Almost 200 riders on 160 motorcycles rode down backroads and the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, May 20, to support Operation Heal Our Patriots. The group departed from Samaritan’s Purse International Headquarters in Boone, North Carolina, for the roundtrip route to and from Grandfather Mountain. This was the 12th Annual Warrior Ride, an event that…
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…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter May 2024
Franklin Graham Update | May Franklin Graham Update | May Tornado Reliefin America's Heartland Dear Friend, Waves of killer storms recently tore across the Great Plains, and Samaritan's Purse has been busy in six states cleaning up damage, making emergency repairs, and comforting survivors in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Hundreds of homes were destroyed in the Oklahoma towns of…
Media
Press Release Greatest Journey 1-28-20
Samaritan's Purse Releases Free Kids' Bible Game App BOONE, N.C., Jan. 28, 2020 Greatest Journey App Developed for Children Ages 5–9 Christian parents now have a new resource to help their kids learn about the Bible based on a discipleship program that’s already leading millions of children to Christ all over the world. Samaritan’s Purse has released…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Military Couples Celebrate Renewal in Christ
Mike Beaulieu experienced a life-changing encounter with God during a week of marriage training in Alaska through Operation Heal Our Patriots. His faith and resolve to live for Christ were strengthened like never before. “Everything feels great when you leave Alaska, but the battle isn’t over,” he said. “Alaska course corrected me back toward God’s…
Operation Heal Our Patriots Celebrates God at Work in Military Marriages
Samaritan’s Purse recently welcomed our final group of military veterans and their spouses to Alaska for the close of the 2021 Operation Heal Our Patriots summer season. Nine couples experienced the wilderness of Alaska, participated in Biblically-based marriage classes, and had the opportunity to connect with God and each other. Former Army Staff Sergeant Mike…
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
Clean Water Comes to Remote Villages in Kenya
Every day Eunice woke up early with the same worry pressed on her heart—would she find water today for her children? From her home in a remote village in Kenya, she walked two hours each way to the nearest water source and could only bring home what she was able to carry. Sometimes, during severe…
Our Ministry
Samaritan’s Purse Global Internship Program
Global Internship Program “Go and do likewise.” -Luke 10:37 Apply Today Do you feel called by God to bring hope to a hurting world? The Samaritan’s Purse Global Internship Program is an opportunity for college students and recent graduates to use their skills to impact the world in a tangible way. Whether at our international…
Leaders Find Rest and Renewed Vision for Ministry in Flooded Brazil
Since early May of this year—after unprecedented rainfall caused disastrous flooding in southern Brazil and displaced over 800,000 people across Rio Grande do Sul—Pastor Roberto Machado said there’s been little time to rest. Samaritan’s Purse recently hosted a retreat for the dozens of churches who’ve been hard at work serving their communities—even while suffering themselves.…
God at Work in a Grieving Paradise
“This is something that I’ve never experienced in my 55 years of life,” Lenora shared while looking out over the remnants of her coastal neighborhood. Sweat dripped from her brow as she stood under her battered metal roof. It offered little relief from the heat. A somber confetti of pastel-colored fragments were scattered along the…
