“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”—2 Timothy 4:7-8…
Our Ministry
Board of Directors and Key Employees
Board of Directors Don Campion, President, Banyan Air Service Michael Cheatham, M.D., Orlando Health Medical Surgery Group Corey Furman, PharmD, President, Boone Drugs, Inc. Edward Graham, COO, Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham, President and CEO, Samaritan’s Purse; President and CEO, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Melvin Graham, President and CEO, Graham Enterprises Jeff Greene, CEO, Hollar and…
Discipleship, Education & Training
“Nerves of Steel” Pilot Tammie Jo Shults Encourages Military Couples over July 4 Week in Alaska
Accomplished Navy aviators and commercial airline pilots Tammie Jo Shults and her husband Dean, as well as their son Marshall, encouraged ten military couples at Samaritan Lodge Alaska over July 4 week. Special guests of Franklin Graham and Operation Heal Our Patriots, Tammie Jo and Dean joined wounded veterans and their spouses for excursions and…
Discipleship, Education & Training
New Friendships, Stronger Marriages Built Among Military Couples
Army Sergeant Larry Kaibetoney and his wife Chani touched down on the runway at Samaritan Lodge Alaska to a hero’s welcome—with a crowd, young and old, cheering and waving American flags. They might have expected such a welcome after Larry’s injury in Iraq more than a decade ago, but those hopes had never before materialized.…
Media
Israel Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Photos B-roll Israel Response Press Kit When Hamas attacked Israel in early October, Samaritan's Purse immediately deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team. Now, the international Christian relief organization is providing 42 ambulances—including 28 that will be armor-plated and bulletproof—and building ambulance response stations near the Gaza and…
Construction Projects
Alaska Church Construction Opens New Doors in the Last Frontier
Four-wheelers sputtered into the gravel parking lot as families from Port Alsworth, Alaska, and neighboring communities arrived with the rising sun. Children let go of their parents’ hands to scurry joyfully through the newly finished rooms. Neighbors, friends, and family hugged each other in the lobby and then slowly found their seats as Lake Clark…
Franklin Graham Encourages Homeowners in Storm-Devastated Mississippi
For many Mississippi homeowners who experienced the deadly night-time tornadoes that ripped through the state on March 24, the storms added to the ongoing storms of life they’ve been facing already. Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham along with his wife, Jane Graham and son, Edward Graham, visited Rolling Fork where they met Liz Estes. Liz,…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham Dedicates New Ministry Center in Maryland
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to our Mid-Atlantic Ministry Center in Windsor Mill, Maryland, near Baltimore, to dedicate the new property to the Lord’s service. They encouraged staff and volunteers there who are busy processing Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for distribution to children in need around the world. Samaritan’s Purse has been processing…
Construction Projects
Samaritan’s Purse Rebuilds Two More Churches in Rural Alaska
Clara Honea remembers when the first missionaries floated down the Yukon River more than 73 years ago to Ruby, Alaska—a gold rush town turned native village, now home to a community of Athabaskan Koyukon people in the state’s remote interior. She remembers some of the first services at Ruby Bible Church and especially the night…
Construction Projects
New Church Under Construction in Remote Alaska Town
For many years, Lake Clark Bible Church has gathered for worship under challenging conditions in Port Alsworth, Alaska. During summer months, the congregation meets in an open-air gymnasium with no restrooms or running water, often battling mosquitoes and high winds. When harsh winters settle over the remote community, they move indoors to the nearby Tanalian…
