One mobile home park in Asheville is undergoing a bit of a facelift. Hurricane Helene ravaged the community last fall, leaving some homes unlivable. But that pain was relieved in part earlier this month when Samaritan’s Purse provided two brand-new mobile homes to families who have lived here for years. Renee Hensley’s house was the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Franklin Graham Dedicates New Home in North Carolina
Hurricane Helene ripped through Bob and Edwina Tatum’s hometown of 200 people, swelling the once-peaceful stream behind the couple’s Minneapolis, North Carolina, house into a destructive river. The torrent swept away everything in its path, including the Tatums’ home of 46 years. The couple wasn’t sure where to turn for help or where they’d live…
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…
Crisis & Disaster Response
A Place to Call Home
The scars on Howard’s cheek and eyebrow still bear witness to the terror and pain of the morning Hurricane Helene struck. Those reminders will not soon fade, but, now, he and his family have a new marker of God’s faithfulness and grace on their lives: a mobile home provided by Samaritan’s Purse. On Tuesday, June…
Crisis & Disaster Response
From a House to a Home
Waightstill and Dawn Avery neared the end of a challenging year after losing a precious family member when Hurricane Helene ripped through their community in Newland, North Carolina. Christmas tree farmers and construction workers by trade, the couple not only lost all of the contents of their home to four feet of mud and rainwater,…
Crisis & Disaster Response
New Home Filled with Praises in Buncombe County
Ronnie and Ginny Meadows’ mobile home in western North Carolina, was washed away by Hurricane Helene. It was the only home they had lived in during their married life—49 years and still counting. “We’ve been flooded a hundred times,” Ronnie said, noting that their former home stood on the street where he grew up. “But…
Construction Projects
Home Again and Praising God in Burnsville
A mud slide caused severe damage to Max and Melanie Murphy’s mobile home when Hurricane Helene tore through their Burnsville, North Carolina, community. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” Melanie said. She was encouraged when a Samaritan’s Purse team arrived to check on them and saw the destruction. “Before we knew it,…
Our Ministry
Newsletter June 2025
Franklin Graham Update | June Franklin Graham Update | June Gospel Hope for the World Dear Friend, Just a few weeks ago, I had the privilege of convening the European Congress on Evangelism with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Berlin, Germany. We brought over 1,000 church and ministry leaders from 55 countries and territories across Europe to focus on proclamation evangelism. Our…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Hurricane Helene: Rebuilding Lives One Year Later
Hurricane Helene Rebuilding Lives One Year Later Recovery continues across western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee as Samaritan's Purse helps families rebuild after the devastating storm. When Benny Messer watched floodwaters sweep away his Waynesville, North Carolina, home last September, he couldn't imagine starting over. He and his wife, Keeva, had lived at the same…
Our Ministry
2025 Year-End Report
2025 Year-End Report Thank You! God has called Samaritan’s Purse to bring physical relief to hurting people worldwide while sharing the Gospel. From delivering emergency supplies to providing critical medical care, our work has an eternal purpose because our focus is on Jesus Christ. Your partnership in 2025 helped us reach disaster victims, starving and displaced families,…
