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.…
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Voluntarios de Samaritan’s Purse están trabajando en Memphis después de una tormenta de hielo devastadora
Una fe impasible en un mundo de fuego
Joe DiIorio stood in the doorway paralyzed with disbelief at the police officer’s words. They needed to leave—immediately—the officer told them. A wildfire was moving toward the suburbs of Boulder County, Colorado, and quickening with high-speed winds—100 mile per hour winds sweeping through the Front Range. Joe tried to be hopeful that this would be…
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Edward Graham These photographs are available for news media outlet use in coverage of Samaritan's Purse-related stories. If your news outlet uses a photograph, please credit: "Courtesy of Samaritan's Purse." These photographs are not for commercial use. Jamaica 2025 Children in Jamaica spend time with Samaritan’s Purse COO while he visits with their families and hears…
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Cinco amigos jubilados sirven a los propietarios después del tornado en Texas
After a devastating tornado ripped through Round Rock, Texas, on March 21 and damaged numerous homes, Gary Cluck, 81, knew he and his buddies had to help. “We just love to volunteer and help people, and be good witnesses for Jesus Christ,” Gary said. “Jesus said that the number one commandment was to love God…
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Samaritan’s Purse Concludes Response to New Mexico’s McBride Fire
UPDATED MAY 3 Our response to the McBride Fire has concluded now as we celebrate God’s work through our teams who served as the hands and feet of Jesus to so many hurting families. During the more than two week response to a community near Ruidoso, New Mexico, nearly 100 volunteers joined our efforts in…
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Respondiendo a los daños causados por una tormenta en South-Dakota
Samaritan’s Purse is bringing relief to areas around Brookings County, South Dakota, after a derecho packing 107-mph winds tore through residential areas in the eastern part of the state. One of our disaster relief units—a tractor-trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment— arrived in South Dakota Sunday night, May 15. VOLUNTEER IN SOUTH DAKOTA Volunteers…
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Apresurándonos a Illinois después del tornado
Samaritan’s Purse North American Ministries has deployed to help homeowners in Wabash County, Illinois, after a tornado hit May 19, downing trees and damaging homes. The storm struck hardest around Keensburg and Mt. Carmel. Disaster Relief Unit #1—stocked with supplies and equipment—left our North Wilkesboro facility on Sunday morning, May 22. Volunteers (both day and…
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Storm-Damaged Indiana
Samaritan’s Purse is responding to Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a severe derecho storm pummelled communities with 98 mile per hour winds, leaving downed trees and more than 200 damaged homes in its wake. Disaster Relief Unit #7—a tractor-trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment—departed Thursday afternoon from our Wilkes Ministry Center in western North Carolina…
Sharing the Love of Jesus in the Wake of New Mexico’s Fires
Volunteers are still hard at work in communities of northeastern New Mexico, where the Hermits Peak Fire burned across more 300,000 acres and more than 400 homes. Our teams are helping homeowners sifted through properties to recover any personal belongings that survived the high heat of the fire. VOLUNTEER IN NEW MEXICO We are also…
Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Hard at Work in Flooded Virginia Community
UPDATED July 18 Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working in Buchanan County, Virginia, where floodwaters left neighborhoods waterlogged and hundreds of residents fleeing their homes after more than 8 inches of rain fell on the area in a matter of hours, Tuesday, July 12. More than 100 homes in the flood zone of the nearby Dismal…
