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Samaritan’s Purse Delivers First Mobile Homes to Mississippi Tornado Survivors
Samaritan's Purse Delivers First Mobile Homes to Mississippi Tornado Survivors Franklin Graham is coming to Amory to dedicate upgraded mobile homes that are being given to hard-hit families BOONE, N.C., May 16, 2023—Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, is offering a mobile home replacement program for Mississippi families who lost everything in the March 24 tornado.…
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Israel Response Photos
Israel Response 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. Israel, 2023 Franklin Graham meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Download Israel, 2023 Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds in Israel
Released by Magen David Adom. Samaritan's Purse sponsors 21 ambulances, seven of them armored, for Magen David Adom, Israel's medical emergency system The vehicles will replace MDA ambulances destroyed by Hamas and put additional lifesaving vehicles into service Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel (November 15, 2023)—Standing Tuesday amid the ruined homes of Kibbutz Be’eri, where 100 residents…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Field Hospital Opens in Southern California
Updated Jan. 16: Our Emergency Field Hospital has opened in Lancaster and our medical team is treating patients. We expect a steady influx of patients to arrive over the next several days. — Jan. 13: Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to Los Angeles County to see final preparations before our Emergency Field Hospital opens.…
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Samaritan’s Purse Completes Work at Lenoir Field Hospital
Top healthcare executives from the region joined the Samaritan’s Purse team on Feb. 3 to honor the work accomplished during the deployment of our Emergency Field Hospital in Lenoir, North Carolina. Since Jan. 7, we operated a mobile respiratory care unit to assist six regional healthcare systems from a central location at Caldwell UNC Health…
Our Ministry
Today! Please Pray for the People of Afghanistan
Thousands of people, including up to 15,000 Americans, are desperately trying to escape from Afghanistan after the country’s fall to the Taliban. With the Taliban blocking access to the airport and all exit routes, this is a life-or-death situation for Christians and other religious minorities, and all those who worked with or for America over…
Construction Projects
First Home Dedicated as Samaritan’s Purse Rebuilds in Mayfield
Nine months ago, on the evening of Dec. 10, 2021, Tom Woodward sat in his single-wide mobile home, listening to the news about an EF4 Tornado that had set its target on Mayfield, Kentucky. “My son called me and said ‘Are you gonna stay and ride it out or are you gonna come over here…
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Press Release Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse Dedicate 14 Ambulances to Fallen Medics in Israel Today
Franklin Graham and Samaritan's Purse Dedicated 14 Ambulances to Fallen Medics in Israel Today International Christian Relief Organization Providing Life-Saving Medical Support, Trauma Supplies, and Food Relief to War-torn Israel Boone, N.C. Jan. 23, 2024—Today, Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse, dedicated 14 new ambulances in Israel, which are being provided to Magen David Adom…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham Reflects on 25 Years of Sharing God’s Love Through Shoebox Gifts Delivered to the Ends of the Earth
Since 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has partnered with local churches around the world to deliver 157 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to children in need in 160 countries. Each one—packed full of fun toys, school supplies, and hygiene items by a family or individual—is sent with prayer that the child who receives it will experience…
Edward Graham Dedicates New Homes in Mississippi
Edward Graham, chief operating officer at Samaritan’s Purse, visited Rolling Fork, Mississippi, August 3 to celebrate new homes provided by Samaritan’s Purse for families whose homes were destroyed in the storms. “This isn’t just a gift from Samaritan’s Purse. It’s from the church, the body of Christ,” Edward told homeowner Elijah Washington. “We go to…
