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Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Response Teams to Alabama After Deadly Tornadoes (Press Release)
BOONE, N.C., March 4, 2019—Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, has deployed staff, volunteers and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and supplies to tornado-ravaged Alabama. The powerful storm spawned multiple twisters, killing at least 23 people and leveling entire neighborhoods. It is one of the deadliest storms to strike Alabama in years. The North…
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Press Release Camp Fire 12-10-18
Flames Finally Clear; Samaritan’s Purse Helping California Wildfire Victims Chico, Calif., Dec. 10, 2018 Teams of Volunteers Recover Precious Belongings, Providing Closure After Camp Fire As the Camp Fire raged last month, North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse deployed staff and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools relief supplies to Chico, and immediately began coordinating with local officials,…
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Press Release Camp Fire 11-15-18
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Camp Fire in Northern California Chico, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018 NC-Based Organization Standing By with Tools, Relief Supplies in Butte County Samaritan's Purse is on the ground in Northern California preparing to aid families impacted by the Camp Fire. Already the most deadly and destructive wildfire in state history, it continues…
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Fact Sheet: Samaritan’s Purse
Samaritan's Purse Facts President & CEO William “Franklin” Graham III, son of the late Billy Graham Founded 1970, by Bob Pierce Purpose Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, natural disasters, disease, famine, poverty, and persecution in more than 100 countries, with the purpose of sharing…
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Western Kentucky Rebuild photos
Western Kentucky Rebuild 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 Since the devastating tornado of 2021, Samaritan's Purse staff and volunteers have been hard at work…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Airlifting Trauma Supplies to Israel
Update Jan. 29: Trauma kits have been distributed to partners in areas farther from medical services. Franklin Graham was in Israel and dedicated the new ambulances on Jan. 23 to God and in honor of fallen Israeli medics. Update Jan. 15: Our 757 landed safely. The trauma kits have been unloaded and warmly received by…
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Press Release Central U.S. Tornado Response 05-24-19
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Staff and Two Disaster Relief Units to Central U.S. Following Deadly Tornados, Flooding BOONE, N.C., May. 24, 2019 Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground in the Southern plains after the area was hit by dozens of devastating tornadoes and massive flooding. In the immediate aftermath of the storms, the organization sent staff…
Christian Leaders Call for Special Day of Prayer for the President: June 2
A special message from Franklin Graham: Along with 250+ Christian leaders, I am asking followers of Christ across our nation to set aside next Sunday, June 2, as a special day of prayer for the President, Donald J. Trump. President Trump’s enemies continue to try everything to destroy him, his family, and the presidency. In…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter August 2024
Franklin Graham Update | August Franklin Graham Update | August A Lighthouse for the Gospel on an Island in the Bering Sea Dear Friend, Nunivak Island is the second largest island in the Bering Sea, about 30 miles off the Alaskan mainland. It is a remote, tundra-covered volcanic rock, home to thousands of reindeer, over 500 musk ox, and less than 200 Cup'ig people. Mekoryuk,…
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Press Release Hurricane Dorian Bahamas Response 09-05-19
Samaritan's Purse Ramps Up Bahamas Response: Sending Emergency Field Hospital, Personnel & More Relief Supplies BOONE, N.C., Sept. 5, 2019 Franklin Graham Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to Provide Life-saving Care to Hurricane Dorian Victims Samaritan's Purse is on the ground in the Bahamas bringing critical relief to families who are suffering. More than 30 tons…
