Pastor Vazgen of Abovyan City Church, which is located just outside of the capital city of Armenia, believes that God uniquely prepared and positioned his congregation to love and support families who fled the war. The summer before the war flared up again in Nagorno-Karabakh—a long-disputed piece of land—Pastor Vazgen’s congregation sent a team of…
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Pastor’s Prayers Answered as Church Helps Thousands Fleeing War
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International Projects 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. Colombia Samaritan's Purse is providing baby kits packed with prenatal vitamins, nutritional supplements, newborn clothes, diapers, and wipes to…
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2024 Mid-Year Report
Thank You Israel Response U.S. Disaster Relief World Medical Mission Operation Christmas Child & The Greatest Journey 2024 Mid-Year Report Thank You Through the first half of 2024, Samaritan’s Purse remained steadfast in our mission to relieve suffering and share the hope of Jesus Christ. Our teams continue serving in the difficult areas of the…
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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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Volunteers Help Hard-Hit Military Families in North Carolina
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES When Jeremy and Kristy Kulberg saw on social media that people in their flooded New Bern, North Carolina, neighborhood were being rescued from rooftops, their hearts sank. That could only mean that their own house was under at least five feet of water. Jeremy and Kristy had…
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Press Release Ebola 1-9-19
Samaritan’s Purse Doctors, Nurses Train this Week in North Carolina to Fight Ebola BOONE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2019 THURSDAY–FRIDAY: Disaster Response Specialists Participate in North Wilkesboro Training in Preparation for Ebola Deployment Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virus ravaging…
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Press Release Central U.S. Tornado Response 05-24-19
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Staff and Two Disaster Relief Units to Central U.S. Following Deadly Tornados, Flooding BOONE, N.C., May. 24, 2019 Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground in the Southern plains after the area was hit by dozens of devastating tornadoes and massive flooding. In the immediate aftermath of the storms, the organization sent staff…
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Press Release Hurricane Dorian Response 09-02-19
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Critical Relief to Hurricane-Battered Bahamas BOONE, N.C., Sept. 2, 2019 Samaritan's Purse is airlifting its DC-8 cargo plane stocked with critical supplies to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the island—leaving thousands of people without basic necessities. The first plane load includes emergency shelter material, household water filters and two community water…
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Press Release Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Response 09-05-19
Samaritan's Purse Ramps Up Bahamas Response: Sending Emergency Field Hospital, Personnel & More Relief Supplies BOONE, N.C., Sept. 5, 2019 Franklin Graham Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to Provide Life-saving Care to Hurricane Dorian Victims Samaritan's Purse is on the ground in the Bahamas bringing critical relief to families who are suffering. More than 30 tons…
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Press Release Texas Flood 09-23-19
U.S. Disaster Relief Teams On the Way: Samaritan's Purse to Aid Texas Flood Victims BOONE, N.C., Sept., 23, 2019 Disaster Response Specialists and Teams of Volunteers Bringing Relief to Tropical Storm Imelda Survivors Samaritan's Purse is responding in southeast Texas after Tropical Storm Imelda caused deadly flooding, displacing hundreds of families. Disaster response specialists and…
