as a Category 5, Samaritan’s Purse airlifted 360 metric tons of critical relief supplies on our DC-8 cargo jet, making 18 round trips. We also airlifted…
