Waightstill and Dawn Avery neared the end of a challenging year after losing a precious family member when Hurricane Helene ripped through their community in Newland, North Carolina. Christmas tree farmers and construction workers by trade, the couple not only lost all of the contents of their home to four feet of mud and rainwater,…
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Pray for Hawaii Recovering from Tropical Storm Lane
UPDATE (9:03 a.m. ET Tuesday): Lane became a tropical depression late Sunday and headed west from the islands. Please continue in prayer for those affected in Hawaii. Damage was not nearly as severe as initially expected. This is expected to be the final update for Lane. UPDATE (7:51 a.m. ET Sunday): Tropical Storm Lane continues…
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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…
Canadian Military Couple Gives Back in Florida Panhandle
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER WITH SAMARITAN’S PURSE Hurricane Michael caused massive devastation across the Florida Panhandle, leaving Mexico Beach and other communities unrecognizable as nearly every house, landmark, and building was washed away. Thousands of volunteers have served with Samaritan’s Purse, helping hundreds of families recover from the storm. Darren and Colleen Beers are two…
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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…
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…
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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…
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Faith Through the Storm in Jamaica
As Samaritan’s Purse continues to respond, working alongside local churches to meet the needs of suffering people, our medical and surgical teams at our Emergency Field Hospital began treating patients Nov. 5. It’s been a race against time to help people living in communities cut off by the storm. Like most buildings in the community,…
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More Mobile Homes Dedicated in Post-Helene Asheville
One mobile home park in Asheville is undergoing a bit of a facelift. Hurricane Helene ravaged the community last fall, leaving some homes unlivable. But that pain was relieved in part earlier this month when Samaritan’s Purse provided two brand-new mobile homes to families who have lived here for years. Renee Hensley’s house was the…
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…
