Stories & Updates: International Disaster Relief

International Disaster Relief

Franklin Graham Travels to Israel for 20th Ambulance Dedication

4 June 2025

Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham and COO Edward Graham gathered in Jerusalem Sunday with three generations of their family to dedicate the 20th ambulance donated by Samaritan’s Purse.

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Myanmar Earthquake Victims Share Their Survival Stories

14 May 2025

Kalaya and Aung were among the many people injured, but they were unable to get treatment as the local hospitals were not capable of treating the massive wave of patients brought in by the earthquake.

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Treating Body and Soul in Ukraine

9 May 2025

Samaritan’s Purse mobile medical units in Ukraine are providing healthcare near the frontlines while also connecting patients to local churches.

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Caring for Displaced Mothers in War-Torn Sudan

6 May 2025

Conflict has forced millions of Sudanese mothers and their children to flee for safety. Our Emergency Field Hospital focused on caring for these women and children has now treated over 10,000 patients, and delivered over 500 babies.

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Bringing Water and Relief Supplies to the Hurting in Myanmar

5 May 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is providing purified drinking water and essential supplies in Jesus’ Name to earthquake-stricken communities in Myanmar.

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May Update: Relief Arrives in Myanmar

29 April 2025

Discover how Samaritan’s Purse is bringing life-saving medical care and critical supplies to earthquake survivors in Myanmar — read Franklin Graham’s full May update.

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Serving with Excellence in Myanmar

29 April 2025

Thirteen brave responders from Australia and New Zealand have joined the international response to bring urgent relief to the heart of the earthquake zone.

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Hope Emerges from the Rubble in Myanmar

28 April 2025

Amid great loss and devastation, the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Myanmar shines as a beacon of hope and healing for victims of the recent catastrophic earthquake.

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Farmers Return to Their Fields in Ukraine

21 April 2025

These farmers weren’t sure they would ever work their fields again after Russia invaded, destroying their grain storehouses and leaving behind a hidden maze of landmines

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A Story of Survival from Myanmar

10 April 2025

One of the first patients treated by Samaritan’s Purse medical personnel was a mother of two who lost her arm in the earthquake.

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Performing Surgeries on Myanmar Earthquake Victims

9 April 2025

Samaritan’s Purse medical personnel are operating on earthquake victims in a temporary location even as the Emergency Field Hospital is being assembled.

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Myanmar Earthquake: Setting Up Emergency Field Hospital

7 April 2025

Our Disaster Assistance Response Team is busy assembling the first stages of the hospital in Naypyidaw, the capital city located in the Mandalay region. Additional resources are on the way.

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Water for Displaced Families in South Sudan

18 March 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is providing clean water and other relief as families struggle to meet basic needs.

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Healthy Deliveries Bring Joy to Displaced Mums in Sudan

11 March 2025

Read personal stories from women who have given birth to babies in the safe and caring environment of our Emergency Field Hospital.

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February Update: Sudan Emergency Relief

18 February 2025

Sudan’s ongoing civil war, fueled by rival factions and foreign influence, is causing starvation, displacement, and overwhelmed services as civilians bear the brunt of the conflict.

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Samaritan’s Purse Airdrops Food Relief to War-Ravaged Sudan

18 February 2025

Our Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Gedaref, Sudan, is providing critical care to pregnant mothers and their children fleeing violence.

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Finding Hope Amongst the Ashes in California

31 January 2025

Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are helping families devastated by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires. Read personal stories of hope from residents who’ve lost so much.

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Lifesaving Medical Care for Sudan’s Displaced Women and Children

22 January 2025

Our Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Gedaref, Sudan, is providing critical care to pregnant mothers and their children fleeing violence.

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Samaritan’s Purse Deploys to Los Angeles Fires

21 January 2025

Our disaster relief staff and vehicles have deployed to the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Pray for the many affected by these infernos.

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Samaritan’s Purse Establishes Emergency Field Hospital in Sudan

14 January 2025

Samaritan’s Purse began receiving patients at our new medical facility in the North African nation on Dec. 25, bringing hope and healing to some of the millions displaced by civil war.

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Samaritan’s Purse Prepares to Respond to the California Wildfires

13 January 2025

As deadly wildfires tragically consume some of California’s metropolitan areas, causing tens of thousands to evacuate and destroying thousands of structures, Samaritan’s Purse is prayerfully standing by to offer help in Jesus’ Name.

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Storehouses Restored in the Breadbasket of Europe

3 January 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is helping small-scale farmers in Ukraine rebuild grain storehouses damaged in the war.

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November Update: Supporting Storm Victims in Jesus’ Name

25 November 2024

Super Typhoon Yagi, Vietnam’s strongest storm in 30 years, tore through northern Vietnam, leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake.

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Delivering Urgent Relief after Typhoon Yagi

25 November 2024

After Typhoon Yagi, Oanh, a grandmother in Vietnam, found hope through Samaritan’s Purse solar lights and water filters, helping her care for her grandchildren.

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Helping Homeowners After Deadly Floods in Spain

14 November 2024

In just eight hours, some areas of Spain received a year’s worth of rain, resulting in Europe’s deadliest flood disaster since 1967.

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Helping Hurricane Helene Victims, Ready to Respond to Florida After Milton

11 October 2024

Hurricane Helene will go down in history as one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the US mainland. Two weeks later, Hurricane Milton threatened to be even more destructive.

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Critical Aid Arrives in Vietnam After Typhoon Yagi

26 September 2024

Critical relief supplies sent from our Australian and USA offices have arrived in Vietnam and are now being distributed in the wake of the historic storm.

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September Update: Responding to an Unprecedented Hurricane

5 September 2024

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.

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Supplies Delivered to Hurting Survivors in Papua New Guinea

5 September 2024

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.

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Providing Bread and Water in Ukraine

27 August 2024

Pastor Sergey lost his bakery two years ago, but now Samaritan’s Purse has provided the equipment to restart his business and also provide free bread and water to his new community.

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Providing Food for Flood Victims in Vietnam

5 August 2024

Samaritan’s Purse is bringing food to rural communities in Vietnam after devastating floods wiped out local supplies.

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Grief Gives Way to Great Joy in Papua New Guinea

1 August 2024

On July 13, chaperoned by the national guard, local churches and Samaritan’s Purse ministry partners led a convoy of trucks filled with 1,600 shoebox-gifts on a 6-hour journey through the highlands of PNG.

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Providing Emergency Shelter in Eastern Ukraine

29 July 2024

Samaritan’s Purse partners are tarping roofs and repairing windows for homeowners located deep in the conflict zones.