Hurricane Maria affected every resident on the island of Dominica in September 2017, including poultry farmer Edmund Henderson. The Category 5 winds decimated his banana trees and tore the roof off his chicken coop, allowing rain to pour in and causing him to lose 250 chickens. Edmund started his poultry farm fifteen years ago, and…
50 Years of Ministry
Rebuilding Homes for 5,000 Families After Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch was the worst storm of the 20th century in the western hemisphere, killing over 11,000 people in Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998. The late-October storm destroyed or damaged more than 80,000 houses in Honduras. Samaritan’s Purse launched the largest construction project in our history and in the four years following the storm, we…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Mike Lindell Hands Out Pillows in Hurricane-Hit Florida
Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc., encouraged hurricane survivors and relief volunteers in Florida today. He handed out pillows in a very hard-hit community where Samaritan’s Purse is working. He said, “People are asking ‘Is there any hope?’ Samaritan’s Purse is always there when disasters come, and they bring hope—such a wonderful…
Volunteers Bring Unexpected Blessings After Alabama Hurricane
Just one look into her eyes and a story quickly unfolded. A story woven together with fear, panic, and absolute confusion that left little hope for resolution. Deborah Nelson could see in her mother’s eyes that a storm still lingered, even in the days following Hurricane Sally’s brutal punch to Baldwin County, Alabama. Her mother…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Responding in the Southeast after Hurricane Debby
Hurricane Debby unleashed heavy rains and winds from Aug. 4-8, initially landing as a Category 1 hurricane in northern Florida and making its way up the East Coast as an intense tropical storm. Debby dumped historic amounts of precipitation, leading to widespread flooding that killed eight people. In response, Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Savannah,…
Media
Press Release Honduras Hurricane Eta Relief 11-1-2020
Samaritan’s Purse Sends Desperately Needed Aid to Hurricane-Ravaged Honduras BOONE, N.C., Nov. 11, 2020—Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting critical aid to Honduras after Hurricane Eta created widespread devastation in Central America. The slow-moving Category 4 storm triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides—leaving hundreds of thousands of families without access to clean water, shelter, or crucial medical care.…
Hurricane Helene Relief
Samaritan’s Purse staff and volunteer teams in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee are working to repair and rebuild hundreds of homes that were damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Helene. We are also replacing hundreds of mobile homes. Other initiatives include supporting churches as they repair damage to their buildings. As Samaritan’s Purse continues to…
Operation Christmas Child
Reminded of God’s Faithfulness after Helene
Letis Avila lifted her hands to the Lord in prayer as Hurricane Helene bore down on her western North Carolina home last September. Though the storm took a lot from the Salvadoran mother of two, Letis is still praising God today. Soon after the sky cleared and waters receded, two Samaritan’s Purse staff members arrived…
Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham and Family Distribute Shoebox Gifts in Antigua
On Dec. 28-29, Franklin Graham and members of his extended family traveled to the Caribbean island of Antigua to distribute shoebox gifts to children in need. Two Operation Christmas Child outreach events took place on Friday at local churches and two more occurred on Saturday, blessing a total of 450 children. The Grahams continue the…
Home Sweet Home
Samaritan’s Purse continues to work throughout western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee after Hurricane Helene, replacing mobile homes lost in the catastrophic floodwaters that struck the region nearly a year ago. Brenda Correa and her four children are the most recent recipients to unlock the doors to a brand-new, paid-in-full house provided by Samaritan’s Purse.…
