As islanders awoke Wednesday morning to limited electricity and no running water a week after Typhoon Sinlaku struck, Samaritan’s Purse aircraft touched down again on Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. The plane carried tons of additional supplies and resources to help the grieving paradise recover. Our 767 brought more relief items—such as durable tarps, solar lights, generators, and more—to further support our multifaceted response in the remote U.S. territory in the … [Read more...]
Samaritan’s Purse Photo Blogs
More Relief Arrives in Saipan as Typhoon Response Grows
Two airlifts of relief supplies have landed in Saipan as Samaritan’s Purse teams work across typhoon-wrecked islands to distribute shelter materials, pump clean water, and treat the hurting.
April 22, 2026
2025 Year in Photos
We celebrate what God accomplished through Samaritan's Purse in 2025.
January 6, 2026
Franklin Graham’s December Update
Read and watch more about our work in Jamaica, including Operation Christmas Child. Find out about rebuilds in Kentucky and North Carolina as well.
December 16, 2025
Franklin Graham Dedicates New Homes in Flood-Ravaged Kentucky
Samaritan’s Purse president and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft were in Knott County, Kentucky, on Friday to dedicate 18 new homes to families for the glory of God.
December 5, 2025
Family, friends, and local community representatives stood on a blanket of snow in the mountains of eastern Kentucky on Friday, Dec. 5, to dedicate 18 new homes built by Samaritan’s Purse in Jesus’ Name. “This is a great day—a day we have been praying for,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, to the crowd of families before they received the keys to their new homes. “Today, we want to give God the glory because all this comes from God. We thank God for all of you, and we … [Read more...]
Faith Through the Storm in Jamaica
Patients in Jamaica praise God as Samaritan’s Purse provides critical care at our Emergency Field Hospital after Hurricane Melissa.
November 7, 2025
As Samaritan’s Purse continues to respond, working alongside local churches to meet the needs of suffering people, our medical and surgical teams at our Emergency Field Hospital began treating patients Nov. 5. It’s been a race against time to help people living in communities cut off by the storm. Like most buildings in the community, the local hospital in Black River is now in pieces, leaving people in desperate need of medical care. In the first two days alone, our medical teams … [Read more...]
Flying Over Africa for Christ
Samaritan’s Purse Mission Aviation Services delivers critical relief to the continent along with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
April 3, 2025
Samaritan’s Purse pilots and aircraft are bringing aid to underserved communities across Africa. They are vital in supporting our ongoing work in Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Liberia, among other locations. Whether they are dropping bags of much needed food, transporting patients from rural areas to our cleft lip and palate clinics, or performing any number of other relief tasks, the team undertakes every mission with the intent to further the Kingdom of God. “What we do in aviation … [Read more...]
State-of-the-Heart Care in Africa
In his April newsletter, Franklin Graham shares about his trip to the new cardiothoracic center at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya.
April 2, 2025
Healthy Deliveries Bring Joy to Displaced Moms in Sudan
Samaritan's Purse is operating our Emergency Field Hospital in Gedaref to serve women and children in need. Check out story, video, and podcast for International Women's Day, March 8.
March 6, 2025
Franklin Graham’s November Update
The Samaritan's Purse president shares about our Hurricane Helene response.
November 4, 2024
Milestone for Mekoryuk
A new church is rising on Nunivak Island, Alaska. Meet some of the Christian elders in the village of Mekoryuk.
September 9, 2024
It’s never been an easy feat to construct a large building on Nunivak Island, Alaska. It still isn’t. That’s why this year’s work on the new Mekoryuk Covenant Church—which will be completed by Samaritan’s Purse volunteers over four months—is such a milestone for the Native Alaskan community. Before planes, the Bering Sea’s shallow and shifting currents surrounding the island proved daunting to larger oceangoing vessels. Nunivak’s first trading post was established quite late in its … [Read more...]
