Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to Lee County, Florida, on Thursday, Oct. 6, where Hurricane Ian took dead aim last week and pummeled the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 storm. More than 100 people were killed, and at least hundreds of homes were either ripped apart or flooded. One resident described it…
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Mike Lindell entrega almohadas en Florida después del huracán
Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc., encouraged hurricane survivors and relief volunteers in Florida today. He handed out pillows in a very hard-hit community where Samaritan’s Purse is working. He said, “People are asking ‘Is there any hope?’ Samaritan’s Purse is always there when disasters come, and they bring hope—such a wonderful…
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Voluntarios estudiantes universitarios ayudan a viuda en Florida
When Thelma Reynolds, 87, returned to her home after Hurricane Ian ripped through her North Port, Florida, neighborhood, she was shocked by what she discovered—her house was in shambles. “We were on what they call the ‘dirty side’ of the storm, which rotated counterclockwise, and it just sat here for several hours,” she said. “It…
Samaritan’s Purse sigue sirviendo a los sobrevivientes del huracán en Florida
Samaritan’s Purse deployed staff, equipment, and an army of volunteers to heavily damaged areas of southwest Florida immediately after Hurricane Ian slammed ashore as a Category 4 storm in late September. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed by powerful wind, storm surge, and rain. It was among the most powerful storms ever to strike…
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Hombre de Florida rescatado justo a tiempo
As Hurricane Idalia barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief specialists prepositioned two Disaster Relief Units full of supplies in Georgia. The Category 3 hurricane soon made landfall on Wednesday morning, Aug. 30, near Keaton Beach in Florida’s Big Bend region with 125-mph winds and a record storm surge. The team prayed…
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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…
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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,…
Firefighter Receives Camper from Samaritan’s Purse
Howard and Lisa Ray’s mobile home was torn from its fastenings as several inches of water turned into a raging torrent in a matter of minutes, when Hurricane Helene swept through their Yancey County property in late September. Everything went by in a flash. Their home was bobbing through newly-formed rapids, and they surged forward…
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Un nuevo hogar lleno de alabanzas en el condado de Buncombe
Ronnie and Ginny Meadows’ mobile home in western North Carolina, was washed away by Hurricane Helene. It was the only home they had lived in during their married life—49 years and still counting. “We’ve been flooded a hundred times,” Ronnie said, noting that their former home stood on the street where he grew up. “But…
Habitante de la Cordillera Azul se muda a una casa nueva
Joe Sherwood had never experienced a disaster like Hurricane Helene, which ripped up his hometown of Vilas, North Carolina –a small town tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The powerful storm left the home he had built over five decades earlier in ruins. What began as a peaceful morning playing checkers on his iPad…
