U.S. Disaster Relief
Samaritan's Purse is looking for church and other Christian groups willing to serve alongside our staff to provide compassionate, competent relief in Jesus' Name to suffering people.
Since 1983, Samaritan's Purse has mobilized thousands of volunteers to work with our Disaster Relief Teams to provide emergency aid to disaster victims in the United States.
To volunteer with U.S. Disaster Relief, click here.
February 19, 2010
Disaster Relief Volunteer Retreat
Come join us June 4-6 for a time of inspiration, encouragement, refreshment, and fellowship
Enjoy a lineup of gifted speakers, music, and fellowship with other volunteers from across the country. Guest speakers include:
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans
Louisiana's largest Southern Baptist church
and host to the Samaritan's Purse Neighborhood Rebuild Project in New Orleans
COACH JERRY MOORE
Appalachian State University football coach
First "three-peat" football champions in Division I FCS/I-AA history
2005,2006, and 2007
REVEREND HAROLD BENNETT
Perkinsville Baptist Church, Boone, NC
Praise & Worship
Led by Ronnie Freeman
You also will have an opportunity to attend workshop sessions led by Samaritan’s Purse staff, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and other leaders in their field. Training courses include:
Chainsaw Training
Skid Steer Loader Training
Disaster Relief Basic Skills
Construction & Rebuild
Christian Life & Witness Course
Abiding In Christ
VIEW COMPLETE WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 
ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPTION JUNE 3-4
Courses include Incident Command System Training and Modified ServSafe Training. Additional registration fees will apply.
The retreat will be held at the Billy Graham Training Center (The Cove). The Cove, located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, was created so people could leave the demands of life, study God’s Word, and be trained to reach the lost for Christ. To learn more about The Cove visit their web site.
Billy Graham Training Center, Asheville, N.C. (The Cove)
June 4-6 $250 per couple, $175 per person based on single occupancy
To register for the retreat, call 1-800-950-2092.
Registration fee of $250 per couple includes hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy), meals, and conference materials.
For more information about U.S. Disaster Relief, visit our web site.
HEADLINES
Disaster Relief Volunteer Retreat
Come join us June 4-6 for a time of inspiration, encouragement, refreshment, and fellowship
Warmed By God’s Love
Volunteers are showing compassionate love to victims of an ice storm that crippled the North Carolina mountains
Hope from Despair
Storm victims can look forward to a future filled with promise after coming to faith in Jesus Christ
MULTIMEDIA
- Sudan Global Day of Prayer
- Come Together Now - Healing 4 Haiti Music Video
- Haiti Relief - Providing Clean Water
- Haiti Relief - Franklin Graham Report
- Haiti Relief - Faces of Despair
- Haiti Relief - Helping orphans in distress
- Haiti Relief - Delivering Hope
- Haiti Relief - Glimmer of Hope
- Haiti Relief - Trucks delivered
- Relief Equipment for Haiti
