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Press Release Earnestine Reese 12-18-19
Samaritan’s Purse Gives Keys to a Brand-New Home to Alabama Tornado Survivor BOONE, N.C., Dec. 18, 2019 Just in Time for Christmas, Earnestine Reese, Who Became Famous for Her Prayer Closet, Is Welcomed Home Despite losing everything in the deadly March tornadoes, Alabama homeowner, Earnestine Reese, thanked God. Her story made national headlines when the only…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Scales Up North Carolina Response, Opening Emergency Field Hospital and Launching Airlift Operations
Samaritan’s Purse Scales Up North Carolina Response, Opening Emergency Field Hospital and Launching Airlift Operations Additional Medical Support to Provide Surge Capacity as Search and Rescue Efforts Continue BOONE, N.C., Oct. 2, 2024—Samaritan’s Purse has begun emergency airlift operations in western North Carolina to help people who have been cut off from access to basic…
50 Years of Ministry
Responding to God’s Call in the Jordanian Desert
When Franklin Graham was 19, he volunteered to drive a Land Rover from England to Jordan so it could be used by medical missionaries Aileen Coleman and Dr. Eleanor Soltau at a tuberculosis hospital called the Mafraq Sanatorium. During his visits to Jordan, Franklin first felt the Lord calling him to help the disadvantaged people…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Widespread Devastation from Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Landfall
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Widespread Devastation from Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Landfall The international Christian relief organization is helping families in need in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. BOONE, N.C., Sept. 28, 2024—Samaritan’s Purse is responding to overwhelming needs in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida following the catastrophic damage from…
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Samaritan’s Purse Airlifts Field Hospital to Italy
Update: The field hospital is now operational and receiving patients. For more content, including more videos and a list of all articles, please go to our COVID-19 landing page. Samaritan’s Purse today airlifted a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to Milan, Italy, to provide care for those sickened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our DC-8 aircraft carried…
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COVID-19 Italy Response Press Kit
← Media Resources Photos B-roll Press Releases Approved Quotes Fact Sheets Media Requests Media Contact Kaitlyn Lahm (828) 406-0365 klahm@samaritan.org COVID-19 Italy Response Press Kit As northern Italy became a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Samaritan's Purse airlifted more than 38 tons of medical relief supplies—including an Emergency Field Hospital—to Cremona, Italy on 2 DC-8…
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Hurricane Helene Response Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Hurricane Helene Response Samaritan’s Purse continues to help families recover from Hurricane Helene across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in Jesus’ Name. Volunteer teams and staff are actively working to repair and replace hundreds of homes that were damaged or destroyed—providing safe, permanent housing solutions as…
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Celebrating God’s Work Through Our Volunteers in Tennessee
About the time the tornado warning sounded on her phone, Mallary Netterville heard the trees snapping in her yard. The only other warning would be the flickering lights. “The lights flickered. Then they flickered again. Then the power went out,” Mallary said. “Then it hit.” Part of a tree punched a hole in the roof…
50 Years of Ministry
9/11: Sharing Hope in Christ at Ground Zero
Samaritan’s Purse stands ready to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to hurting people in crisis situations, and this message of eternal hope was desperately needed in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We quickly deployed to New York City, and our team was on the ground ministering in Jesus’ Name just three…
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Caring for Couples Suffering the Wounds of War
In 2012, the United States had only recently passed a tragic milestone in the War on Terror—more than 48,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces had been wounded in defense of our freedom since the 9/11 attacks. Many of these brave men and women returned home with terrible physical and emotional scars. Samaritan’s Purse President…
