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Crisis & Disaster Response

Striving Toward a Restored Acapulco

Pastor Eusebio Angelito and his wife, Catalin, nervously waited for the monster storm that was predicted to hit on Oct. 25—another hurricane, but a big one named Otis that was quickly building in strength. The last truly shocking Pacific cyclone to hit the state of Guerrero was Hurricane Pauline in 1997, a Category 4 event.…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

A Rundown of Samaritan’s Purse Work in the Caribbean

Note: This story was last updated on Oct. 5, 2017. For the latest information, please go to our Maria and Irma updates page. Samaritan’s Purse continues to bring physical and spiritual aid to suffering people in the Caribbean as they struggle with the devastating effects of both hurricanes Irma and Maria. We are airlifting hundreds…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

The Light of Hope Breaking Through to Storm-Weary Lives

UPDATE (Dec. 22): Samaritan’s Purse is wrapping up our hurricane response in Honduras after providing critical physical aid and spiritual encouragement to suffering people over the past six weeks. Our medical staff treated more than 3,700 patients through the Emergency Field Hospital and mobile medical teams. We also partnered with local churches to distribute more…

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Health & Medical Ministries

Mobile Medical Care for Monrovia’s Poorest

Dorithy stood in the heat holding her grandson, Charles, who hadn’t stopped coughing since the fire. She was welcomed inside by our nurses. The grandmother, seeking care for the 1-year-old boy, had lost her house two weeks before. She watched it go up in flames, triggered by faulty electrical wiring. Dorithy and Charles were among…

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Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods

Breaking Bread and Bringing Hope

In Niger, the statistical odds are stacked against girls. Consistently ranked at the bottom of the human development index, Niger also has one of the highest birth rates in the world. Facing cultural and economic pressures, parents often allow their daughters to marry at a young age. Nearly three in every four girls will be…

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Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods

Meet the People of Guidan Gado

Auta’s skin is dark and taut with valleys of worry and determination etched into her forehead. She is 58, and her husband died three decades ago. She sits on a small rock outside her home in a village in Niger, West Africa, and holds a wiggly granddaughter as she speaks. Around her, she sees a…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Hurricane Harvey Recovery: One Year Later

Rockport, Texas, resident Calistro Torres decided to weather out Hurricane Harvey, and as it made landfall he witnessed it rip through his roof, tear up his walls, churn up his floors, and toss around furniture. Praise God the 72-year-old survived the onslaught. In the aftermath, our volunteers arrived at Torres’ house to remove debris and…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Franklin Graham Encourages Residents and Volunteers in Hurricane-Hit Town

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE FLORENCE RESPONSE Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to hard-hit New Bern, North Carolina, today, thanking volunteers for their service and encouraging and praying with storm-weary homeowners. He visited multiple home cleanup sites in the afternoon, personally greeting volunteers and asking them a little about themselves. He thanked…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Emergency Field Hospital Treating Hurricane Survivors in the Bahamas

Update (10:54 a.m., Sept. 11): Samaritan’s Purse treated more than 90 patients on the first full day of operations at our Emergency Field Hospital (Sept. 10). Please continue to pray for the people of the Bahamas and for our medical team members who are working long days caring for people in Jesus’ Name. Lucinda Haven,…

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Hurricane Beryl Response

Overview Articles & Podcasts Photos Videos Help Hurricane Devastated Caribbean Islanders Hurricane Relief 013779 $ Give After four early-July DC-8 airlifts to the islands followed by many weeks of work, Samaritan's Purse continues to treat patients and provide water and relief items in multiple locations. We are also giving grants to churches for ministry and…

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