Samaritan’s Purse sent a major airlift of food and relief supplies to families in Gaza who continue to suffer two years after the start of the war. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the international Christian relief organization, was on site in Greensboro to pray with the aviation team before the aircraft departed on Saturday,…
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Franklin Graham Prays for 13th Samaritan’s Purse Relief Flight to the Middle East
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Press Release: Franklin Graham Announces 13th Samaritan’s Purse Relief Flight for Gaza
Franklin Graham Announces 13th Samaritan’s Purse Relief Flight for Gaza Departing from Greensboro, North Carolina, at 9:00 a.m. ET tomorrow morning BOONE, N.C., Oct. 24, 2025—Samaritan’s Purse is sending a major airlift of food and relief supplies to families in Gaza who continue to suffer two years after the start of the war. Franklin Graham,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Caring for Mothers in Crisis in Colombia
Fear melts into relief as weary mothers trickle into the Samaritan’s Purse maternal clinics in Colombia. They’ve traveled over rivers, through jungles, and across dangerous borders for help and support unavailable in their Venezuelan hometowns. A decade-long economic crisis has crippled the healthcare system there and made access to basic necessities, such as food and…
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Press Release: Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8
Friday: Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8 BOONE, N.C., Nov. 11, 2025—This Friday, November 14, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse will ceremonially retire its Douglas DC-8 cargo aircraft and dedicate its new Boeing 767 at its Airlift Response Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. This event marks a new era for…
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Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8 Press Kit
Press Releases DC-8 Photos 767 Photos B-roll Samaritan’s Purse Dedicates New Boeing 767 and Retires Historic DC-8 Samaritan’s Purse, the international Christian relief organization, will ceremonially retire its Douglas DC-8 cargo aircraft and dedicate its new Boeing 767 on November 14th. For more than a decade, the Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 served as the organization’s primary…
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A Tribute to the DC-8
!["The Mighty DC-8 has been [God's] instrument taking the Gospel message of Jesus Christ throughout the world," writes Joe Proffitt, a flight engineer with Samaritan's Purse, as the legendary plane is decommissioned.](https://spweb-uploads.s3.theark.cloud/2025/11/HS-1-320x273.jpg)
My name is Joe Proffitt and I have had the honor and privilege to be a flight engineer aboard this beautiful aircraft, the Mighty DC-8, for the past five and a half years. McDonnell Douglas produced 554 DC-8s. Samaritan’s Purse was blessed to operate the last one registered in the United States. In 2014, during…
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Flying Into a New Era for Samaritan’s Purse Aviation
On Nov. 14, staff members and friends of the ministry joined our Mission Aviation Services team to bid farewell and to celebrate all that God has done through our DC-8 cargo aircraft. In addition, our 767 plane was dedicated to God’s glory as it joined our fleet during an event that was held at our…
Operation Christmas Child
the Pacific Islands
Many people think of the Pacific Islands as paradise, populated with luxurious hotels located oceanfront on pristine white sandy beaches. And some are. But hundreds more are home to people who struggle daily just to survive, including over half a million children. Starting in 2019, Samaritan’s Purse began distributing gift-filled shoeboxes to children who live…
Operation Christmas Child
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is located on the coast of West Africa, next to Liberia and Guinea. In addition to being a gold, diamond, and bauxite mining hub, it is also rich with wildlife. Hippopotamuses and crocodiles (including rare miniature versions of these species) reside in its rivers together with manatees. Large game such as elephants, lions,…
Operation Christmas Child
Cambodia
Cambodia is located in Southeast Asia next to Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Buddhist temples can be seen across the landscape, indicative of the religious beliefs of the majority of its people. While the country was controlled by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s, over 1.5 million people were killed by the communist guerilla movement,…
