Samaritan’s Purse staff and volunteers are providing relief in Slidell, Louisiana, after an April 10 EF2 twister struck the community and surrounding eastern St. Tammany Parish with winds up to 140 mph. Our Disaster Relief Unit #5 packed full of chain saws, rakes, wheelbarrows, and other tools to aid in cleanup left our Southwest Ministry…
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Franklin Graham’s Journey From Lost to Spreading Hope
By Beth Brelje | Originally Published in The Epoch Times May 02, 2024. Updated: May 06, 2024. Used with permission. BOONE, N.C.—A bird is thumping into the window of Rev. Franklin Graham’s office at Samaritan’s Purse international headquarters in Boone, North Carolina. He says it happens every spring, and he doesn’t know why, but this…
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Helping Texas Tornado Victims in Jesus’ Name
Samaritan’s Purse responded to hurting communities in Dallas, Texas, where a powerful EF3 tornado and other twisters churned up neighborhoods without warning on Oct. 20. “The alarm on our phone went off, then we heard the sirens. We heard a loud roar,” said Jackie Burk whose yard was covered in debris, including two very large…
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Volunteers Cleaning Up After South Carolina Tornado
Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, where an EF1 tornado left behind a 10-mile path of destruction on Thursday morning, Feb. 6. Our volunteer teams began work on Feb. 8 and they have helped almost 100 homeowners remove trees and debris and tarp damaged roofs. U.S. Disaster Relief staff are on the…
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CJ Graham, Lipscomb Students Among Those Who Volunteered in Nashville
[Update March 21: Our initial disaster relief responses in Nashville, Mt. Juliet, and Cookeville have ended. Samaritan’s Purse will continue to support these communities in an ongoing way; details will follow. We are thankful for more than 6,000 volunteers who completed clean up on 475 homes in these Middle Tennessee communities, working in Jesus’ Name…
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Helping Homeowners in Storm-weary West Monroe, Louisiana
Hours before the storm Willie Godfrey’s dogs started digging, and Willie wondered why—but not for long. Only minutes before noon on Easter Sunday an EF-3 tornado touched down in West Monroe, Louisiana, and carved a six-mile path across the community heading directly for the Godfreys’ home. “The dogs know. They know,” Willie said. “Now I…
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Samaritan’s Purse Responds in Midwest After Fierce Derecho
Update (Aug. 15): A second deployment has been announced, centered on Tama County, Iowa. Wind damage there is similar to that in Cedar Rapids. A disaster relief unit and other vehicles will leave North Carolina on Sunday headed to Iowa. Please for staff, volunteers, and Rapid Response Team chaplains as they all minister to hurting…
Volunteers Transform a Neighborhood Street in Jesus’ Name
When volunteers clad in orange shirts descended upon Belmont Parkway in northeast Iowa, homeowners took notice. What began as just a few requests for help on the devastated street grew into nearly a dozen families asking for assistance. Disaster response vehicles, a skid steer, and a volunteer army running chainsaws and clearing debris became a…
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Emergency Field Hospital Opens in the Bahamas to Care for COVID-19 Patients
UPDATE Since opening the Emergency Field Hospital, our medical team has treated more than 20 patients. We are now also focusing on clinical leadership with staff at Princess Margaret, our local partner hospital. Our team is offering training related to infection prevention and control and how to properly use personal protective equipment. One of our…
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First-Time Volunteer Blessed to Serve Disaster Victims
Alissa Kehr has been eager to volunteer with Samaritan’s Purse ever since her parents got involved a few years ago, and she saw how the experience blessed their lives. Yet, the hectic, intense schedule of a pediatric ICU nurse doesn’t offer a lot of extra free time. When Alissa found out that Samaritan’s Purse was…
