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Crisis & Disaster Response

Helping in the Wake of the Derecho

There’s often a whirlwind inside Jaime Richardson’s home where she and her husband, Chris, care for their 15 adopted children in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Most days are a swirl of activity with that many kids around, several having special needs including cerebral palsy, autism, seizure disorders, and one confined to a bed for most of…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Widows Give Thanks for Help with Hurricane Cleanup

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR HURRICANE FLORENCE RESPONSE Mary Kerns wasn’t taking any chances. The last time, almost 20 years ago, a major hurricane threatened her hometown, she ended up being rescued out of waist-deep water in her home. So, a week ago, when Hurricane Florence roared into Jacksonville, Mary packed some clothes and…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

College Students Volunteer, Help Florida Widow

When Thelma Reynolds, 87, returned to her home after Hurricane Ian ripped through her North Port, Florida, neighborhood, she was shocked by what she discovered—her house was in shambles. “We were on what they call the ‘dirty side’ of the storm, which rotated counterclockwise, and it just sat here for several hours,” she said. “It…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Asia Flooding Triggers Relief Responses in Three Countries

A series of deadly tropical storms in rapid succession has caused catastrophic damage and the worst flooding that parts of Southeast Asia have endured in more than four decades. Floodwaters, fallen trees, and debris have left entire villages inaccessible. Hundreds of thousands of homes across the region are damaged or destroyed. Decimated crops have left…

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Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods

Livelihoods Training Lifts Filipino Families Out of Poverty

Rowena grew up in a poor area of the Philippines and has endured much sorrow in her life. Her three brothers, mother, and two of her grandparents died when Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the country more than five years ago. That same year, her husband died of complications related to high blood pressure. “My life…

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Crisis & Disaster Response

Franklin Graham Travels to Israel to Help with Relief After October Massacre

Israel is a nation in trauma. Shockwaves reverberated throughout the world when Hamas attacked civilian communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, slaughtering people of all ages and taking more than 200 hostages. Entire villages now lie empty as the survivors have been forced to flee their homes. With the growing threat of violence in…

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Construction Projects

Warming in Koyuk

Warming in Koyuk Samaritan's Purse staff and volunteers built a church in the remote village of Koyuk over the summer of 2023. Explore village and church life in this special place up north in Alaska. God's Country Up north in Alaska, where the forests and the tundra can swallow two states the size of Texas,…

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Animals, Agriculture & Livelihoods

Vulnerable Congolese Increase Growing Power

In rural parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), living with a disability can be extremely difficult—even putting food on the table is a challenge. Recently, though, Samaritan’s Purse agriculture and livelihoods teams have been working hard in eastern DRC to train some local farmers in how to more efficiently grow flourishing gardens. “These…

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Construction Projects

Construction Projects Benefit Rural Alaska

Robert Mobley says it’s difficult to anticipate what you’ll find at the edge of the world, which is where he felt like he landed several summers ago in Kipnuk, Alaska, near the Bering Sea. The beauty, remoteness, and great need were surprising at first, but that’s also what has kept Robert returning to the 49th…

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Women's Programs

A Very Present Help in Trouble

When Marie* fled her village with her five children, there was no time for the 34-year-old widow to explain to her young ones why they had to leave their home so quickly. Violence and insecurity have rolled like a storm through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in recent years, and an estimated 1.7…

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