Hurricane Beryl has ripped across the Caribbean, devastating several islands before slashing across the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico and ploughing into Texas. Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever seen in the Atlantic Ocean. On Union Island, home to 3,000 people, the hurricane wiped out 90 percent of the houses.
Samaritan’s Purse sent four airlifts with our DC-8 cargo jet to deliver emergency relief to four islands spanning three countries. We set up an Emergency Field Hospital on Carriacou, an island of 10,000 people that is part of the nation of Grenada; deployed a mobile medical team to Union Island in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; and distributed tarps and emergency kits to Jamaica and Petite Martinique. Australia and New Zealand deployed four personnel to join over 50 Disaster Assistance Response Team members taking part in this response.
We thank God for the many Samaritan’s Purse personnel who gave of their time and talents to help the hurting and share the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Will you prayerfully consider serving with us? If the Lord is calling you, your family, or your church to help, scan the code on the back page to see where you might be able to serve.
May God bless you.
Franklin Graham
President, Samaritan’s Purse
September Newsletter Impact Stories
Supplies Delivered to Hurting Survivors in PNG
In July of 2024, Samaritan’s Purse International Relief responded to the survivors displaced not only by the landslide disaster but from months of tribal fighting.
Will You Come Alongside Us in a Disaster?
Samaritan’s Purse deploys trained professionals worldwide to provide disaster relief and medical care in Jesus’ Name, responding swiftly to crises such as earthquakes, typhoons, and infectious disease outbreaks.
God at Work in a Grieving Paradise
As our work expanded to four Caribbean Island nations, residents of this hurricane-battered paradise experienced God’s love.