Long before the Korean Peninsula was partitioned, Franklin Graham’s mother, Ruth Bell Graham, attended high school in Pyongyang. Her parents served in China in full-time ministry, and Pyongyang was known as a hub of missionary work. Franklin’s father, Dr. Billy Graham, first visited North Korea in 1950 and ever since, God has continued to open…
Operation Christmas Child Espanol
Nueva Iglesia bautiza a nuevos creyentes en las montañas de México
El pueblo de La Laguna, en el remoto México, hogar del pueblo Náhuatl, fue una vez un pueblo que nunca había oído el Evangelio de Jesucristo. Nadie en la comunidad de la montaña había escuchado el Nombre de Jesús. Nadie había escuchado que Dios los ama o cómo podrían tener una relación personal con el…
Health & Medical Ministries
Meeting Our Neighbors’ Needs in Western North Carolina
Marco did not need to say anything—the instant smile that burst across his face when he put on his new glasses let everyone know he was overjoyed. Although he’d suffered with poor vision for years, Marco had never been able to afford a visit to the eye doctor. His first opportunity for an eye exam…
50 Years of Ministry
Responding to the Sichuan Earthquake
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…
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…
Our Ministry
Newsletter March 2026
Franklin Graham Update | March Franklin Graham Update | March Helping Homeowners Recover From Winter's Icy Blast Dear Friend, As I write this, Samaritan's Purse disaster relief teams are still hard at work in three states following a deadly midwinter storm that caused massive damage across the South. Ice, sleet, and snow knocked out power to more than a million people, with some waiting…
Fifteen Years of Riding to Help Strengthen Military Marriages
Under blue skies and the full green foliage of spring, a convoy of motorcyclists cruised along the Blue Ridge Parkway of North Carolina for more than just a mountain joy ride. The riders gathered to show their support of military couples seeking healing for their marriages at the annual High Country Warrior Ride. On Armed…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter November 2023
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November OUR BROKEN WORLD NEEDSTHE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL Dear Friend, The whole world has been horrified by the recent terrorist massacre in Israel. At Samaritan's Purse, we always stand with Israel, and we have a team on the ground right now working through local churches to help those who are suffering and grieving. The…
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…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Operation Heal Our Patriots
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Military Couples Find Healing After War’s Wounds Operation Heal Our Patriots Operation Heal Our Patriots - 013960 $ Give Operation Heal Our Patriots Operation Heal Our Patriots - 013960 $ Give Alaska marks a new start for military couples. Even years after deployments on foreign battlefields or other military service, many…
