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Helping the Hurricane-Ravaged Florida Coast

Diane Pangburn had lived under a roof of blue tarp and damaged shingles since Hurricane Ian tore across her Florida community in 2022. When Hurricane Milton roared ashore in early October, it shredded that covering and torrential rain was channeled into her home. Milton, following so closely after Hurricane Helene, left many areas underwater. Bewildered…

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Health & Medical Ministries

Celebrating the Life of Dr. Jim Foulkes

When Jim Foulkes was growing up in Lima, Ohio, his mom told him, “If God calls you to be a missionary, don’t stoop to become the president.” Indeed, Dr. Foulkes answered God’s higher call, devoting his career to ministry in Africa, serving for decades with World Medical Mission, and witnessing one revival after another. After…

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Discipleship, Education & Training

Motorcyclists Ride to Support Combat-Wounded Veterans and Their Spouses

More than 200 motorcyclists gathered on Saturday, May 21, for the 11th annual High Country Warrior Ride to raise funds for Operation Heal Our Patriots, the Samaritan’s Purse project aimed at strengthening the marriages of veterans wounded in post-9/11 combat operations. Starting at our International Headquarters in Boone, North Carolina, 151 motorcycles traveled together some…

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Discipleship, Education & Training

Military Couples Honor the Fallen as 11th Summer Season Begins at Samaritan Lodge Alaska

Nine military couples from across the country arrived at Samaritan Lodge on Sunday to be greeted by flag-waving staff, volunteers, and town residents under clear blue skies. It was a picture-perfect start to the 17-week summer season. This marks the start of the ministry’s 11th year of seeing wounded veterans and their spouses grow in…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Responding to Hawaii’s Wildfires

UPDATE (Aug. 15): Please see our latest story on the Maui wildfires, go to “Airlifting Relief Supplies.” UPDATE (Aug. 14): Sadly, the death toll continues to rise, reaching more than 95. The Maui fire is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. Please pray for Samaritan’s Purse as we assess needs and prepare…

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Our Ministry

Meeting Needs and Sowing Gospel Seeds in South Sudan

Meeting Needs and Sowing Gospel Seeds in South Sudan Provide Medical Care Helping Food and Water Help Improve Livelihoods Care for Victims of Trauma Provide Literacy Training Provide Leadership Training Helping  in Jesus' Name Samaritan’s Purse is helping people recently displaced by violence, and many others, as we meet urgent needs across the country. There would be no breakfast…

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Operation Christmas Child

Quality Matters

Quality items in Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts can be the gifts that keep on giving, as children grow up with lasting treasures that sometimes mean even more to them over time. Here are some examples of quality items and reasons they’re important to include: Quality items can become life-long keepsakes. Some shoebox items are…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Kentucky After Disastrous Flooding

Heavy rains last week caused devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky, destroying hundreds of homes and claiming at least 37 lives—with the death toll expected to rise. Thousands of residents are displaced. Almost a foot of rain quickly deluged a multi-county region on July 28, creating a terrifying situation as rivers overflowed their banks and swept…

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Mississippi Survivors Prayed Their Way Through the Storm

At nightfall on Friday, March 24, deadly tornadoes in Mississippi left a trail of widespread damage—trapping families in the rubble of their homes, ripping off roofs, and taking the lives of 26 people. An EF-4 tornado left Rolling Fork, home to Josephine Turner and her family, completely unrecognizable. Josephine, 86, woke up Friday night to…

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Franklin Graham

Newsletter September

Franklin Graham Update | September Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Preparing War-Weary Ukrainiansfor a Harsh Winter Dear Friend, Winter comes early in Eastern Europe, and it looks like it will be a harsh one for the people of Ukraine. After six months of war, millions are living in badly damaged houses without power or running water as they…

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