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Giving Struggling Families New Hope and a Solid Future in Southeast Asia

1995-present: Thirty years ago, on a bomb-strewn plain in Southeast Asia, God began a work that is reaching families with His love and hope to this day.

Volunteers Are the Backbone of Our Work

Ongoing: The work of Samaritan's Purse relies on the prayers, support, and tireless efforts of our volunteers.

Samaritan’s Purse Responds After Category 5 Dorian Slams the Bahamas

Ongoing: Samaritan’s Purse provides immediate relief and long-term recovery assistance in the wake of catastrophic storms.

Deploying Military Couples to the Frontlines of Disasters

2019: Samaritan's Purse starts deploying veterans and their spouses to U.S. Disaster Relief responses as part of our Team Patriot project, a program sending Operation Heal Our Patriots couples to the frontlines of disasters.

Samaritan’s Purse Rushes Relief After Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria

2017: Category 4 Hurricane Harvey made a late-August landfall in southeast Texas beginning a devastating hurricane season that included two Category 5 cyclones, historic rainfall, and large responses and rebuild efforts from Samaritan’s Purse.

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  • 50 Years of Ministry
    Giving Struggling Families New Hope and a Solid Future in Southeast Asia

    1995-present: Thirty years ago, on a bomb-strewn plain in Southeast Asia, God began a... ▶

  • 50 Years of Ministry
    Volunteers Are the Backbone of Our Work

    Ongoing: The work of Samaritan's Purse relies on the prayers, support, and tireless... ▶

  • 50 Years of Ministry
    Samaritan’s Purse Responds After Category 5 Dorian Slams the Bahamas

    Ongoing: Samaritan’s Purse provides immediate relief and long-term recovery assistance... ▶

50 Years of Ministry

Moved by the plight of children on a Korean island, missionary statesman Bob Pierce prayed, “Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.” This led him to found Samaritan’s Purse in 1970 to help meet needs in the Name of Jesus Christ. After Pierce died of leukemia in 1978, Franklin Graham was elected president of Samaritan’s Purse. Over the past 50 years, the organization has grown to meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love—all while serving the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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