Franklin Graham
Newsletter November 2023
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November OUR BROKEN WORLD NEEDSTHE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL Dear Friend, The whole world has been horrified by the recent terrorist massacre in Israel. At Samaritan's Purse, we always stand with Israel, and we have a team on the ground right now working through local churches to help those who are suffering and grieving. The…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Provides Aid to More than 35,000 Armenians
When fighting erupted between the Caucasus nations of Azerbaijan and Armenia in September, more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians fled their homes in Nagorno-Karabakh in search of safety in Armenia. Suddenly living as refugees, they were left without basic necessities. Samaritan’s Purse saw their plight and began a response to help relieve their suffering on Sept.…
Our Ministry
Franklin Graham Dedicates New Midwest Ministry Center
Today, Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham welcomed hundreds of guests to our Midwest Ministry Center in Aurora, Illinois, to dedicate the new property to the Lord’s service. The 116,000 square-foot facility will serve as a staging area for our disaster relief operations in the region while also housing a permanent Operation Christmas Child processing center.…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter January 2024
Franklin Graham Update | January Franklin Graham Update | January AFTER the SHOEBOX... The Greatest Journey Begins Dear Friend, As I write this, more than 11 million Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts are just beginning their journey—crossing oceans, mountains, and deserts—to delight children in more than 100 countries around the world. We thank God for everyone who prayerfully packed these gifts, and we…
Crisis & Disaster Response
God Is at Work in the Lives of Liberia Burn Patients
Burn survivors of a late December fuel tanker explosion in Totota, Liberia, may or may not remember much about the moments before their lives changed. One minute they were watching people poke holes in an overturned tanker to harvest the fuel. The next, they were on fire. At least 40 of their fellow residents died…
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child Overview
Operation Christmas Child Delivering Great Joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10, ESV We appreciate your interest in presenting Operation Christmas Child to your church or group. You’ll find resources here that will equip you to tell others about this amazing opportunity…
Crisis & Disaster Response
An Orange Wave of Help Arrives for Swannanoa
Steve struggled to keep his pickup truck driving straight on a road he couldn’t see. When the evacuation alert had sounded just minutes earlier, he had woken his 15-year-old son Aiden, and the pair had dashed out of their house. Now they were fighting to find safety as the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene swallowed…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter November 2024
Franklin Graham Update | November Franklin Graham Update | November A MASSIVE AIRLIFT & AN ARMY OF ORANGE RUSH TO THE FRONTLINES Dear Friend, In the weeks following Hurricane Helene, the "whomp-whomp-whomp" of helicopters echoed across the mountains of western North Carolina, reassuring desperate survivors that help and hope were on the way. Four National Guard Chinooks, three ex-Army Blackhawks, and several private…
Health & Medical Ministries
Special Medical Outreach Held in Western North Carolina
Note: A second free clinic will take place on June 21-22 in Marshall at the same location. All are welcome. For more information on volunteering, go to samaritanspurse.org/free-clinic. “Do I eat or do I go to the doctor?” Samaritan’s Purse physician Elliott Tenpenny explained the dilemma that many underinsured people face across the country. When…
Operation Christmas Child
Celebrating 50 Million Children Discipled
“Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14). Children are precious to God. The Bible tells us that “children are a gift of the LORD” (Psalm 127:3) and that we are responsible to train them up “in the way [they] should…
