Philip Howard, 75, stood at his front door and watched as a wall of water from Pamlico Sound rushed down the road toward his house on Ocracoke Island. “The water just kept rising higher and higher and higher, and I thought if it breaches the top points of my fence then I’m going to have…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Congressional Delegation Visits Emergency Field Hospital in the Bahamas
Samaritan’s Purse continues serving hurting families one month after Hurricane Dorian’s devastating strike on the Bahamas. Our mobile Emergency Field Hospital in Freeport on Grand Bahama remains up and running as our team of medical specialists provides quality care for patients in desperate need. We have seen more than 2,700 patients since the hospital opened…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter December 2024
Franklin Graham Update | December Franklin Graham Update | December 'From Devastation To Celebration' Dear Friend, As Christmas approaches, we continue to see so much need all around us. Our disaster relief teams have served thousands of storm-stricken families. Meanwhile, we've been collecting and shipping Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts to millions of children worldwide. Hurricane Helene brought out the best in our…
Crisis & Disaster Response
New Home Filled with Praises in Buncombe County
Ronnie and Ginny Meadows’ mobile home in western North Carolina, was washed away by Hurricane Helene. It was the only home they had lived in during their married life—49 years and still counting. “We’ve been flooded a hundred times,” Ronnie said, noting that their former home stood on the street where he grew up. “But…
Our Ministry
2025 Mid-Year Report
Mid-Year Report Thank You! We want to take a moment to thank you for your faithful support and prayers. Every day, we see how the Lord is using your partnership with Samaritan’s Purse to further the Gospel and bring healing to people in the farthest corners of the earth. Jesus said to His disciples, You…
50 Years of Ministry
Responding in the Aftermath of Devastating Disasters in Haiti
Samaritan’s Purse mounted a massive, multi-level response and delivered tons of emergency food and supplies after a fierce 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. The impact was catastrophic for the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. About 250,000 people were killed, and more than a million Haitians were left homeless. Our medical and…
Media
North American Disaster Relief
North American Disaster Relief 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. Los Angeles County, California 2025 Samaritan’s Purse volunteers serve not only to meet the physical needs of…
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Press Release Deploys Disaster Relief Unit to Aid Gulf Coast 8-27-2020
Samaritan's Purse Deploys Disaster Relief Unit to Aid Hurting Gulf Coast Families in the Wake of Hurricane Laura Volunteers to Help Remove Downed Trees, Clear Debris, Mud-Out Flooded Homes and Salvage Belongings Dallas, TX, Aug. 27, 2020—Samaritan’s Purse is on the way to hard-hit Louisiana after Hurricane Laura rapidly intensified and struck the coastline as a Category…
Seeing the Valleys from the Mountaintop
A little over a year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, hope is being rebuilt one home at a time. Samaritan’s Purse Chief Operating Officer Edward Graham stood atop the mountain where Vanessa Bowens had played as a child, praying one day she’d live in a home looking down over the…
Media
DC-8 Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Photos B-roll Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 Aircraft The Samaritan's Purse DC-8 aircraft allows the international Christian relief organization to respond to global disasters at a moments' notice. Since it first deployed in April of 2016, the DC-8 has carried more than 5.6 million pounds of cargo on 147…
