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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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Our Ministry

Hispanic Ministries

Strengthening Hispanic Church Partnerships Empowering the Hispanic Church In 2021, President of Samaritan’s Purse Franklin Graham created Hispanic Ministries to further strengthen ministry partnerships with the Hispanic church. Hispanic Ministries equips, mobilizes, and partners with Hispanic churches to impact the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Samaritan's Purse has long supported the domestic and…

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50 Years of Ministry

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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Crisis & Disaster Response

One Year Later: Still at Work Helping Mayfield Rebuild

A year ago this month, musician Ricky Scaggs was singing Christmas songs from the stage of a local Mayfield, Kentucky, school where Franklin Graham joined Samaritan’s Purse staff, volunteers, and many grieving residents for a Christmas Eve meal. Our teams had started serving in the area on Dec. 14, 2021, to help help hurting residents…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Demolitions Help Homeowners in Tennessee

In tornado-hit Clarksville, Samaritan’s Purse is helping homeowners with demolitions, a service that can save them money as they start to rebuild. One Tennessee homeowner grateful to receive this work is William R. “Rip” Van Winkle, a more than 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Rip rode out the tornado that tore through Clarksville buried…

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Helping Earthquake Survivors in Myanmar Samaritan’s Purse is providing desperately needed medical care, water, and shelter in Jesus’ Name. Learn more Join Our Rebuild Teams! Learn more about these exciting ministry opportunities. Learn More Volunteer Healthy Deliveries Bring Joy to Displaced Moms in Sudan We recently set up our Emergency Field Hospital in Gedaref, Sudan, to serve internally displaced…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Finding Relief—and Family—in the Wake of Texas’s Wintry Mess

As Austin, Texas, resident Netsi Akalu opened the door to her home of ten years, several inches of water poured from the ceiling. With it, came a flood of emotions. “I saw that the water was coming from the ceiling, the living room, my bedroom, and my baby’s bedroom,” Netsi said. “Two and a half…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

God Gets the Glory as Volunteers Bring Relief in Texas

Samaritan’s Purse is on the ground in Texas helping families in Houston and Austin recover from winter storms and record-low temperatures that cut off access to power, water and heat for thousands of families. Communities have returned to find flooded homes due to burst pipes and downed trees in the wake of the unusual weather.…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

This Kentucky Homeowner Isn’t Giving Up After the Flood

A couple hours passed one morning and Melissa Bryant found herself homeless. The floodwaters came suddenly and showed little mercy to her community in Breathitt County, eastern Kentucky. Her trailer home and everything in it, except for one small air-conditioning unit, was completely destroyed in the deluge. “The water was coming in so fast. It…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Rushing to Help Tornado Victims in Alabama

A violent storm system swept through the Southeast this week, spawning devastating tornadoes that ripped through neighborhoods, causing massive damage in five states. Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham asked for prayer in the wake of the disaster as teams deployed to the area to assess needs and establish a response. “Please join me in praying…

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