Prescription for Renewal enjoyed the highest attendance ever in its 34-year history Oct. 2-5, as more than 900 people gathered to praise God for the far-reaching impact of Samaritan’s Purse medical ministries around the globe. Perhaps it was the record crowd in Orlando, Florida, including over 100 medical and nursing students from 14 academic institutions,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Edward Graham Comforts Homeowners in Tornado-Ravaged Mississippi
Samaritan’s Purse COO Edward Graham and his wife, Kristy, visited Mississippi to encourage homeowners just days after two destructive tornadoes swept through the southern part of the state. “No one was killed, and from what I see with the devastation, that is a miracle,” Edward Graham said. “I’ve heard stories of survival, where the roofs…
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Franklin Graham – Bibliography
Franklin Graham has written several best-selling books, including The Name (2002), Living Beyond the Limits (1998), and his autobiography, Rebel With a Cause (1995). His latest book is Through My Father's Eyes (with Donna Lee Toney in 2018), the first book about Billy Graham, the father, written from the perspective of a son who knew…
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Press Release: Samaritan’s Purse Ebola Treatment Centers Open in the Epicenter of The Deadly Outbreak
Samaritan’s Purse Ebola Treatment Centers Open in the Epicenter of the Deadly Outbreak BOONE, N.C., June 16, 2026—Samaritan’s Purse has established two Ebola Treatment Centers in Bunia and Nyankunde, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to care for patients suffering from the deadly Ebola virus. These facilities are specially outfitted emergency field hospitals with 40 patient…
Edward Graham Volunteers in Louisiana with Team Patriot
Edward Graham traveled this week to southwest Louisiana to encourage Samaritan’s Purse teams as they come alongside hurting homeowners. Many communities in the Bayou State are still struggling to recover after powerful hurricanes pummeled the area in recent months. Hurricane Delta slammed ashore as a Category 2 storm in early October and hit just a…
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Biography: Graham Children
Graham Children Virginia "Gigi" Graham Born in 1945, Virginia "Gigi" Graham is the eldest child of Billy and Ruth Graham. Gigi is an inspirational speaker and author of several books, including A Quiet Knowing/Devotional (W Publishing, 2001), Currents of the Heart (Multnomah Publishers, 1996) and Passing It On (Word Publishing, 1993). Gigi speaks at churches throughout the U.S. and Europe. The…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Encouraged to Cling to Christ, Serve Together
More than 500 military couples attended the 2019 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion in Dallas, March 29-31. This was the seventh annual reunion for the Samaritan’s Purse project, which has provided Biblically based marriage enrichment training and follow-up care for about 1,000 wounded veterans and their spouses since 2012. This year’s Reunion began with many…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Edward Graham Sees Ongoing Recovery Work in Haiti
Samaritan’s Purse continues to serve in Jesus’ Name in the aftermath of a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti’s southern peninsula on Aug. 14. Our DC-8 aircraft flew out just one day after the disaster with a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and tons of emergency relief. We quickly set up an Emergency Field…
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Newsletter December 2025
Franklin Graham Update | December Franklin Graham Update | December Shining Gospel Light in Jamaica Dear Friend, I just got back from Jamaica where our teams continue to bring relief to hurting people in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm may have passed, but the damage it left is horrible. In Black River, near where the deadly Category 5 storm made landfall, we've set…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Field Hospital Pledged for Rural Alaska
Samaritan’s Purse has committed one of our Emergency Field Hospitals to the town of King Salmon, Alaska, as a massive influx of commercial fishermen and fishery workers are expected to swell the area’s population this summer—bringing the ominous potential of a COVID-19 outbreak. “Many locals are frightened, remembering what happened when the Spanish flu came…
