Cyclone Idai caused devastating flooding in Mozambique—killing hundreds, flooding thousands of homes and leaving some 400,000 people displaced. Read full Press Release
Mar. 4 Samaritan’s Purse Sends Disaster Response Teams to Alabama After Deadly TornadoesSamaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization, has deployed staff, volunteers and a tractor-trailer stocked with tools and supplies to tornado-ravaged Alabama. Read full Press Release
Jan. 17 Samaritan’s Purse Opens Ebola Treatment Center in the Democratic Republic of CongoSamaritan’s Purse is once again on the front lines battling the latest outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola virus. Read full Press Release
Jan. 9 Dozens of medical personnel from across the country are converging in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, training to fight the deadly Ebola virusDisaster Response Specialists Participate in North Wilkesboro Training in Preparation for Ebola Deployment Read full Press Release
Dec. 10 Flames Finally Clear; Samaritan’s Purse Helping California Wildfire VictimsTeams of Volunteers Recover Precious Belongings, Providing Closure After Camp Fire Read full Press Release
Nov. 15 Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Camp Fire in Northern CaliforniaNC-Based Organization Standing By with Tools, Relief Supplies in Butte County Read full Press Release
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2016
Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Franklin Graham visits the Samaritan's Purse diphtheria treatment center.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Franklin Graham and his wife Jane welcome wounded veterans and their spouses as couples arrive at Operation Heal Our Patriots for a week of Biblically based marriage enrichment.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Franklin Graham thanks Samaritan’s Purse nurses who are providing expert care at the organization’s diphtheria treatment center.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Franklin Graham visits the Samaritan's Purse diphtheria treatment center.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Franklin Graham visits the Samaritan's Purse diphtheria treatment center.
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September 2017
Puerto Rico—Franklin Graham distributes solar lights and tarp for emergency shelter to families devastated by Hurricane Maria.
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2016
Lake Clark, Alaska—Franklin Graham encourages retired Marines Corporal, Joey Soto, at Operation Heal Our Patriots
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Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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October 13, 2017
Houston, Texas—Franklin Graham prays for disaster relief volunteers as they give of their time and energy to help families recover from Hurricane Harvey.
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New Orleans, Louisiana—Franklin Graham assesses Hurricane Katrina damage, creating a plan for Samaritan's Purse to immediately begin work.
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Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
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October 13, 2017
Houston, Texas—Franklin Graham shares the love of Jesus Christ with a homeowner devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
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April 2017
Mosul, Iraq—Franklin Graham visits patients at the Samaritan's Purse emergency field hospital.
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November 13, 2018
Saipan—After Typhoon Yutu devastated the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian, Samaritan’s Purse provided heavy-duty plastic tarps to more than 3,500 families.
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November 8, 2018
Saipan—Thousands of families on the islands of Saipan and Tinian were left without basic necessities like shelter, clean water and electricity following Typhoon Yutu. Samaritan's Purse responded with 80+ tons of critical relief supplies including heavy-duty plastic tarp, generators and solar lights.
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November 8, 2018
Saipan—Samaritan’s Purse provided household water filtration units to more than 5,000 families affected by Typhoon Yutu on the Pacific island of Saipan.
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November 8, 2018
Saipan—Samaritan’s Purse has helped more than 6,000 families on the Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan and Tinian recover physically and spiritually from Typhoon Yutu.
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The Samaritan's Purse's DC-8 has airlifted 3.8+ million pounds of relief supplies to victims of war, famine, poverty and natural disaster.
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2017
St. Martin—In the days after Hurricane Irma, Samaritan's Purse distributed food, water and relief supplies to approximately 1,100 families.
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2018
Qaraqosh, Iraq—From 2014-2016, nearly 50,000 Christians fled for their lives after ISIS took control of their village in Qaraqosh, Iraq. Samaritan's Purse helped nearly 1,000 families return by rebuilding their homes.
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2017
Vietnam—Survivors of Typhoon Damrey were grateful as relief supplies from Samaritan's Purse arrived in affected areas of Vietnam.
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May 2018
Puerto Rico—Tom Ovington, Samaritan's Purse program manager (left), and Pastor Anibal Serrano celebrate that Samaritan’s Purse rebuilt his church after Hurricane Maria.
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May 2018
Puerto Rico—Cecilia Burgos (center) was the first recipient of a solar energy system after Hurricane Maria. She is joined by daughter Maria Burgos (left) and granddaughter Cecilia Martinez (right).
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May 2018
Puerto Rico—Samaritan’s Purse staff work to install solar panels for families still without power after Hurricane Maria.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Samaritan’s Purse treats Rohingya refugees affected by the diphtheria outbreak.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Jodie Bushy, a nurse at the Samaritan's Purse diphtheria treatment center, cares for a patient.
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January 2018
Bangladesh—Samaritan’s Purse treats Rohingya refugees affected by the diphtheria outbreak.
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October 2017
Dominica—Samaritan’s Purse provided surge capacity to a hospital severely damaged by Hurricane Maria. Here, Erin Stephenson (RN) checks the blood pressure of a patient.
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October 2017
Dominica—Samaritan’s Purse provided surge capacity to a local hospital in Dominica that was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria.
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September 2017
Canovanas, Puerto Rico—Samaritan’s Purse distributed hygiene kits and tarps for emergency shelter to families devastated by Hurricane Maria.
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September 2017
San Juan, Puerto Rico—Samaritan’s Purse airlifted more than 546 tons of emergency relief supplies to the Caribbean after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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September 2017
San Juan, Puerto Rico—Samaritan’s Purse airlifted more than 546 tons of emergency relief supplies to the Caribbean after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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October 2017
Dominica—Samaritan’s Purse distributed emergency shelter materials to more than 10,000 families following Hurricane Maria.
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October 2017
Dominica—After Hurricane Irma and Maria devastated the Caribbean, Samaritan's Purse established ten community water filtration units to provide drinking water to families in need.
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October 2017
Dominica—Samaritan’s Purse provided clean water to more than 6,000 people following Hurricane Maria.
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2016
The Samaritan's Purse DC-8 is configured to carry 32 passengers and up to 84,000 pounds of cargo. This puts staff and resources on the ground in record time following a disaster.
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October 2016
Haiti—After Hurricane Matthew, Samaritan’s Purse conducted eight airlifts using its DC-8. These airlifts delivered more than 8,000 blankets, 8,000 hygiene kits, 31,700 shelter tarps, 11,300 filtration systems and a cholera treatment center.
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October 2016
Haiti—After Hurricane Matthew, Samaritan's Purse distributed more than 31,000 emergency shelter tarps.
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November 2016
Wardak, Iraq—A young boy carries part of his family's monthly food ration back to his tent in a refugee camp.
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November 2016
Wardak, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse distributed blankets and shoes to families displaced by ISIS.
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November 2016
Wardak, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse distributed blankets and shoes to families displaced by ISIS.
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November 2016
Wardak, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse distributed 3-day food rations, blankets, cook stoves and other critical supplies to families in need.
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October 2016
Chardonnieres, Haiti—Dr. Joe Lamb and nurse Summer Blackwell treat a patient suffering from cholera.
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October 2016
Les Cayes, Haiti—Samaritan’s Purse distributed heavy-duty plastic sheeting, water filtration systems and hygiene kits to families affected by Hurricane Matthew.
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October 2016
Les Cayes, Haiti—Samaritan’s Purse distributed heavy-duty plastic sheeting, water filtration systems and hygiene kits to families affected by Hurricane Matthew.
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2016
Yida, South Sudan—Samaritan's Purse staff test children for malnutrition.
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2016
Nepal—After a devastating earthquake, Samaritan’s Purse delivered winterization kits stocked with blankets, jackets, socks, hats and other supplies to survive the harsh winter.
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In 2016, Samaritan's Purse provided more than 400,000 people with safe drinking water from over 275 constructed or rehabilitated water points.
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October 2016
Haiti—Samaritan’s Purse provided more than 40 tons of critical relief supplies to families affected by Hurricane Matthew, including water filtration units, blankets, hygiene kits and plastic sheeting.
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April 2016
Ecuador—Ready to deploy at a moment’s notice, the emergency field hospital provides medical relief in disaster-stricken areas where the medical infrastructure is damaged, overwhelmed or nonexistent.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The emergency field hospital expands the Samaritan’s Purse medical response capacity by quickly putting the right equipment and resources in disaster areas.
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April 2016
Ecuador—With two operating rooms, the emergency field hospital enables surgeons to perform 15-25 surgeries daily.
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April 2016
Ecuador—With all of its components combined, the emergency field hospital functions as a full hospital giving medical personnel the capacity to treat more than 100 patients each day and perform 15-25 surgeries daily.
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April 2016
Ecuador—Dr. Tenpenny and Dr. Furman analyze an ultrasound at the emergency field hospital.
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April 2016
Ecuador—Nurse Kelly Sites provides expert care to a patient in need following a devastating earthquake.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The hospital is staffed with 20–60 medical personnel, including highly skilled physicians, nurses, surgeons, lab technicians, anesthesiologists and pharmacists.
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April 2016
Ecuador—Samaritan’s Purse aims to serve as many people as possible with emergency medical care while also ministering to their spiritual needs.
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April 2016
Ecuador—Ready to deploy at a moment’s notice, the emergency field hospital provides medical relief in disaster-stricken areas where the medical infrastructure is damaged, overwhelmed or nonexistent.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The emergency field hospital arrives with all of the necessary equipment to be self- sufficient, including generators and water purification systems.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The goal is to have the hospital up and running within 24 hours of arriving on-site.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The emergency field hospital arrives with all of the necessary equipment to be self- sufficient, including generators and water purification systems.
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April 2016
Ecuador—The goal is to have the hospital up and running within 24 hours of arriving on-site.
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April 2017
Mosul, Iraq—A Samaritan’s Purse nurse cares for a child at the organization's emergency field hospital.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—The Samaritan's Purse medical team provides life-saving emergency care on the frontlines of the battle for Mosul.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—This mobile field hospital expands the Samaritan's Purse medical response capacity by quickly putting the right equipment and resources in disaster areas.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—More than 4,000 victims of war received medical care at the Samaritan's Purse emergency field hospital in Iraq.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—More than 4,000 victims of war received critical medical care at the Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Iraq.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse surgeons performed more than 1,700 major surgeries at the emergency field hospital in Iraq.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—Roughly 40% of patients at the emergency field hospital in Iraq were women and children.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse medical staff provided trauma care to more than 4,000 victims of war during the battle for Mosul.
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January 2017
Mosul, Iraq—Samaritan’s Purse nurse, Katie Morales, comforts a young girl who was critically injured in the battle for Mosul.
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2017
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina—in the wake of a natural disaster in the U.S., Samaritan’s Purse immediately responds with a Disaster Relief Unit—a tractor-trailer stocked with tools, chainsaws, and emergency relief supplies.
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2017
North Wilkesboro, North Carolina—Samaritan’s Purse has eight Disaster Relief Units stocked with critical relief supplies. These tractor-trailers are ready to respond immediately to a natural disaster and serve as the base of operations for Samaritan’s Purse teams.
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September 23, 2018
New Bern, North Carolina—Samaritan’s Purse volunteers remove water-damaged drywall and insulation from a home flooded by Hurricane Florence.
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2017
New Orleans, Louisiana—A Samaritan's Purse volunteer secures a tarp to the roof of a home devastated by a powerful tornado.
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August 2018
Redding, California—After the Carr Fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Shasta County, California, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers help homeowners recover precious items like jewelry and photo albums from the ashes.
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August 2018
Redding, California—By sifting through the ashes for personal belongings, Samaritan's Purse volunteers provide a sense of closure for families affected by wildfires.
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August 2018
Redding, California—After the Carr Fire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Shasta County, California, Samaritan’s Purse volunteers help homeowners recover precious items like jewelry and photo albums from the ashes.
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November 29, 2018
Paradise, California—Samaritan’s Purse volunteers sift through the ashes to salvage priceless personal belongings. Regardless of monetary value, discovered items often become invaluable to families who have lost everything.
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November 29, 2018
Paradise, California—A tractor-trailer stocked with critical relief supplies is deployed in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Here, Samaritan's Purse volunteers pray before helping families affected by the Camp Fire.
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September 17, 2018
New Bern, North Carolina—Volunteers comfort Kathy Warren (left) and Robin Hollingsworth (right) after Hurricane Florence flooded their neighborhood.
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September 25, 2018
Jacksonville, North Carolina—Teams of volunteers remove downed trees, clear debris, and mud-out homes for families affected by Hurricane Florence.
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September 17, 2018
New Bern, North Carolina—Hundreds of families lost everything in Hurricane Florence floodwaters. Samaritan's Purse volunteers helped families salvage personal belongings, mud-out their homes and clear storm debris.
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September 19, 2018
Jacksonville, North Carolina—Homeowner Mary Kerns shows Samaritan's Purse volunteers a family photo, salvaged from the Hurricane Florence floodwaters that destroyed her home.
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September 15, 2018
Tractor-trailers stocked with emergency relief supplies deploy to the hardest-hit areas of the Carolina coastline following Hurricane Florence.
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June 30, 2018
Weslaco, Texas—Once Samaritan's Purse has completed work on a home, all of the volunteers write heartfelt messages in a Bible and present it to the homeowner.
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2017
Pinetops, North Carolina—Volunteers work to rebuild Bettie Lindsay’s home after it was destroyed during Hurricane Matthew.
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2017
Pinetops, North Carolina—A Samaritan’s Purse volunteer puts the finishing touches on a new home.
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In 2018, 16,932 volunteers served more than 487,115 hours with Samaritan’s Purse, helping some 4,500 families recover from disasters.
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Since 1998, Samaritan’s Purse has responded to 223 domestic disasters in 37 states, helping more than 43,000 families.
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Samaritan’s Purse and its army of volunteers work to help families recover after the storm.
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In 2018, 16,932 volunteers served more than 487,115 hours with Samaritan’s Purse, helping some 4,500 families recover from disasters.
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2017
Depending on the nature of the disaster, volunteers will tear out damaged drywall, remove flooring, tarp damaged roofs, clear debris or help homeowners salvage personal belongings.
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Samaritan’s Purse and its army of volunteers work to help families recover after the storm.
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2016
Zambia, Africa—Dr. Kevin Kerrigan preforms surgery at Chitokoloki Hospital.
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Zambia, Africa—Nurse Leslie Kerrigan serves at Chitokoloki Hospital.
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Zambia, Africa—Dr. Missy Sandberg serves at Mukinge Mission Hospital.
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Zambia, Africa—Dr. Missy Sandberg examines x-rays at Mukinge Mission Hospital.
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Zambia, Africa—Dr. Daren Tompkins cares for patients at Mukinge Hospital.
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Kenya, Africa—Chogoria Hospital.
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World Medical Mission serves as a lifeline to dozens of mission hospitals by providing millions of dollars worth of critically needed equipment and supplies.
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Zambia, Africa—Dr. Kevin Kerrigan performs surgery at Chitokoloki Hospital.
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Kenya, Africa—There is a need for many different specialists, including dentists, to serve with World Medical Mission.
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Anu’s heart defect was discovered during routine vaccinations in Mongolia. She received life-changing heart surgery through Children's Heart Project.
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A young Mongolian boy prepares to receive heart surgery through Children's Heart Project. Through this experience, he and his mother heard the Gospel.
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2017
Nurses from all over the country donate their time to Children's Heart Project, helping children with life-threatening heart conditions.
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2016
Five-year-old Ostin Jesus Villarroel Ramos from Bolivia is all smiles as he poses with his Children's Heart Project host parents, Bentley and Maureen Robinson, in Grand Cayman.
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2017
Tania is one of more than 1,312 children who have received life-saving surgery through Children's Heart Project since 1997.
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2017
Children’s Heart Project works with top-quality hospitals to provide surgery for children who live in countries where the required medical expertise and equipment are not available.
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2017
Nicolas Sempertequi and his mother Marcia read a book as they prepare for life-saving heart surgery through Children's Heart Project.
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2017
Children’s Heart Project identifies children with life-threatening heart disease in countries that lack technology and training and matches them with North American hospitals and surgeons that donate their time and services.
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2017
Children’s Heart Project provides airfare for a child, a parent, and a translator and finds them a host home through a local church.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Since Operation Heal Our Patriots began in 2012, 412 individuals have made commitments to Jesus Christ, and 516 participants have been baptized.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Operation Heal Our Patriots gives wounded veterans and their spouses the opportunity for spiritual refreshment, physical renewal and marriage enrichment.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Since Operation Heal Our Patriots began in 2012, 412 individuals have made commitments to Jesus Christ, and 516 participants have been baptized.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Since the program began, more than 481 couples have rededicated their marriages to God at Samaritan Lodge Alaska.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Since the program began, more than 481 couples have rededicated their marriages to God at Samaritan Lodge Alaska.
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Lake Clark, Alaska—Kayaking in Lake Clark helps couples focus on working together as a team.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Army Specialist Nat Hughes and his wife Angie enjoy fishing in Lake Clark during their week at Samaritan Lodge Alaska.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Army Sergeant Vernon Mitchell and his wife Denise were both baptized at Operation Heal Our Patriots.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Lindsey, wife of Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dustin Hughes, was baptized at Operation Heal Our Patriots.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Couples enjoy a day of bear viewing in the wilderness.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Army Corporal Wes Farron and his wife Melanie broke the record for the biggest catch during their week of marriage enrichment at Samaritan Lodge Alaska.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Army Sergeant Vernon Mitchell and his wife Denise practice their communication skills during one of the marriage enrichment courses.
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Summer 2017
Lake Clark, Alaska—Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dustin Hughes enjoys a day of fly fishing.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse airlifted 27 tons of critical relief supplies to Beira, Mozambique following Cyclone Idai.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
This flooded area is home to several families who lost their roofs in the storm. Even in this devastation, they are thanking God for their lives.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Lydia was one of the first families to receive a tarp from Samaritan's Purse after her roof was blown off during Cyclone Idai.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse prepares to distribute emergency shelter material to hundreds of families affecteedby Cyclone Idai.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse gave homeowner Maria Macheze a tarp after Cyclone Idai ripped off her roof.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse staff prays for Lydia after giving her a new tarp for the home she was raised in.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse distributed a tarp to Virginia, a homeowner in Beira. She is excited for her family to now have a dry place to sleep.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
Samaritan's Purse airlifted 27 tons of critical relief equipment and a mobile medical team to Beira, Mozambique following Cyclone Idai.
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Beira, Mozambique—2019
The Samaritan's Purse DC-3 allows critical relief supplies to be delivered to families in even the hardest-to-reach areas of Mozambique.
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