When Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on September 28, it battered the Gulf Coast town of Fort Myers with 155-mph winds, catastrophic rainfall, and an epic surge of water. Vivian chose to ride out the storm with her 16-year-old daughter believing that, no matter how horrific the hurricane was,…
Media
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families After Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S.
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families After Deadly Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S. BOONE, N.C., May 18, 2025—Samaritan’s Purse has deployed disaster response teams to Laurel County, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri, after a powerful storm system unleashed deadly tornadoes across the central United States Friday night. The storms carved a path of destruction—flattening homes, damaging…
Operation Christmas Child
Celebrating 200 Million Blessings
Elizabeth Groff is on a special journey to help pack the 200 millionth Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift since the Samaritan’s Purse project began in 1993. Elizabeth, who received a shoebox gift years ago as a lonely child in an orphanage in Ukraine, is currently traveling to different U.S. drop-off locations and processing centers with…
Our Ministry
Seeing God at Work in 2022
Seeing God at Work in 2022 Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2022! We ministered to desperate people around the world to bring relief from violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, poverty, and many other difficulties. From Ukraine and Namibia to Puerto Rico and across the United States,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Franklin Graham Calls for Prayer for Venezuela
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham held a special call-in prayer conference today to put a spotlight on the crisis in Venezuela. About 3 million Venezuelans have fled the desperate situation in recent years and millions more remain in the country facing dire shortages of food and medicine. Samaritan’s Purse is actively helping to meet the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Edward Graham Interviewed on Fox News About Hurricane Dorian Response
Watch as Edward Graham, son of Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham, discusses the Samaritan’s Purse response to Hurricane Dorian, including wounded veterans ready to serve through Team Patriot. Team Patriot is a Samaritan’s Purse program that provides disaster relief and rebuild volunteer opportunities to the wounded veterans and their spouses who are part of our…
Franklin Graham’s July 2023 Digital Update
Franklin Graham’s July 2023 Digital Update Franklin Graham provides an update on the work of God in Alaska through Operation Heal Our Patriots. Also read about Samaritan’s Purse relief efforts in flooded parts of Ukraine. July 2023 update
50 Years of Ministry
Passing the Torch of the Good Samaritan; Franklin Graham Elected President
Bob Pierce died Sept. 6, 1978, at age 64. In October 1979, the board of Samaritan’s Purse elected 27-year-old Franklin Graham to take over as president and chairman of the board. As leukemia took its toll on Bob Pierce, Franklin Graham asked him for his vision for the future of Samaritan’s Purse. “Let’s start with…
Our Ministry
Franklin Graham’s Message for the National Day of Prayer
From Franklin Graham: On this National Day of Prayer, our country is in a real mess. The greatest need our nation has is for changed hearts. Join me in praying for this country, our leaders—and for hearts to be changed. Take a minute to watch and share this with others. If you would like to…
Our Ministry
Franklin Graham’s Message for Memorial Day
This weekend our country honors the men and women who bravely served our nation and paid the ultimate price, shedding their blood and giving their lives for our freedom… Watch the video message above from Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
