Esmeralda startled her daughter Fernanda awake as Hurricane Otis roared over their town just outside of Acapulco. Gentle words did little to sooth the 10-year-old’s fears as she saw the terror in her mother’s face, especially as the sheet metal roof peeled away. “I told them, ‘We’re going to stay here and nothing’s going to…
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Seeing God at Work in 2022
Seeing God at Work in 2022 Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2022! We ministered to desperate people around the world to bring relief from violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, poverty, and many other difficulties. From Ukraine and Namibia to Puerto Rico and across the United States,…
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Year-End Giving 2023
2023 Year in Photos Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2023. We ministered in Jesus' Name to desperate people around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From an earthquake in Turkey to war in Ukraine, from wildfires…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child 2024-25 Report
Operation Christmas Child Special Report Every Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift prayerfully packed in Jesus' Name is a tangible expression of God's love to a boy or girl in desperate need. We praise the Lord for how He is using thousands of volunteers and church partners to share the eternal hope of the Gospel through…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Volunteers in Florida Lead Dying Air Force Veteran to Christ
Robbie Bushway can tell you how God moves in mysterious ways—just ask him. His father, Bob, had hardened his heart for years, yet came to faith in Christ thanks to a violent hurricane. A 74-year-old Vietnam veteran, Bob was sick with lung disease and unwilling to evacuate when the fury of Hurricane Michael tore through…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse On the Ground in Flooded Southeast Texas
Update (Sept. 27): Samaritan’s Purse continues work in Vidor and Winnie, Texas. In Vidor, we have our Team Patriot volunteers serving for the first time on a disaster relief mission. Team Patriot is a brand-new initiative that offers Operation Heal Our Patriots couples—wounded military veterans and their spouses—an opportunity to serve U.S. homeowners after a…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Urgent Need: Bahamas Office Opening, Paid Positions Available
Samaritan’s Purse is urgently seeking highly qualified Christian men and women to serve the Lord in the Bahamas. As islanders face daunting challenges after Hurricane Dorian, now is the time to come alongside them, helping to rebuild and sharing the hope found only in Jesus Christ. “At Samaritan’s Purse we don’t run from disasters—we run…
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Franklin Graham Photos
Franklin Graham 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. Germany 2023 Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Turkey 2023 Franklin Graham visits…
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Press Release COVID-19 Bahamas Response 10-15-2020
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Emergency Field Hospital to the Bahamas; Adding Critical Covid-19 Capacity as Positive Cases Continue to Rise BOONE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2020—At the request of the Bahamian Prime Minister, Samaritan’s Purse is deploying an Emergency Field Hospital to Nassau after an increase in COVID-19 cases has overwhelmed the local healthcare system. With more…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Trusting God During the Storm
Mike Brignac, covered with sweat and particles from ruined sheetrock and moldy insulation, came to the end of himself. “I’d just had it. I thought, ‘There’s got to be a better way.’” His home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, had taken a direct hit from both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Portions of the ceiling collapsed, cabinets…
