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Volunteers Begin Cleanup After South Texas Flooding
Hidalgo County, Texas, located near the state’s southern tip, typically receives 21 inches of rain per year. On June 20, about 15 inches of rain fell, most of that in a couple of hours—flooding thousands of homes with foul-smelling muddy gunk. Samaritan’s Purse responded quickly. We sent staff and equipment, and volunteer teams are now…
Hundreds of Children in the Bahamas Receive Shoebox Gifts at Christmastime
Hundreds of boys and girls received gifts and learned about the hope of the Gospel during a series of Operation Christmas Child shoebox distributions on the island of Grand Bahama, Dec. 27-28. The celebration was a welcome time of joy for the children as the island continues to recover from Hurricane Dorian. Local church partners…
God Is Using a Small Texas Church to Bless Many Thousands of Children
Update (Nov. 4, 2021): Since this article was originally published, Grace Baptist Church of Wild Peach, Texas, has continued to exceed its shoebox-packing goals. In 2020, despite the global outbreak of COVID-19, the church packed 12,617 shoeboxes—117 over their goal. They also saw God’s provision regarding their $9 donation per shoebox gift that year. “We…
U.S. Disaster Relief Responses: Contact Information for Homeowners
Samaritan’s Purse has bases in the southeast, midwest, and on the west coast where we are serving homeowners in need in the wake of recent storms and fires. Please contact us and our church partners at the numbers listed below if you’re in need. West Coast Fires Santa Cruz, California Felton Bible Church 5999 Graham…
Emergency Field Hospital Deploys for the First Time
Samaritan’s Purse first deployed its Emergency Field Hospital in April 2016 after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated Ecuador, killing more than 600 people and injuring more than 6,000 others. It was the deadliest earthquake to strike the nation since 1987. We airlifted the mobile hospital to Ecuador on the inaugural flight of our DC-8 cargo plane.…
What DART Means to Me
APPLY NOW FOR THE DISASTER ASSISTANCE RESPONSE TEAM Four years ago, when Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean, my wife and I were living on the island of Antigua. It was at this time when I first learned about the Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART). We were amazed at the talent, speed, and godliness…
Shoebox Recipient Gives the Gift of Service to Louisiana Homeowners
Karina knows what it’s like to receive an unexpected gift from strangers. One year around Christmastime, a pre-teen Karina and her seven siblings were surprised to see stacks of colorful shoeboxes ready to be distributed to children at their church. Her large family was used to sharing what possessions they had and celebrating Christmas without…