“Evacuate now!” Around 3 p.m. on September 8, Stephen MacAuley was playing the piano in his Phoenix, Oregon, townhouse when he saw a police car drive by and heard an officer announce the emergency warning through a bullhorn. Stephen knew wildfires had been reported in the area, but he never thought they would reach his…
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Samaritan’s Purse – You Can Provide Relief to a Hurting World
Provide Relief to a Hurting World Meeting Needs Worldwide Samaritan’s Purse brings physical relief and the Gospel to hurting people around the world. Samaritan's Purse provides relief for men, women, and children who are victims of war, poverty, disaster, disease, and famine. We work in more than 100 countries, addressing critical needs such as food,…
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Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Emergency Field Hospital to the Bahamas
Update (Oct. 19): Our team worked hard to quickly establish a 28-bed COVID-19 care center at Princess Margaret Hospital in the Bahamas. We received our first patients on Monday, Oct. 19. Read a more recent story on our work. — Oct. 15: Samaritan’s Purse has just deployed our Emergency Field Hospital and a disaster assistance…
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COVID-19 Bahamas Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Approved Quotes Photos B-roll COVID-19 Bahamas Response Samaritan's Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to Nassau after an increase in COVID-19 cases overwhelmed the local healthcare system. With more than 2,000 active cases across the islands, hospitals were inundated with patients suffering from the coronavirus. Samaritan's Purse…
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Deploying Military Couples to the Frontlines of Disasters
At the 2019 Operation Heal Our Patriots Reunion in Dallas, Texas, we invited military couples to join our U.S. Disaster Relief efforts as part of our new Team Patriot project. Since the first Team Patriot teams deployed in August of last year, Samaritan’s Purse has sent more than 100 individuals to serve again on the…
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Volunteers Are the Backbone of Our Work
Volunteers are a critical part of the work of Samaritan’s Purse. That’s particularly true at this time of the year, as it is National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts. It takes about 70,000 volunteers to staff over 4,000 locations across the United States where you can drop off your gift-filled shoeboxes. (Drop-off…
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COVID-19 North Carolina Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Key Quotes Photos B-roll COVID-19 North Carolina Response Samaritan's Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to western North Carolina as the global Coronavirus pandemic overwhelmed the region's medical infrastructure. In partnership with six health systems in western North Carolina, Samaritan's Purse doctors and nurses cared for more…
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Jefferson County, Alabama
Samaritan’s Purse is responding in Jefferson County, Alabama, where at least one tornado ripped through business and residential areas north of Birmingham. The deadly storm toppled trees, downed power lines, and overturned vehicles on its path of destruction from Fultondale to Center Point. Dozens of homes were ripped apart in these communities and at least…
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Volunteer Army Cleans Up After Alabama Storm
JOIN OUR VOLUNTEER TEAMS With tornado sirens wailing, Samuel and Khristy Wilkins had minutes to gather their children and take shelter in the hallway of their home in Jefferson County, Alabama. The family was surrounded by eerie, howling winds that suddenly transitioned into a roar similar to a freight train. “It makes your heart race…
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The 2024 Christmas Catalog is Here! Learn More Meeting Needs and Sowing Gospel Seeds in South Sudan Samaritan's Purse is helping people recently displaced by violence, and many others, as we meet urgent needs across the country. Learn More Fill the Classrooms Help us fill 5,000 classrooms in five days! It costs $6 to send…
