Join Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham and hear from medical and spiritual leaders at this unique conference designed to inspire and encourage Christian healthcare professionals. Special guests Vice President Mike Pence, Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Mike Chupp of Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Dr. Russ White from Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, and pastor Skip Heitzig…
New Hearts, New Purpose in Mongolia
At first glance, Erdembayar seems like an ordinary 12-year-old boy. He enjoys participating in physical education class at school with his friends as well as riding horses and cooking Korean food, fried rice, and cakes. But up until three years ago, he didn’t have energy for any of these things. For years previously, Erdembayar had…
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Haiti Earthquake Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Approved Quotes Photos B-roll Haiti Earthquake Response Samaritan’s Purse is responding in the wake of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that overwhelmed southern Haiti. The international Christian relief organization deployed an Emergency Field Hospital equipped to provide critical care to trauma patients—complete with a laboratory, pharmacy, and an operating…
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Bridging the Gap in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene damaged the bridge that Tina Palmer used every day to get to her Deep Gap, North Carolina, home on the other side of a creek. Since the September 2024 storm, she has been afraid to even walk over the faltering structure, much less drive across it. Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief recently came…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Supplies to Hawaii
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Supplies to Hawaii International Christian Relief Organization Sends Tools, Equipment, and Other Items to Help Families Devastated by Wildfires BOONE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse airlifted 17 tons of emergency relief equipment, tools, and several volunteers to Hawaii on its DC-8 cargo plane in the wake of the deadly wildfires that…
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Homeowners Share Stories of Horror; Volunteers Hard at Work After Tornadoes
Where residents of Mayfield, Kentucky, lined downtown streets to watch a Christmas parade just days earlier, the sidewalks are now strewn with the debris of a flattened city. More than 70 people died in Kentucky alone last weekend as tornadoes ripped through the community in the nighttime hours of Dec. 10. At least 88 people…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Rushes Help in the Wake of Deadly Tornados 12-11-21
Samaritan’s Purse Rushes Help in the Wake of Deadly Tornados Boone, N.C., Dec. 11, 2021—This morning, Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response teams to Mayfield, Kentucky and Monette, Arkansas in response to the deadly tornadoes that spawned overnight. The storm system created widespread devastation across six states. Search and rescue efforts are still underway with the…
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Vice President Mike Pence Encourages Volunteers and Homeowners in Mayfield
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse as part of our tornado relief response in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 18. “When we saw this [tornado event], it broke our hearts,” he said. “We knew immediately that Samaritan’s Purse would be there.” Both Pences worked hard alongside Edward Graham, Franklin Graham’s…
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Gaza Relief Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Gaza Relief Press Kit Since July 26, Samaritan’s Purse has sent multiple relief flights to help suffering families in Gaza—using both their 757 and DC-8 cargo planes—to deliver hundreds of thousands of pounds of ready-to-use supplemental food (RUSF). These nutrient-rich, peanut-based pouches, provided by MANA Nutrition in…
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Rushing Help to Families Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes in Mississippi
Samaritan's Purse Rushing Help to Families Impacted by Deadly Tornadoes in Mississippi BOONE, N.C., Mar. 24, 2023—Today, Samaritan's Purse has deployed staff and the first of two Disaster Relief Units—tractor-trailers stocked with tools and equipment—to Mississippi in the wake of deadly tornadoes that struck overnight. The catastrophic storms resulted in mass power outages for tens of thousands of…
