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Central United States Tornado Response Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Central United States Tornado Response Samaritan’s Purse is responding in Laurel County, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri after several, deadly EF3 tornadoes struck on Friday, May 16, causing extensive structural damage and loss of life in both states. Volunteers are now on the ground and working alongside…
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Texas Flash Flooding Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Texas Flash Flooding Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response teams to Central Texas after a historic flash flood event killed more than 80 people. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with dozens more missing. Torrential rainfall early Friday morning caused the Guadalupe River to rise 26 feet in…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Deploys To Central Texas After Catastrophic Flash Floods Claim 80+ Lives
Samaritan's Purse Deploys To Central Texas After Catastrophic Flash Floods Claim 80+ Lives BOONE, N.C., July 7, 2025—Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster response teams to Central Texas after a historic flash flood event killed more than 80 people. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with dozens more missing. Torrential rainfall early Friday morning caused the Guadalupe River…
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Gaza Relief Press Kit
Press Releases Fact Sheets & Bios Photos B-roll Gaza Relief Press Kit Since July 26, Samaritan’s Purse has sent multiple relief flights to help suffering families in Gaza—using both their 757 and DC-8 cargo planes—to deliver hundreds of thousands of pounds of ready-to-use supplemental food (RUSF). These nutrient-rich, peanut-based pouches, provided by MANA Nutrition in…
Our Ministry
MEDIA ALERT: Samaritan’s Purse Doctors, Nurses Train this Week in North Carolina to Fight Ebola (Press Release)
THURSDAY – FRIDAY: Disaster Response Specialists Participate in North Wilkesboro Training in Preparation for Ebola Deployment BOONE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2018 –Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virus ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Forty medical and nonmedical staff…
Operation Christmas Child
Press Release Operation Christmas Child December 20, 2022
THIS WEEK: Volunteers Send Christmas Joy to Children Overseas Boone, N.C.—Area volunteers are celebrating the collection of gift-filled shoeboxes that will send a message to children around the world: God loves you, and you're not forgotten! Thousands of volunteers contributed to Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse by packing shoeboxes filled with fun…
Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods
Meet the People of Guidan Gado
Auta’s skin is dark and taut with valleys of worry and determination etched into her forehead. She is 58, and her husband died three decades ago. She sits on a small rock outside her home in a village in Niger, West Africa, and holds a wiggly granddaughter as she speaks. Around her, she sees a…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Helping Caribbean Farmers Get Back to Work
When Hurricane Maria thrashed Dominica last year, its ferocious winds damaged 90 percent of the houses on the island. Thousands were completely destroyed. But the storm—the first Category 5 hurricane on record to strike the Caribbean island—didn’t just obliterate houses. It also ravaged entire industries, upending people’s ability to make a living and provide for…
Discipleship, Education & Training
Delivering Relief to the Hard-to-Reach in South Sudan
Despite many challenges, Samaritan’s Purse continues to carry out major programming from five field bases in South Sudan. Our relief efforts are focused on water and sanitation, healthcare, food assistance, nutrition, food security and livelihoods, and continuing partnerships with local churches. We’re there in Jesus’ Name and eager to share the Gospel. With a long…
Feeding Programs
Samaritan’s Purse Provides Critical Food Assistance for South Sudanese
Food is scarce during South Sudan’s dry season when the land turns brown, dusty, and desolate. Residents and thousands of refugees become more vulnerable to starvation and sickness. “Dry season proves to be difficult in South Sudan,” said Collins Enabu, Samaritan’s Purse Deputy Country Director of Programs. “When people are unable to plant and harvest…
