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Press Release: Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8
Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8 BOONE, N.C., Nov. 11, 2025—This Friday, November 14, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse will ceremonially retire its Douglas DC-8 cargo aircraft and dedicate its new Boeing 767 at its Airlift Response Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. This event marks a new era for…
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Newsletter November 2025
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November Jamaica Devastated Dear Friend, Hurricane Melissa hammered Jamaica packing winds of 185 mph. The western side of the island was hit hard, with terrible damage to homes, businesses, hospitals, and schools. Power lines are down, and bridges and roads are blocked. Many families are still suffering after this storm, one of the strongest…
University Students Serve Homeowners After Alabama Tornadoes
Homeowners had only a few minutes to find cover before an EF4 tornado—and a dozen other twisters—touched down the afternoon of March 3, tearing through communities along northeastern Alabama’s rolling hills. Many emerged from the traumatic event to find the storm had ripped apart all of their possessions. Twenty-three people lost their lives. Samaritan’s Purse…
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Newsletter August 2023
Franklin Graham Update | August Franklin Graham Update | August Bringing the Hope of the Gospel to the Frontlines in Ukraine Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse recently had the opportunity to host former Vice President Mike Pence in Ukraine, where he met our teams and evangelical church partners as they attend to emergency needs and bring the hope of the Gospel to a country…
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Newsletter June 2023
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June New Homes for Storm Survivors BRINGING HOPE IN MISSISSIPPI: It was encouraging to meet tornado survivors like Jerome and Arletha Woods and hear how the Lord delivered them from the tornado. Dear Friend, It can take years for a town to recover from a tornado. But many of the survivors of the recent storms can't…
Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins Volunteers in Arkansas
Vice President Mike Pence joined Samaritan’s Purse volunteers on June 14 to help serve homeowners in Benton County, Arkansas, where deadly storms damaged numerous neighborhoods and businesses. Vice President Pence met with homeowners who described harrowing experiences as they sheltered from the powerful twisters that ripped through the Rogers area on May 25. Samaritan’s Purse…
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Mayfield Subdivision Dedication Photos
Mayfield Subdivision Dedication 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. Mayfield, Kentucky The name of the 60-home subdivision "New Hope Acres" reminds families how God has provided for…
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Newsletter November 2023
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November OUR BROKEN WORLD NEEDSTHE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL Dear Friend, The whole world has been horrified by the recent terrorist massacre in Israel. At Samaritan's Purse, we always stand with Israel, and we have a team on the ground right now working through local churches to help those who are suffering and grieving. The…
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COVID-19 Response
Give × Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine - 013759 $ Give ⋮ Menu × Articles & Podcasts Videos Photos Back to the Top Facebook Twitter email Responding to Coronavirus Facebook Twitter email Samaritan’s Purse has served in Jesus’ Name to bring physical and spiritual relief to people suffering during this pandemic, which has has killed more than 2 million…
50 Years of Ministry
Ministry on the Korean Peninsula
Long before the Korean Peninsula was partitioned, Franklin Graham’s mother, Ruth Bell Graham, attended high school in Pyongyang. Her parents served in China in full-time ministry, and Pyongyang was known as a hub of missionary work. Franklin’s father, Dr. Billy Graham, first visited North Korea in 1950 and ever since, God has continued to open…
