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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Hurricane Otis
SAMARITAN’S PURSE PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO AFTER HURRICANE OTIS Third Cargo Plane Departed Greensboro, North Carolina Today; Airlifting Additional Relief Supplies to Mexico BOONE, N.C., Nov. 9, 2023—Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, responded to Hurricane Otis after the deadly storm destroyed homes, businesses, and livelihoods. The Category…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Edward Graham Encourages Hurricane Survivors in Acapulco
Edward Graham, Samaritan’s Purse COO, visited Acapulco, Mexico, on Nov. 16 to encourage storm survivors and view some of the relief work our organization has provided in response to Hurricane Otis’ surprise strike on the popular tourist city in late October. “Hurricane Otis came through here and destroyed massive amounts of the city,” Graham said.…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Francine
Samaritan's Purse Responds to Louisiana in the Wake of Hurricane Francine The international Christian relief organization has deployed to hard-hit Louisiana communities to help families begin their recovery from the damaging storm BOONE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2024—Samaritan's Purse is responding to south central Louisiana after Hurricane Francine rapidly intensified into a category 2 hurricane unleashing…
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Franklin Graham: There Is Strength in Togetherness
UPDATED (Sept. 14, 9:30 a.m.) Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham was interviewed on Fox News Thursday and asked for an army of volunteers to respond in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The Category 1 storm made landfall on the coast of North Carolina today, and its effects will continue through the weekend. Samaritan’s Purse will…
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iHeart Radio Fundraiser
Help Homeowners Recover from Hurricane Michael GIVE NOW Hurricane Michael Relief - 014042 $ Give “When a team of Samaritan’s Purse volunteers show up, they are igniters of hope.”—Pastor Luther Stanford Samaritan’s Purse is grateful that morning show host Preston Scott is promoting our Hurricane Michael relief efforts. We are grateful to iHeart Radio and listeners…
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Edward Graham Photos
Edward Graham These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Boone, NC 2019 Edward Graham, Vice President of Operations for Samaritan's Purse. Download Turkey, 2023 Edward Graham visits Samaritan's…
Suffering Families Receive Critical Relief in Grenada
Hurricane Beryl roared through the Windward Islands as a Category 4 storm, leaving total destruction in its wake. The small island of Carriacou, which is a part of Grenada, took the brunt of the storm. Nearly every home and building lost its roof, and many collapsed completely under the powerful winds. The island is home…
Medical Teams at Work in Field Hospital on Carriacou
Looking out over the coastal hillside where Carriacou’s hospital had operated just weeks before, the neatly rowed white tents of the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital stand out starkly against the desolate landscape of Carriacou. Our field hospital is providing support to the local medical community, many of whom are grieving their own losses. Our…
Operation Christmas Child
Shoebox Packers Go From Devastation to Celebration
She peered through a busted window into the church basement and saw that floodwaters from Hurricane Helene had left a muddy mess. The Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift items that First Baptist Church of Damascus, Virginia, had collected during the year were now wet and filthy. Jaz, age 11, saw something that gave her hope—a…
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Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
