Thick, black smoke was moving in rapidly. Pastor Erik Naylor of Maui, Hawaii, could hardly see more than a few feet in front of him, and he felt the heat as homes around him started to catch on fire. But when he and a neighbor looked across the street, they saw that the Lahaina Baptist…
Health & Medical Ministries
Special Medical Outreach Held in Western North Carolina
Note: A second free clinic will take place on June 21-22 in Marshall at the same location. All are welcome. For more information on volunteering, go to samaritanspurse.org/free-clinic. “Do I eat or do I go to the doctor?” Samaritan’s Purse physician Elliott Tenpenny explained the dilemma that many underinsured people face across the country. When…
Our Ministry
2025 Mid-Year Report
Mid-Year Report Thank You! We want to take a moment to thank you for your faithful support and prayers. Every day, we see how the Lord is using your partnership with Samaritan’s Purse to further the Gospel and bring healing to people in the farthest corners of the earth. Jesus said to His disciples, You…
Serving Hurricane-Rocked Tampa
Dale and Tracey Wallace scrimped and saved for decades to buy their dream home on the harbor in Madeira Beach, Florida. They signed the papers and moved in 2013. “It was a year after I retired,” Dale said. “I don’t know how two retirees from county civil service could afford it, but she can squeeze…
Media
Press Release Governor Kristi Noem Joining Franklin Graham on Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Mission to Deliver Winter Clothing in Western North Carolina
Governor Kristi Noem Joining Franklin Graham on Samaritan’s Purse Airlift Mission to Deliver Winter Clothing in Western North Carolina BOONE, N.C., Nov. 1, 2024—Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting winter clothing into one of the hardest-hit areas of North Carolina this afternoon. Franklin Graham, the president of the international Christian disaster relief and evangelism organization, and South…
Responding to Oklahoma City Tornadoes
A powerful storm spawning multiple strong tornadoes barreled through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Sunday, Nov. 3, damaging or destroying at least 300 homes. The twisters toppled power lines and trees as it carved a destructive path through residential areas. VOLUNTEER IN OKLAHOMA Samaritan’s Purse deployed a Disaster Relief Unit—a tractor-trailer filled with relief supplies and…
Our Ministry
Year-End Giving 2024
2024 Year in Photos We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2024. We ministered in Jesus' Name to people desperate for hope around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From hurricanes in the Caribbean, Florida, and western North Carolina to flooding in Brazil, Vietnam, and…
Home Sweet Home
Samaritan’s Purse continues to work throughout western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee after Hurricane Helene, replacing mobile homes lost in the catastrophic floodwaters that struck the region nearly a year ago. Brenda Correa and her four children are the most recent recipients to unlock the doors to a brand-new, paid-in-full house provided by Samaritan’s Purse.…
