Ronnie and Holly Banks piled into the living room with their boys and dogs to watch a powerful storm roll across Breathitt County, Kentucky, on July 28. Streaks of lightning lit up the overgrown field of an abandoned drive-in movie theater across the way. When they nodded off it was raining, and it was raining…
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First Home Dedicated as Samaritan’s Purse Rebuilds in Mayfield
Nine months ago, on the evening of Dec. 10, 2021, Tom Woodward sat in his single-wide mobile home, listening to the news about an EF4 Tornado that had set its target on Mayfield, Kentucky. “My son called me and said ‘Are you gonna stay and ride it out or are you gonna come over here…
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Celebrating Church Construction in Scammon Bay
A light October snow was falling softly on Scammon Bay, Alaska, as Pastor Jason Stromstad landed with Samaritan’s Purse staff and 400 pieces of fried chicken from Anchorage. Away for several weeks preaching in neighboring villages, Pastor Jason was returning home to a new season—both in weather and in ministry. “In November the real snow…
