"You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry." Psalm 10:17 (NIV).
Since 2009, you have enabled us to respond to over 112 disasters around the world. Our mission is to bring hope and light in the darkest situations as fast as we can when disaster strikes. Working through the local church and ministry partners on the ground, utilising all our experience in food distribution, water, sanitation and hygiene, shelter and medical services in Jesus Name.
With your prayers and support we are able to step into places of suffering with the sole purpose of glorifying God by serving others. Together we make Jesus' Name known in some of the most crisis-stricken areas of the globe.
"The work of the Good Samaritan is never over. We want to bring hope and healing wherever we can. When there is a crisis, we don't run from it. We run to it." - Franklin Graham President - Samaritan's Purse
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Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan
2013 The Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan
At least 580,000 people watched as their homes were swept away. Thousands were injured and in need of medical assistance.
Three 747 cargo plane flights transported 220 tons of supplies including plastic sheeting, water treatment systems, blankets, generators, emergency health kits, medical supplies, and a helicopter to transport mobile medical teams.
In Basey Province on April 26, 2014, we held evangelism training with 72 Church leaders, equipping them with Bibles and empowering them to share the Gospel with others in their communities.
Bangladesh - Refugee Crisis
2017 Bangladesh - Rohingya Refugee Crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled ethnic cleansing in Myanmar to Bangladesh.
In the refugee camps with only very basic facilities Samaritan’s Purse drilled wells and worked with local partners to distribute food, shelter tarps, cooking sets and hygiene kits.
A 70-bed diphtheria treatment centre was built to provide quality care for 8,300 people.
DRC - Ebola
2019 DRC - Ebola response to date
A new outbreak of Ebola in the DRC has killed hundreds and continues to spread fear.
Set up an 18 bed treatment centre in North East DRC to provide care for those with the deadly virus.
5 isolation centres constructed and infection protection and control training provided to 15 health centres.
Venezuela - Crisis
2019 Venezuela - Crisis response to date
Approx. 10,000 patients have been treated at either our primary care clinic in Maicao near the northern border, or at our mobile medical clinic further south around Norte de Santander.
A shelter programme has provided temporary lodging, food and hygiene kits to 54,512 people so far this year.
Mozambique - Cyclone
2019 Mozambique - Cyclone Idai response to date
Over 5,700 patients seen at the Samaritan’s Purse Hospital and clinic.
Food distributions made to 7,608 households and shelter tarpaulin distributed to 15,857 households.
More than 2,500 pastors trained and 2,448 Bibles distributed.
Nepal - Earthquake
2015 Nepal - Earthquake
Two successive earthquakes in Nepal claimed the lives of thousands and left 2.8 million people homeless.
Our Response Team provided emergency relief for over 50,000 households.
2.63 tons of medical supplies were sent, 471 patients were treated and 45 surgeries performed.
8 million square feet of shelter tarp, 42,956 cooking sets, 29,220 Jerry cans and 32,185 hygiene kits were given out.
Iraq - Liberation of Mosul
2016 - 2017 Iraq - Liberation of Mosul
When the offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS began in October 2016, we set up an emergency field hospital 10 miles outside of Mosul.
1,079 patients were treated including 476 major surgeries.
2,700 tons of food, 10,500 hygiene kits, 11,400 tarps, 33,000 blankets and clean water for up to 10,000 people a day, was provided as thousands fled the city and surrounding areas to camps nearby.
Liberia - Ebola response
2014 Liberia - Ebola response
Over 11,000 men, women and children died.
Awareness campaign reached 1.6 million Liberians (1/3rd of Liberia's population).
66,000 households received Infection protection kits.
Of those who heard the Gospel, 1,190 responded in faith and are now being discipled.
Constructed ELWA hospital. Our World Mission medical personnel continue to work alongside hospital staff.
Ecuador - Earthquake
2016 Ecuador - Earthquake
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake claimed a total of 660 lives and injured more than 4,500.
Deployed a state-of-the-art emergency field hospital to the city of Chone.
40 medical professionals treated 1,250 patients and performed 274 critical surgeries.
9,186 temporary shelter kits, 6,515 hygiene kits and 4,462 household water filtration units were distributed to families in the hardest-hit areas.
Australia - Bushfires Response
2020 Australia - Bushfires response
Intense wildfires Down Under, killed at least 20 people, destroying more than 1,300 homes, and scorching over 15 million acres of land. Samaritan's Purse deployed disaster relief teams to help and support the communities affected.
Armenia & Azerbaijan response
2020 - Armenia & Azerbaijan response
Samaritan’s Purse brought critically needed winter supplies to families fleeing the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Lebanon - Beirut Explosion
2020 Lebanon - Beirut Explosion
Following the massive explosion in Beirut, Samaritan's Purse DART members provided over 4 tonnes of relief and shelter supplies to those in need.
Italy - Coronavirus
2020 Italy - Coronavirus field hospital
Samaritan's Purse deployed an Emergency Field Hospital in Cremona, Italy to provide care for Coronavirus patients as Italy dealt with the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
USA - Coronavirus
2020 USA - New York City Coronavirus field hospital
Through our partnership with the Mount Sinai Health System, we treated more than 300 coronavirus patients in New York, including 190 at our Central Park Field Hospital site.
Bahamas - Coronavirus
2020 Bahamas - Coronavirus field hospital
Our Field Hospital unit provided additional capacity for Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau.
Honduras - Hurricane Response
2020 Honduras - Hurricane Eta response
Samaritan’s Purse provided medical care and clean water to Honduran families in the wake of Hurricane Eta.
Our DC-8 cargo plane can transport 40 tons of emergency supplies and up to 30 personnel to a disaster within 24 hours.
4 warehouses stocked with essential supplies, 15 field offices, 4 head offices and numerous ministry partners located around the world ready to respond at a moment's notice.
Our 80 bed Emergency Field Hospital is a mobile medical facility that is ready to be deployed to save lives in disaster situations wherever they happen in the world.
600 professional, highly trained Disaster Assistance Response Team members located around the world, on call 365 days a year and ready to respond.
In any disaster, we can utilise our strong relationship with the World Food Programme, our Water desalination units that provide 2,000 litres of water per day, and our wide stock of resources such as hygiene and shelter kits to provide lifesaving help in desperate situations.
When disaster strikes... will you answer the call?
We are actively recruiting new members for our Disaster Assistance Response Team, thank you for your interest in serving with Samaritan's Purse.
We are looking for professionals with experience in Humanitarian Programming, Medicine, Engineering, Logistics, Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Communications, Information Technology, and Security.
Samaritan’s Purse stands ready to respond to the urgent needs of families devastated by International Disasters. When disaster strikes around the world, we come alongside hurting people to bring emergency relief and practical help in the Name of Jesus Christ.
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