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Press Release COVID19 Italy Response 03-17-20
Samaritan's Purse Responding to COVID-19 Crisis in Italy BOONE, N.C., March 16, 2020 DC-8 Cargo Plane To Airlift Emergency Field Hospital, Medical Team, and Critical Aid Tomorrow, the Samaritan's Purse DC-8 will airlift a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to northern Italy. The cargo plane will carry approximately 20 tons of medical equipment, a specialized respiratory…
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Mission and History
Mission & History Mission “Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14, ESV The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys EFH in US 03-28-20
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to New York City; Adding Life-Saving Medical Surge Capacity BOONE, N.C., March 28, 2020 International Christian Relief Organization Responds at the Epicenter of the Coronavirus in the U.S. Today, Samaritan’s Purse deployed its Emergency Field Hospital to New York City, New York, where the local medical infrastructure is severely…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Help Families in Need after Deadly Tornadoes Strike the Midwest
Samaritan's Purse Deploys to Help Families in Need after Deadly Tornadoes Strike the Midwest Boone, N.C. Mar. 16, 2024—Today, Samaritan's Purse will deploy disaster response teams to Logan County, Ohio and the Selma/Winchester area of Indiana after destructive EF-3 tornadoes tore through the region on Thursday evening. The major storm system wreaked havoc on multiple…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Opens EFH in New York City 4-1-20
Samaritan's Purse, in Collaboration with Mount Sinai Health System, Opens Emergency Field Hospital in New York's Central Park in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic NEW YORK CITY, April 1, 2020 International Christian Relief Organization Responds at Epicenter in U.S. and Italy Samaritan's Purse is opening an Emergency Field Hospital in Central Park adjacent to The…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Begins Life-Saving Surgical Care in Myanmar Earthquake Zone
Samaritan's Purse Begins Life-Saving Surgical Care in Myanmar Earthquake Zone The international relief organization has staff on the ground in Myanmar and Thailand and is preparing rapid deployment of life-saving medical care BOONE, N.C., Apr. 7, 2025—Today, Samaritan's Purse began surgical operations at an existing facility in Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar, located in…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Storm-Stricken South 4-13-20
Samaritan's Purse Deploys to Storm-Stricken South BOONE, NC, April 13, 2020 Two Disaster Relief Units on the Way to Tornado-Ravaged Mississippi and Louisiana; Assessments Continue in Other Hard-Hit Areas Samaritan’s Purse is sending critical aid to Mississippi and Louisiana families impacted by deadly tornadoes that ravaged the areas overnight. The international Christian relief organization deployed…
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Volunteers Serving in Storm-Battered Mississippi
Under a cloudless blue sky in Soso, Mississippi, Samaritan’s Purse volunteer Randy Graves crawled over and under downed pine trees searching for valuables. At the request of the homeowners, Graves and other volunteers carefully sorted through strewn belongings. They were on the hunt for photo albums, Bibles, jewelry, and a valuable collection of coins. They…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Relief Unit to Aid Michigan Families 5-22-2020
Samaritan's Purse Sends Disaster Relief Unit to Aid Michigan Families Disaster Response Teams to Help Families Mud-Out Flooded Homes and Salvage Personal Belongings BOONE, N.C., May 22, 2020—Less than 24 hours after Michigan’s Tittabawassee River crested at a historic level of 35 feet, Samaritan’s Purse disaster response specialists were on the ground, working alongside church partners and…
It’s Good to Be Back Home Again
Ever since Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas in 2017, Francisca Castañeda has wondered where to call home. The house she’d lived in for 12 years in La Grange, west of Houston, was condemned shortly after the storm, which dumped more than 60 inches of rain on some areas of the Lone Star State. “There was…
