UPDATED June 8 Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working hard in northeastern New Mexico where the Hermits Peak Fire burned through more than 318,000 acres near the Santa Fe National Forest. Teams are assisting homeowners in sifting through the ashes and debris to recover belongings and keepsakes not claimed by the blaze. Working in Jesus’ Name…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Ukraine Updates: Fifth Airlift Departs with Ukraine Relief; Medical Care at Four Locations; Food and Other Distributions Underway
UPDATED March 23 A fifth Samaritan’s Purse airlift departed today carrying more than 19 tons of relief, including medical supplies for area hospitals as we work to strengthen the logistics and supply chain for the suffering medical system in Ukraine. • Our doctors and nurses have seen more than 1,000 patients since the beginning of…
Edward Graham Travels to Deluged Kentucky Communities
Edward Graham visited eastern Kentucky Wednesday where Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are helping homeowners in Jesus’ Name following deadly flooding in late July. Edward, vice president of operations at Samaritan’s Purse, was joined by brother Will Graham, vice president and associate evangelist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. They spent the day ministering to homeowners in…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Former Vice President Pence Visits Team at Ukraine Border; Emergency Field Hospital to Be Ready Soon
Update (March 10): Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, visited with members of our Disaster Assistance Response Team today and then crossed over into Ukraine to meet with soon-to-be-refugees and to hear their stories. He held their hands and provided words of comfort. “I want the Ukrainian people to know that Americans…
Samaritan’s Purse Responds After Oklahoma Tornadoes
Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Oklahoma, where severe storms on May 4 spawned numerous destructive tornadoes. A twister ripped through Seminole and damaged as many as 100 homes. Disaster Relief Unit #5—a tractor trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment—was deployed May 6 from our Southwest Ministry Center in Coppell, Texas. Our teams are on…
Our Ministry
Don’t Ask Why, Ask What
Watch the video above as Ricky Skaggs, a 15-time Grammy award winner and longtime friend of Franklin Graham, talks about the work of Samaritan’s Purse around the world. He urges viewers to get involved—we should all be asking “What can I do?” when a disaster hits. Samaritan’s Purse currently offers volunteering opportunities in three locations…
Homeowners Grateful for Volunteers After Louisiana Tornado
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are hard at work in New Orleans-area communities where an EF-3 tornado carved a long path of destruction near the Lower Ninth Ward–an area widely known after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation there in 2005. VOLUNTEER IN ST. BERNARD PARISH The twister last week churned for more than 11 miles, wrecking homes in the…
Fleeing Violence, Finding Solace
Marina and her family were desperate to get to the Kramatorsk train station in southeastern Ukraine on the morning of April 8—eager for the journey westward to safety. However, just hours before they were scheduled to depart on the railway, the station came under missile attack. The brutal onslaught left more than 50 people dead…
Spring Breakers Make a Big Impact in Memphis
Spring break is a college tradition that extends back to the 1930s. It’s a chance for students to kick back, relax, and take a well-deserved break from their studies, typically by laying in the sand and soaking up the sun at a warm beach or by taking an adventurous road trip. One group of 15…
