Stories & Updates: International Disaster Relief

International Disaster Relief

Looking back on 2025

15 December 2025

2025 has been a year we have seen God open doors that were beyond our prayers and hope. Internationally, we have continued to build schools, provide communities with clean water, and families with financial livelihoods.

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Providing Relief in Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

18 November 2025

Samaritan’s Purse medical teams are caring for patients in Black River and isolated communities as relief efforts continue after Hurricane Melissa. Other disaster specialists are delivering critical supplies. Please pray.

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More Aid Flows into Vietnam

24 October 2025

After back-to-back typhoons and severe flooding in Vietnam, thousands of families have been left without homes, clean water, or electricity. Entire communities are still recovering as Samaritan’s Purse teams bring emergency relief and disaster recovery assistance in Jesus’ Name.

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Rushing Supplies to Storm-Battered Vietnam

10 October 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is providing much-needed supplies to communities wrecked by recent storms in Vietnam. We’ve responded to five typhoons in Vietnam this year.

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Bringing Hope After the Storms in Vietnam

8 October 2025

Back-to-back typhoons have left a trail of destruction across Vietnam’s northern and central provinces.

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Dental Instruments Ease Pain Amid War

15 September 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is partnering in Ukraine to offer hope to the displaced with each filling and extraction performed.

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Australian’s Heart for International Disaster Relief

5 September 2025

From Brisbane’s south side to disaster zones around the world, Nahil’s path is shaped by a simple desire: use the skills God has given him to serve people in need.

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Edward Graham Speaks at Ukraine’s National Prayer Breakfast

28 August 2025

On August 25, Edward Graham, Chief Operating Officer for Samaritan’s Purse, addressed international dignitaries and guests at Ukraine’s Prayer Breakfast, which was patterned after those his grandfather Billy Graham helped establish in the United States.

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Providing Aid to Typhoon Survivors in Vietnam

27 August 2025

Samaritan’s Purse teams in northwestern Vietnam are distributing much-needed supplies to devastated families after a deadly typhoon tore through the region last month.

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Potatoes Bless Families in Eastern Ukraine

7 August 2025

Samaritan’s Purse supplied seed potatoes to people near the frontlines earlier this year. Now they are a growing relief to war-weary families.

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Airlifting Emergency Food for Families in Gaza

29 July 2025

Multiple airlifts of Samaritan’s Purse planes have carried over 59,000 kilos of food to the Middle East and is now being distributed in Gaza.

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Delivering Fresh Water in Ukraine Despite Drone Attacks

24 July 2025

Samaritan’s Purse church partners in Ukraine are risking their lives to bring physical and spiritual refreshment to their fellow countrymen near the frontlines.

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Helping Gardens Grow in Eastern Ukraine

18 July 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is supplying agricultural kits to vulnerable families in the war-torn nation. Read their personal stories of renewed hope.

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Helping After Middle East Missile Strikes

25 June 2025

High-rise apartments once full of life are now ruins after Iranian missile attacks. Displaced Israelis escaped with little but their lives. Watch our video update.

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World Refugee Week 2025

13 June 2025

This World Refugee Week, we pause to pray for the more than 100 million people worldwide who find themselves displaced and unable to return home.

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Reminding Civilians Affected by the Israel-Hamas Conflict They’re Not Forgotten

6 June 2025

Samaritan’s Purse is building ambulance stations, resilience centres, and bomb shelters throughout the war-torn nation.

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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.