Edward Graham visited southwest Florida Tuesday where Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working in flooded and wind-damaged communities ripped apart last week by Hurricane Ian. The powerful and deadly Category 4 storm claimed more than 100 lives and damaged thousands of structures, including hundreds of homes, on its destructive path traveling up the coast and across…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Extends Hope to Middle Tennessee Families This Christmas
A heartbreaking scene unfolded on Dec. 9 when twisters wreaked havoc in Middle Tennessee communities and claimed the lives of six people, including two young children. Scattered among the pieces of splintered homes were colorful Christmas decorations, which stood in stark contrast to the joy that the Christmas season usually brings. “It’s one of the…
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Myanmar Earthquake Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Myanmar Earthquake Response Samaritan’s Purse is responding to the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, 2025. This earthquake caused massive damage to infrastructure, killed more than 3,000 people, and injured countless more. In response, Samaritan’s Purse has deployed a Disaster Assistance…
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Operation Heal Our Patriots 2024 Reunion
Schedule Travel & Housing Speakers FAQ Code of Conduct Sessions ★ February 23–25 ★ Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention CenterAurora, Colorado Register Now JOIN US IN COLORADO! The Operation Heal Our Patriots 2024 Reunion is coming to Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 23-25, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. Join your Operation Heal Our…
Discipleship, Education & Training
‘We’re Treating the Whole Person’
Lying in his bed at Tenwek Hospital in Kenya, a man named Geoffrey reflected on his wayward life as he recuperated from an illness. He had been struggling with drinking and wondered if there was hope for change and a brighter future. He had heard about Jesus Christ and His promise of new life for…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ministry Continues in Wake of South Texas Flooding
When a ferocious thunderstorm jolted Stacy Francois awake at 5 a.m., she cleared the cob webs from her mind and started checking around her house in Weslaco, Texas. She grew anxious when she noticed water coming under the front door. The scene brought back frightening memories of floodwaters seeping into the same home three years…
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After Deadly Flooding in Japan, Response Team Helps Churches Mobilize Volunteers
Samaritan’s Purse has a disaster assistance response team (DART) in western Japan responding to the deadly floods. We are coming alongside local churches to help them as they assist hurting homeowners. Several of our staff have long-term experience in Japan, working with Samaritan’s Purse since the Asian nation was devastated by a terrible earthquake and…
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Samaritan’s Purse Disaster Response Teams on the Way to Help Victims of Central Iowa Tornadoes (Press Release)
BOONE, N.C., July 21, 2018—In response to Thursday’s destructive tornadoes in central Iowa, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse has deployed disaster response specialists and a tractor–trailer full of relief supplies to Marshalltown, Bondurant and Pella—cities hardest hit by the storms. Teams are currently assessing how to best meet the physical and spiritual needs of…
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Easter From the Ashes
Plan to watch Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, in the new program, “Easter from the Ashes,” on Sunday, April 20. From the site of the tragic wildfires in Los Angeles, he will bring a message from God’s Word about how we can have hope in Jesus…
Crisis & Disaster Response
“I Say Thank God for Volunteers”
UPDATE (Aug. 2): Our work has now been completed in Marshalltown, Iowa. More than 330 individual volunteers served 108 homeowners. We praise God that 19 people trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior. We are grateful to Marshalltown Evangelical Free Church for their support as our base of operations. For both weather forecasters and residents,…
