Our Ministry
Newsletter June 2025
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June Gospel Hope for the World Dear Friend, Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of convening the European Congress on Evangelism with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Berlin, Germany. We brought over 1,000 church and ministry leaders from 55 countries and territories across Europe to focus on proclamation evangelism. Our…
Our Ministry
Flying Into a New Era for Samaritan’s Purse Aviation
On Nov. 14, staff members and friends of the ministry joined our Mission Aviation Services team to bid farewell and to celebrate all that God has done through our DC-8 cargo aircraft. In addition, our 767 plane was dedicated to God’s glory as it joined our fleet during an event that was held at our…
Media
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Hurricane Otis
SAMARITAN’S PURSE PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO AFTER HURRICANE OTIS Third Cargo Plane Departed Greensboro, North Carolina Today; Airlifting Additional Relief Supplies to Mexico BOONE, N.C., Nov. 9, 2023—Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, responded to Hurricane Otis after the deadly storm destroyed homes, businesses, and livelihoods. The Category…
Our Ministry
A Growing Fleet for Our Global Mission
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham and key staff members gathered with special guests on Sept. 26 to prayerfully dedicate our new Greensboro Airlift Response Center in North Carolina. The 64,000-square-foot facility will house our newly commissioned Boeing 757 freighter and our Douglas DC-8 combi jet, a long-range workhorse that’s flown more than 185 missions to…
Media
Tennessee Tornado Response Press Kit
← Media Resources Photos B-roll Press Releases Approved Quotes Fact Sheets Media Contact Kaitlyn Lahm (828) 406-0365 klahm@samaritan.org Tennessee Tornado Response Press Kit When deadly tornados hit Nashville, Tennessee on March 3, Samaritan’s Purse responded immediately—deploying three Disaster Relief Units to the areas hardest hit by the storm. Thousands of volunteers are serving with Samaritan’s Purse…
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Newsletter July 2025
Franklin Graham Update | July Franklin Graham Update | July Tragedy in Texas Guadalupe River Flooding Takes Deadly Toll Dear Friend, During a holiday weekend that was supposed to be filled with celebration, Texas families were hit with unimaginable loss. Flash floods along the Guadalupe River overwhelmed parts of the Hill Country early on Friday, July 4, sweeping away vehicles, camp cabins, and homes.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Hawaii Resident Praises God for New Home from Samaritan’s Purse
Eighty-five-year-old Eliza Nagaoka, known affectionately as Aunty Keala, smiled and hugged Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham as she walked into her brand-new home in Lahaina, Hawaii, given to her by Samaritan’s Purse. “It’s a beautiful, beautiful home,” she said. “I give God the glory.” In August 2023, the deadly wildfire that engulfed Maui destroyed her…
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Beacons of Gospel Hope
Beacons of Gospel Hope Previous Chapter Table of Contents Close Table of Contents × Table of Contents Rebuilt Churches Shine More Than a Building Hope for the World Beacons of Gospel Hope Next Chapter From the green forests of Yei in the far south to the arid cattle-filled plains of Wau in the west; from…
50 Years of Ministry
Celebrating Hope After Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was unlike any storm we had faced. Days of rooftop and water rescues were covered on local and national news, followed by death tolls, reports of violence and looting, and the horrors as large parts of New Orleans were forced to live for days in a football stadium without power, water, or police…
Operation Christmas Child
Delivering Good News, Great Joy in Peru
Lima, Peru—a city 10 million people call home—is a vibrant place of ministry for Operation Christmas Child. Decades of Samaritan’s Purse outreach events in this South American country have already enabled 5 million children to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ—and the work continues. The Peru National Leadership Team, made up of six experienced, passionate…
