MARCH 25 UPDATE: The death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai now stands at nearly 450. In addition to bringing emergency shelter materials, Samaritan’s Purse is providing water filters, mosquito nets, and medical assistance to survivors. Supplies have already been unloaded in Beira in preparation for distribution throughout the area. Please pray for the people…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Field Hospital Opens, Expanding Medical Care in Mozambique
UPDATE (April 11): One week after opening our Emergency Field Hospital in Buzi, Mozambique, Samaritan’s Purse medical staff have treated some 1,000 patients and delivered ten babies—opening a second maternal ward to meet the growing number of expectant mothers. Delfina was terrified that she would have to give birth in the rising water when Cyclone…
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Press Release Mozambique Cyclone 03-21-19
FRIDAY AIRLIFT: Samaritan's Purse Responds to deadly cyclone—sending emergency shelter supplies and medical team to Mozambique BOONE, N.C., March 21, 2019 Cyclone Idai caused devastating flooding in Mozambique—killing hundreds, flooding thousands of homes and leaving some 400,000 people displaced. International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is using its DC-8 cargo jet to deploy critical supplies…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Reaches Inundated Mozambique Town with Lifesaving Aid
About three weeks after Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique, the situation on the ground is still dire. Catastrophic flooding and high winds left historic devastation across the east African nation. Tens of thousands of people remain displaced, food is scarce, clean water is limited, and reports of cholera and other waterborne illnesses are already making headlines.…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Cyclone Idai Victims in Mozambique Receive Relief
UPDATE (March 30): Materials for the Emergency Field Hospital have arrived in Beira. The hospital will be set up in the coming days in Buzi. Tarp distributions continue. Efforts to provide cyclone victims with access to clean water are also ongoing. — In the aftermath of Cyclone Idai, many thousands of families are suffering. The…
Crisis & Disaster Response
DC-8 Aircraft Brings Relief Supplies to Victims of Second Mozambique Cyclone
Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 aircraft departed Thursday, May 2, for Mozambique with a load of shelter supplies for those devastated by Cyclone Kenneth. The plane arrived in the coastal city of Nacala on May 4, and thousands of tarps are being distributed in Jesus’ Name to offer much-needed relief. Cyclone Kenneth—one of the strongest storms to…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Provides Critical Relief to Isolated Coastal Villages in Mozambique
One month after Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, Samaritan’s Purse is meeting the needs of villages isolated by unprecedented floodwaters. The storm washed away all access roads, contaminated water points, and destroyed homes—leaving hundreds of families susceptible to diseases like malaria and cholera. Samaritan’s Purse responded to this dire need, traveling 50 kilometers (31…
Our Ministry
Samaritan’s Purse Aviation
RushingHelp and HopeWorldwide The Samaritan's Purse aircraft fleet, which includes our DC-8 cargo jet, enables us to respond to disasters with great speed, quickly bringing emergency supplies and teams anywhere in the world. Aviation has long been a vital and necessary tool for the ministry of Samaritan's Purse, a Christian relief organization that responds to…
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Mozambique
Mozambique is a southeastern African nation along the Indian Ocean. The former Portuguese colony has a diversity of landscapes—from rain forests and mountains to grasslands and beaches. Samaritan’s Purse began distributing gift-filled shoeboxes there in 1999 and launched The Greatest Journey, our follow-up discipleship program, in this nation in 2011. Read a Story from the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Lifesaving Medical Care Provided for Mothers in Crisis
By Dr. Maria, an FP-OB who served at our Emergency Field Hospital. It was my first night in Buzi, Mozambique, and the radio buzzed for an emergency C-section. The patient, Eliza, was bleeding and her baby was in distress. In a whirlwind, the baby boy was delivered and being resuscitated by our nursery nurse and…
