Our Ministry
Unleash Your Passion.
Unleash Your Passion. Help in Jesus’ Name. Do you have a passion for what God is doing through the worldwide ministries of Samaritan’s Purse? Would you like to engage others in fun and creative projects to support this work? You can start with your unique talents and interests, and we will show you how to…
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Biography: Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham William “Franklin” Graham III President & CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan's Purse Growing up Graham William Franklin Graham III, born July 14, 1952, is the fourth of five children of the late evangelist Billy Graham and his wife, the late Ruth Bell Graham. Raised in a log home in…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Hard at Work After Hurricane Francine
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers started work over the weekend in south-central Louisiana in communities damaged by Hurricane Francine. The Category 2 storm made landfall on Wednesday, Sept. 11. Sustained 100-mph winds and dangerous storm surge damaged homes, toppled trees, and flooded neighborhoods. Teams are helping clean up trees and debris, tarp damaged roofs, and clean mud…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Louisiana Homeowners Experience God’s Love in Francine’s Wake
All afternoon, Rebecca Clement sat outside watching Samaritan’s Purse volunteers work on her roof. She pulled out her phone to take pictures as they tarped over new damage and some older holes, too. This included punctures from three years ago when a tree branch slammed onto her roof during Hurricane Ida. A friend had patched…
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Louisiana Hurricane Response Photos
Louisiana Hurricane Response Photos 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. Details ⋮ Louisiana Hurricane Response Download Details ⋮ Louisiana Hurricane Response Download Details ⋮ Louisiana Hurricane…
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Bring Relief in Jesus’ Name to Georgia and the Florida Panhandle
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE MICHAEL RESPONSE LATEST Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. Our volunteers are hard at work in Albany, Georgia, and in the Florida Panhandle where our teams have received more than 1,500 work orders between the two locations. More than 300 volunteers so far have helped respond to the need. Many…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Is Responding to Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene made landfall with 140-mph winds along Florida’s Big Bend region late on Thursday, Sept. 27. It is the strongest hurricane—a Category 4—to hit this area in recorded history. Now downgraded to a tropical storm, Helene continues to tear through Georgia and the Carolinas, dumping extreme rainfall and causing flash flooding. Six people have…
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Hurricane Beryl Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets B-roll Photos Hurricane Beryl Press Kit Samaritan's Purse is responding to the destruction left behind by Hurricane Beryl and is now operating in Southeast Texas and across three island nations in the Caribbean: Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Jamaica. This is the first Atlantic hurricane…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Recovery Continues One Year After Hurricane Dorian
A year after Hurricane Dorian battered the northern Bahamas, Samaritan’s Purse continues to provide families, churches, and communities with physical relief and hope in Jesus’ Name. Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph when it slammed into the islands of Grand Bahama and the Abacos. The hurricane killed…
Construction Projects
A Labor of Love
By William King, program coordinator for the Egbe Hospital revitalization project in Nigeria I have volunteered on over 25 mission projects. I have met hundreds of volunteers and have been in their shoes. They come in all shapes, ages and vocations. But one thing comes through in all of them, and that is Christ! They…
