Edward Graham, assistant to the vice president at Samaritan’s Purse and youngest son of Franklin and Jane Graham, traveled to Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 13 to encourage those devastated by deadly tornadoes. Edward was able to talk and pray with homeowners, including Tommy Anderson whose home was reduced to rubble. “I never imagined that my…
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Edward Graham viaja a Kentucky para animar a la comunidad devastada
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El vicepresidente Mike Pence anima a los voluntarios y propietarios en Mayfield
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse as part of our tornado relief response in Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 18. “When we saw this [tornado event], it broke our hearts,” he said. “We knew immediately that Samaritan’s Purse would be there.” Both Pences worked hard alongside Edward Graham, Franklin Graham’s…
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Los sobrevivientes del tornado en Arkansas agradecen la ayuda y el ánimo
Connie Carter’s life is all about helping people. For the last 40 years, her entire professional career has been devoted to caring for senior adults. And she’s always looking out for her community, from checking in on things when families are out of town to wheeling garbage cans out to the street every week for…
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Samaritan’s Purse Serves Christmas Eve Meal in Mayfield, Kentucky
This Christmas Eve Franklin Graham and Samaritan’s Purse staff members served up a heapin’ helpin’ of roast turkey, baked ham, and all the trimmings to the hurting community of Mayfield, Kentucky. With the hearty meal, Graham offered a message about the hope found only in the Lord Jesus Christ and assured the audience that God…
Faith Still Stands in the Midst of Mayfield’s Grieving
For five minutes, Janet Thomason sought shelter in a broom closet as an EF4 tornado passed through her neighborhood. The 190 mile-per-hour winds devastated her community—destroying six of the seven homes on her street. Janet and a friend had immediately gone into a closet as the sirens began to sound. Then they heard the wind…
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Volunteers Are Working in Colorado’s Flame-Scorched Front Range
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are hard at work in Colorado after the Marshall Fire that swept through the region in late December. Wildfires pushed by violent winds forced tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes in several Front Range communities. VOLUNTEER IN COLORADO Nearly 1,000 homes and other structures were scorched as the blaze…
Sirviendo a las víctimas de tormentas, incendios e inundaciones en el nombre de Jesús
After a catastrophic EF4 tornado sliced through Mayfield, Kentucky, on Dec. 10—carving up hundreds of homes and businesses into heaping piles of broken bricks and splintered lumber—Andrew Clapp knew he had to help his hometown neighbors. Andrew gave his life to Jesus Christ earlier in the year and wanted to serve other local residents because…
Buscando esperanza y recuerdos después de los incendios en Colorado
Standing on the ash heap of what was once her home, Karla Bennett fought back tears as she said, “Your home is like your mother’s embrace, and we miss that. You can be somewhere with four walls, but it’s not the same as what you’ve put around you every day—it’s all gone.” For Karla and…
Reconstruyendo en Breathitt County
Historic flooding early last year left hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Samaritan’s Purse quickly responded and our volunteers served hurting families in Jesus’ Name as they removed waterlogged walls and flooring, ruined belongings, and cleared homes of other debris. We praise God that our teams helped dozens of homeowners in…
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Voluntarios de Samaritan’s Purse están trabajando en Memphis después de una tormenta de hielo devastadora
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are at work in Memphis, Tennessee, after Winter Storm Landon brought record snowfall and destructive freezing rain to much of the U.S. last week. Crippling ice from Landon stretched from Texas to New England. At least three people died due to the severe weather conditions. Memphis was one of the hardest-hit places.…
