The Avila family is now home again—just in time for Thanksgiving. At a Thursday dedication ceremony in Livingston, Texas, Samaritan’s Purse staff, including COO Edward Graham, presented the family with a certificate stating their new home was “PAID IN FULL.” The parallel to how Christ’s blood covers sin was not lost on this family of…
Serving Tornado-Damaged Oklahoma Communities in Jesus’ Name
Samaritan’s Purse is serving communities surrounding Oklahoma City after a string of tornadoes touched down in the early morning hours of Nov. 3, damaging many homes and businesses. A number of residences were turned into rubble. “We knew there was a storm coming. We just didn’t know how bad it was,” said homeowner Michael Spicer.…
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers at Work in Storm-Battered States
Samaritan’s Purse volunteer teams are hard at work in Missouri and Oklahoma after deadly weekend storms tore across mid-America spawning numerous tornadoes and sparking wildfires. Disaster Relief Unit #1–a tractor trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment–is in position in Missouri, and volunteers are working hard-hit Poplar Bluff, a community where hundreds of homes were…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Grace Sees Them Through After Missouri Twister
Michelle Worley-Hurt was serving with Samaritan’s Purse in Kentucky when she heard about the deadly EF3 tornado that hit her hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri on March 14. She hurried to drive home, and when she arrived, she found the community she loves already doing what she’d expected. Local Christians, often through Samaritan’s Purse, are…
A New Chapter Begins
On the same property where floodwaters once ravaged the Avilas’ home in southeast Texas, a new house built by Samaritan’s Purse now stands as a powerful testament to God’s love and faithfulness. Watch the video above to see the Avilas’ story of resilience and faith amid tragedy. Laura and Hugo Avila had just finished paying…
Helping After Fires Burn Oklahoma
On March 14, over 130 fires scoured 44 Oklahoma counties. The Stillwater and Little Salt Creek Fires alone tragically consumed more than 100 homes. In Stillwater, one of those belonged to Sean Roulston who said he’d never thought anything like this would ever happen to his neighborhood. Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working to help homeowners…
