WATCH VIDEO ABOVE | Dumitru’s story after Helene When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina in September 2024, Dumitru and Dina Gyska lost everything they depended upon for their livelihoods. Dumitru’s efforts toward building his year-old plumbing business were shattered in a matter of minutes as floodwaters and debris swept through his property in Buncombe County.…
Franklin Graham se reúne con propietarios de una California devastada por los incendios forestales
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham met with California residents on Monday, Jan. 27, in the wake of wildfires that have claimed dozens of lives and destroyed thousands of structures in LA County. He offered words of encouragement to homeowners in Eaton Canyon communities where our teams are hard at work assisting residents to recover valuables…
Las víctimas de los incendios de California experimentan esperanza
Jaime Gomez, 59, heard there might be evacuations in his Altadena, California, neighborhood, situated just below Eaton Canyon in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, because of an approaching wildfire that broke out in the early evening of Jan. 7. So, he went outside to have a look. “I walked out and all I…
God’s Blessings in Hendersonville
Nearly four months have passed since Nancy Velazquez experienced the unimaginable—a deadly and catastrophic hurricane in the mountains. Nancy was away from her home the September morning that Hurricane Helene caused deadly flooding that swept through her community in Hendersonville, North Carolina. When she finally returned to her neighborhood, disbelief overcame her. She’d lost nearly…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Regalamos vehículos a los sobrevivientes del huracán Helene
“It’s all yours! Congratulations, sir!” James Roberts could hardly believe the words spoken to him by an employee of Hendrick Automotive Group. Thanks to Samaritan’s Purse partnership with the Charlotte auto dealer, a 2024 Toyota Tacoma crew cab 4 x 4 is now his. It was just three months ago that the Marshall, North Carolina,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter February 2025
Franklin Graham Update | February Franklin Graham Update | February Rising From the Mud and Ashes Dear Friend, Samaritan's Purse had the honor of hosting Donald Trump on his first trip as the 47th president, when he and his wife, Melania, came to North Carolina to encourage survivors of Hurricane Helene and see what the new administration can do to accelerate the recovery. It's…
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Familia egipcia de Boone recibe un coche nuevo tras Helene
Mohamed and Nehal said their street near Boone turned into a river when Hurricane Helene dumped rain on the region last September. Their apartment flooded, along with all of their belongings. Among the Egyptian family’s losses were the trusty vehicles they relied on for work. “They were flooded to the roof,” Mohamed said. “There was…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Ayudamos a un pastor que perdió casi todo en el huracán Helene
Pastor Charles English was at home with one of his daughters when Ivy Creek became a torrent of boulders, trees, and exploding propane tanks—common elements for most stories about Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through the mountains. Charles and his wife, Sadie, have lived five decades in Barnardsville, North Carolina, along a normally idyllic branch of…
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Respuesta a inundaciones en Kentucky y West Virginia
A U.S. Disaster Relief team has arrived in Pikeville, Kentucky, to provide assistance in the wake of last weekend’s catastrophic flooding that claimed over a dozen lives. Roughly half a foot of rain deluged many places, causing rivers to overflow and homes to flood. Hundreds of people are still without power and hundreds have been…
Nuevas casas sobre ruedas
Since Hurricane Helene upended her life, Tammy has been living in the carport outside her sister’s house in the rural mountains of North Carolina. The tin and metal frame, asphalt floor, and flimsy insulation do little to hold the warmth from the small space heaters Tammy bought. As temperatures have dropped well below freezing in…
