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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Donor Ministries 2026 Mid-Year Impact Report
2026 Mid-Year Report Thank You! We want to thank you for your generosity and prayers that enable Samaritan's Purse to labor alongside local churches, reaching the nations with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The mid-year report focuses on many of our current projects, disaster responses, and stories of God's faithfulness around the world—from unrest in the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Still Praising God in Helene’s Wake
Hurricane Helene ripped apart mountains. Mud, trees, and boulders plunged into raging creeks and rivers. Homes washed away. It was truly terrifying. As traumatized residents sought relief and refuge on their road to recovery, they turned to churches in their community. But local congregations were also in the path of the storm. In Mountain City,…
Operation Christmas Child
Caring for Grenada a Year After Beryl
Last summer, Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Windward Islands as a Category 4 storm. The tiny island of Carriacou—20 miles northeast of mainland Grenada and home to nearly 10,000 people—received the brunt of Beryl’s fury. Sustained winds of 150 miles per hour thrashed its shores and whipped through its rolling hills ripping roofs off houses…
Crisis & Disaster Response
First Mobile Homes Given to Hurting Families After Helene
Lidia Gomez escaped with her family as floodwaters, mud, and debris filled their Buncombe County, North Carolina, community last September. When they returned in the wake of Helene’s destruction, their mobile home was unrecognizable—filled with water and pierced by a tree that had crashed through the roof. In the following days, the home became filled…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Hope in the Aftermath of Typhoon Yagi
Samaritan’s Purse has distributed relief supplies to thousands of families in northern Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi decimated the region in early September. Our DC-8 and 757 aircraft transported over 80,000 pounds of aid to the Southeast Asian country from our hangar in Greensboro, North Carolina, soon after floodwaters subsided. Working through our local partners in…
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Newsletter June 2025
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June Gospel Hope for the World Dear Friend, Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of convening the European Congress on Evangelism with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Berlin, Germany. We brought over 1,000 church and ministry leaders from 55 countries and territories across Europe to focus on proclamation evangelism. Our…
Crisis & Disaster Response
More Relief Arrives in Saipan as Typhoon Response Grows
As islanders awoke Wednesday morning to limited electricity and no running water a week after Typhoon Sinlaku struck, Samaritan’s Purse aircraft touched down again on Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. The plane carried tons of additional supplies and resources to help the grieving paradise recover. Our 767 brought more relief items—such as…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Disaster Relief Volunteers Urged to Boldly Share the Gospel of Christ
Thick, black smoke was moving in rapidly. Pastor Erik Naylor of Maui, Hawaii, could hardly see more than a few feet in front of him, and he felt the heat as homes around him started to catch on fire. But when he and a neighbor looked across the street, they saw that the Lahaina Baptist…
Crisis & Disaster Response
A Presence Stronger Than the Storm
The day before the eye of the super typhoon passed over the island of Saipan, Temara gathered her two sons and hurried to her father’s house for protection. In the chaos of grabbing valuables and packing the car to leave, Temara stopped, placed her hands on the doorframe, and prayed that God would protect their…
