Homeowners had only a few minutes to find cover before an EF4 tornado—and a dozen other twisters—touched down the afternoon of March 3, tearing through communities along northeastern Alabama’s rolling hills. Many emerged from the traumatic event to find the storm had ripped apart all of their possessions. Twenty-three people lost their lives. Samaritan’s Purse…
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…
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…
Our Ministry
Newsletter February 2026
Franklin Graham Update | February Franklin Graham Update | February Helping the Cold and Hungry in Ukraine Dear Friend, February marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the conflict in Ukraine. The people there are suffering greatly. Many are without electricity and heat for long stretches each day; some have no power at all. This year's winter has been brutal—the coldest since the…
Media
Mayfield Subdivision Dedication Photos
Mayfield Subdivision Dedication These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Mayfield, Kentucky The name of the 60-home subdivision "New Hope Acres" reminds families how God has provided for…
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 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…
Our Ministry
COVID-19 Response
Give × Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine - 013759 $ Give ⋮ Menu × Articles & Podcasts Videos Photos Back to the Top Facebook Twitter email Responding to Coronavirus Facebook Twitter email Samaritan’s Purse has served in Jesus’ Name to bring physical and spiritual relief to people suffering during this pandemic, which has has killed more than 2 million…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Bringing Help and Hope to Texas Flood Survivors
Bonnie Spillers and her husband Allen have enjoyed living “in the peace and quiet” of Hunt, Texas, along the Guadalupe River for the past 25 years. But early on the Fourth of July that tranquility was shattered. “I woke up at three o’clock,” Bonnie said, “to the sound of thunder and lightning that was so…
Media
Press Release: Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8
Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8 BOONE, N.C., Nov. 11, 2025—This Friday, November 14, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse will ceremonially retire its Douglas DC-8 cargo aircraft and dedicate its new Boeing 767 at its Airlift Response Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. This event marks a new era for…
