Vice President Elect JD Vance visited western North Carolina today where the remnants of Hurricane Helene churned through the Appalachians causing catastrophic flooding in late September. Vance joined Samaritan’s Purse COO Edward Graham in Buncombe County (Asheville area) where they met with local residents affected by the deadly storm, which dumped as much as 30…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Widespread Devastation from Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Landfall
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Widespread Devastation from Hurricane Helene’s Deadly Landfall The international Christian relief organization is helping families in need in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. BOONE, N.C., Sept. 28, 2024—Samaritan’s Purse is responding to overwhelming needs in Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida following the catastrophic damage from…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Watch the LIVE Hurricane Helene Special on TBN Tonight!
Please tune in tonight to watch Franklin Graham, Edward Graham, and Cissie Graham Lynch on a live TBN special report. The program starts at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday night (Oct. 9) on TBN and TBN+. Hear the latest concerning Samaritan’s Purse ongoing response to Hurricane Helene and our preparations for Hurricane Milton. After watching…
Hurricane Helene Survivor Praises God for Abundant Blessings
The water continued to rise and Sherri Hughes panicked. She was visiting her sister when they suddenly noticed that the floor was wet. Before long, it was soaked. “When we looked out the door, we saw nothing but water. I thought we were gonna die,” she said. She could see across the street to her…
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Bridging the Gap in the Wake of Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene damaged the bridge that Tina Palmer used every day to get to her Deep Gap, North Carolina, home on the other side of a creek. Since the September 2024 storm, she has been afraid to even walk over the faltering structure, much less drive across it. Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief recently came…
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Helping a Pastor Who Lost Nearly Everything in Hurricane 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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Egyptian Family in Boone Provided with New Car After 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…
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Love Arrives After the Storm
Among the ruined items Michael Dixon pulled out of his dresser—soaked certificates, destroyed books, precious photos—he discovered a small keychain. Holding it up to the sunlight streaming through his window, a smile crept onto his face. “Sevierville. 1991. Howard’s restaurant. Our honeymoon,” he said, gazing at the two-inch photo of him and his wife, Nancy,…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter October 2024
Franklin Graham Update | October Franklin Graham Update | October Helping Helene Victims, Ready to Respond in Florida Dear Friend, Hurricane Helene will go down in history as one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the United States mainland. Two weeks later, Hurricane Milton reached Category 5. As I write this, Milton is threatening the West Coast of Florida—already battered by Helene—and…
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Meeting Needs in a Medical Desert
For about two years now, Debbie King, a great-grandmother, hasn’t been able to get the right glasses to correct her declining eyesight. The Marshall, North Carolina, resident has been using her uncle’s glasses, and her vision has only gotten worse. Last week, though, she was amazed by how well she could see with the right…
