The Nanjing Union Theological Seminary was abuzz with a sense of history. Twenty years after Billy Graham had preached there, heralding the emergence of the Chinese church from the atheistic Cultural Revolution, Franklin Graham was in the pulpit, calling a new generation of Christian leaders to reach the world’s largest nation with the Gospel of…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter May 2023
Franklin Graham Update | May Franklin Graham Update | May Helping Amid the Storms Dear Friend, Entire towns disappeared and dozens of lives were lost when ferocious tornadoes tore across the Southeast and Midwest in the first two weeks of spring. My wife, Jane Austin, and I went to Mississippi to pray with survivors, to meet with local leaders, and to see how Samaritan's Purse…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter June 2023
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June New Homes for Storm Survivors BRINGING HOPE IN MISSISSIPPI: It was encouraging to meet tornado survivors like Jerome and Arletha Woods and hear how the Lord delivered them from the tornado. Dear Friend, It can take years for a town to recover from a tornado. But many of the survivors of the recent storms can't…
Media
Press Release Samaritan’s Purse 16 Families who survived Mayfield 09-21-23
16 Families who survived Mayfield tornado will recieve newly constructed homes from Samaritan's Purse this Friday. Franklin Graham to dedicate homes in New Hope Acres subdivision built for families who lost everything in Dec. 2021 tornado Boone, N.C., Sept. 25, 2023—The keys to the first 16 houses in a 60-home subdivision called New Hope Acres…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter August 2023
Franklin Graham Update | August Franklin Graham Update | August Bringing the Hope of the Gospel to the Frontlines in Ukraine Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse recently had the opportunity to host former Vice President Mike Pence in Ukraine, where he met our teams and evangelical church partners as they attend to emergency needs and bring the hope of the Gospel to a country…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Rebuilding Hope and Homes in Mayfield
On December 10, 2021, a catastrophic EF-4 tornado sliced through Mayfield, Kentucky, carving up over 1,300 homes, businesses, and churches into heaping mounds of broken bricks, splintered lumber, and twisted metal. Samaritan’s Purse quickly responded to the devastation, helping homeowners in Jesus’ Name to begin to rebuild their lives in this tight-knit community. More than…
Former Vice President Mike Pence Joins Volunteers in Arkansas
Vice President Mike Pence joined Samaritan’s Purse volunteers on June 14 to help serve homeowners in Benton County, Arkansas, where deadly storms damaged numerous neighborhoods and businesses. Vice President Pence met with homeowners who described harrowing experiences as they sheltered from the powerful twisters that ripped through the Rogers area on May 25. Samaritan’s Purse…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Replaces Eleven More Vehicles After Hurricane Helene
Samaritan’s Purse continues to support families in North Carolina and Tennessee still reeling after Hurricane Helene, the storm that devastated the region in late September 2024. “These vehicles are provided by God’s people in Jesus’ Name,” said Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham during a dedication of eleven vehicles to survivors of the hurricane. Harry Varney…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter June 2024
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June Eyes and Hearts Openedto Christ in Alaska Patriots find healing ✝ for their lives and marriages Dear Friend, Operation Heal Our Patriots got off to an incredible start this year in Alaska. Our first two planeloads of military couples arrived mid-afternoon on the Sunday before Memorial Day, and before the sun went down that evening…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter July 2023
Franklin Graham Update | July Franklin Graham Update | July ‘Why Am I Here?’ Patriots Discover God's Answer Mike and Michelle Black Dear Friend, When Marine Lance Corporal P.J. Kehs came home from his tour of duty in Iraq, not only was he battle-toughened, but he also had what he described as "a heart of rock." Mike and Michelle Black A veteran of Operation Phantom…
