2025 Year in Photos
We give God the glory for what He did through Samaritan's Purse in 2025.
We ministered in Jesus' Name to desperate people around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From caring for the sick at our Emergency Field Hospital in hurricane-hit Jamaica to feeding the hungry in war-torn Gaza and Sudan, we responded not only with critical aid, but also with the hope found only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In the United States, we responded to floods and fires in Colorado, Texas, Wisconsin, and California; rebuilt homes in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Hawaii; and saw God heal the broken marriages of U.S. veterans and their spouses through Operation Heal Our Patriots. Overseas, we brought relief after multiple typhoons in Vietnam and earthquakes in Myanmar and the Philippines. We drilled or rehabilitated hundreds of water points in 11 countries, facilitated surgeries in Nigeria and Kenya, and performed life-changing eye operations in Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also praise God for the nearly 12 million boys and girls in over 100 countries who received shoebox gifts and heard about the eternal hope of the Gospel through Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest Journey.
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Edward Graham visited with families recovering after Hurricane Melissa and reassured them that God loves them and hasn’t forgotten them. Samaritan's Purse has served over 26,000 households since the storm tore through the island, bringing both physical and spiritual relief.
Jamaica
Samaritan's Purse cataract surgical teams performed life-changing eye surgeries for hundreds of patients in Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Cataract Surgeries
Volunteers provided physical and spiritual support to homeowners in Colorado who experienced severe flooding, which forced more than 400 families to evacuate their homes in October.
Colorado Flooding
Franklin Graham visited Samaritan's Purse staff in Jamaica to thank them for their incredible work that brought hope to thousands living in crisis.
Franklin Graham Visits Jamaica
Women in Gaza gratefully received emergency supplies to help their families survive as war raged on around them earlier this year. Samaritan's Purse airlifts provided hundreds of tons of supplemental food as well as blankets, hygiene kits, and solar lights.
Gaza
Since Hurricane Helene hit our own backyard in western North Carolina, Samaritan’s Purse has been delivering manufactured homes, constructing new houses, and made repairs on numerous homes that were damaged.
Helene Rebuilds
Samaritan's Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital to Jamaica, providing critical medical care to thousands after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island as a Category 5 storm.
Jamaica Emergency Field Hospital
Samaritan’s Purse is constructing new homes for residents in Maui, Hawaii, after the devastating 2023 wildfires tore through the island.
Maui Rebuilds
After a catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake devastated Myanmar, we airlifted an Emergency Field Hospital to provide critical care for those injured. We also delivered purified drinking water and tons of essential supplies to the hardest-hit areas.
Myanmar Earthquake
In 2025, more than 11.9 million gift-filled shoeboxes distributed a tangible expression of God’s love to children in more than 100 countries.
Operation Christmas Child
Millions of shoebox recipients participated in the Samaritan's Purse discipleship course and learned more about Jesus. Since 2009, more than 24 million boys and girls have made decisions for Christ through the program.
The Greatest Journey
We welcomed 166 couples to Samaritan Lodge Alaska in 2025 and praise God that 93 individuals gave their lives to Christ and that 89 couples rededicated their marriages to the Lord.
Operation Heal Our Patriots
Famine ravaged Sudan early in 2025. We trucked and flew in tons of life-saving food to help over 300,000 desperate people. Dozens of Samaritan’s Purse staffers worked with hundreds of local men and women to save thousands of lives.
Sudan
Franklin Graham toured Tenwek’s new state-of-the-art cardiothoracic surgical center, which, in partnership with Samaritan’s Purse was completed Oct. 24 of last year. Graham also heard stories of God’s goodness in the lives of patients since the opening of the new facility.
Tenwek Hospital
Samaritan’s Purse responded to the deadly floods in Texas and helped hurting homeowners by mudding out their houses and sharing Christ’s love with them.
Texas Flood
Samaritan’s Purse provided critical supplies to communities in Vietnam wrecked by deadly typhoons. We responded to five storms in the southeast Asian country in 2025.
Vietnam
A team of Samaritan’s Purse physicians performed free orthopedic surgeries for hurting children in rural Nigeria, helping them to realize a brighter hope for their future.
World Medical Mission
Samaritan’s Purse continued its many building projects in the war-torn nation in 2025, including ambulance stations, resilience centers, and bomb shelters.
Israel
Samaritan's Purse installed freshwater filtration systems to supply thousands of gallons of clean water each day for Jamaicans cut off from safe drinking water after Hurricane Melissa. This represents just a portion of the clean water we are delivering in multiple countries around the world.
Clean Water
Volunteers sifted through the ashes of homes destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Southern California to recover treasured keepsakes and share with those suffering the hope found only in the Gospel.
California Wildfires
