Hurricane Ida rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm—leaving Heather and Jason Harper little time to evacuate their family of five from their home in Schriever, Louisiana. They knew they didn’t want to remain in their manufactured home, so they sought shelter in the nearby home of Heather’s mom, bracing themselves as heavy wind and…
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In the Wake of Hurricane Laura, Veterans Become an Answer to Prayer
As Hurricane Laura’s 150 mile-per-hour winds threatened to batter the coastline of Louisiana, Rafe David and his wife Mary were prepared to stay in their Lake Charles home of 25 years. The couple had evacuated for major storms like Rita and Ike over the years only to return home to minor damage. They expected the…
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Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Hard at Work After Hurricane Francine
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers started work over the weekend in south-central Louisiana in communities damaged by Hurricane Francine. The Category 2 storm made landfall on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Sustained 100-mph winds and dangerous storm surge damaged homes, toppled trees, and flooded neighborhoods. Teams are helping clean up trees and debris, tarp damaged roofs, and clean mud…
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Homeowners See God Provide After Hurricane Michael
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR ONE OF OUR HURRICANE RESPONSES “My 6-year-old son kept screaming ‘we’re going to die, we’re going to die,’ but I said, in the Name of Jesus we are not going to die today,” said Stephanie Cribbs as she tearfully remembered how her family survived Hurricane Michael, the strongest storm to…
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Cissie Graham Lynch Encourages Bahamians Recovering After Hurricane Dorian
In the wake of Hurricane Dorian’s devastation, Cissie Graham Lynch and her husband Corey traveled to the Bahamas on Sept. 13 to see the work of Samaritan’s Purse on Grand Bahama and the Abaco Islands. The Lynches met with patients at our Emergency Field Hospital where medical teams have helped alleviate the strain on regional…
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Three Bases Up, Volunteers Working in Louisiana After Hurricane Ida
Deadly Hurricane Ida brutalized southeastern Louisiana Aug. 29-30, knocking out power for more than 1 million people, including the entire city of New Orleans. Fierce winds caused extensive damage while heavy rains and storm surge brought severe flooding. Samaritan’s Purse has rushed to help people in need. Staff members and three Disaster Relief Units—tractor trailers…
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Hurricane Beryl Response
Overview Articles & Podcasts Photos Videos Help Hurricane Devastated Caribbean Islanders Hurricane Relief 013779 $ Give After four early-July DC-8 airlifts to the islands followed by many weeks of work, Samaritan's Purse continues to treat patients and provide water and relief items in multiple locations. We are also giving grants to churches for ministry and…
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Press Release Hurricane Delta Relief 10-12-2020
Samaritan’s Purse Continues to Aid Gulf Coast Families in the Wake of Hurricane Delta International Christian Relief Organization Responds in Four Louisiana Locations BOONE, N.C., OCT. 12, 2020—Weeks after responding to Hurricanes Laura and Sally, Samaritan's Purse continues to aid Gulf Coast families in the wake of Hurricane Delta. The Category 2 storm struck a…
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Samaritan’s Purse Provides Aid to 351,000 Hurricane Maria Victims in Puerto Rico (Press Release)
"Disaster Response Specialists Preparing to Aid Victims of Carr Fire"—Franklin Graham SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Sept. 5, 2018 — In the year since Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse has helped some 351,000 hurricane victims—more than 10% of the island’s population. “Our team has been on the…
