Alex Nsengimana’s family was killed during the 1994 genocide that saw as many as 800,000 people murdered. He was bitter and was blaming God, he said. But during that tragedy, a small box – filled with gifts from Christians – gave him hope. He was 7 at the time.
As the nation’s attention continues to focus on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, Samaritan’s Purse has stepped in to minister to migrant families on both sides of the border who are suffering from the heat, hunger, and exhaustion.
At least two deadly tornadoes ripped through southeastern Alabama on Sunday killing at least 23 people and injuring countless others.
Christian humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse received an award from animal rights organization People for Ethical Treatment of Animals after the group saved a starving tiger and lion who were abandoned after a typhoon.
Last week several wildfires struck up across the state of California. For eleven days, three major fires have burned through hundreds of thousands of acres of land and displaced over 25,000 people. According to ABC News, the wildfires have left 82 dead and nearly 700 people missing.
The Camp Fire, one of the two major fires ripping through the coastal state, ignited near Butte County in the Plumas National Forest in Northern California.
The Woolsey Fire ignited on November 8, near Simi Valley and Los Angeles in Southern California. The fire is expected to possibly spread all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Weather reports are saying, however, that some much-welcomed rain is in the forecast for this week in California. The state is expected to get as much as 6 inches of rain.
Here are five things you should know about the California wildfires:
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Will Graham, the son of evangelist Franklin Graham, recently sat down with CBN News to encourage people to pray for the victims of the wildfires in California.
A group of humanists in the United Kingdom is asking people and organizations to stop supporting Operation Christmas Child and give to other non-profits instead.
Evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse has set up bases in Albany Georgia and along the Florida Panhandle this week to aid residents who were affected by the monstrous Category 4 Hurricane, Michael.
On Saturday, Samaritan’s Purse North American Ministries sent two disaster relief teams and staff members to North Carolina to assist residents who were “hit the hardest” by Hurricane Florence.
As Iowa recovers from a recent strike of tornadoes, Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s Rapid Response Team are helping locals clean up the damage.
