Veterans who attended Operation Heal Our Patriots in Alaska are now joining our disaster relief efforts as Team Patriot. Among several places where they're serving is Panama City, Florida, which was hit by Hurricane Michael.

Walter Bell, a Vietnam veteran, was grateful for Samaritan's Purse volunteers who helped him after his home was flooded in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.

A pastor in Texas is blessed to learn that students from the College of the Ozarks volunteered with Samaritan's Purse during their spring break to help rebuild his house which was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.

Over 25 veterans and their spouses who participated in Operation Heal Our Patriots are training to assist in U.S. disaster relief to help homeowners in a time of crisis.

A Hickory, North Carolina, homeowner praises God for bringing Samaritan's Purse volunteers to help her after her house was damaged by floodwaters. Our volunteers not only brought relief but also shared the Gospel with her, and she accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior. "Sometimes it takes a disaster to bring you the light," she said.

Volunteer Aristoteles Whalen, on his seventh deployment with Samaritan's Purse, praises God for the opportunity to serve and bring hope to a homeowner in Alabama whose house was ripped apart by a tornado in 30 seconds.

Samaritan's Purse is assisting homeowners affected by flooding in Hickory, North Carolina, and sharing the hope of the Gospel with them.

Sue Anthony feared her attic full of memories, including photos, Mother’s Day cards, and various other cherished keepsakes, were lost forever when a tornado ripped her attic apart on Memorial Day and tossed it into a neighbor’s yard. But Samaritan’s Purse volunteers, who were cleaning up debris in her Dayton, Ohio, neighborhood, were able to find many of Sue’s family treasures and return them to her.

A Sand Springs, Oklahoma, resident considered walking away from his house—and from life, too—after massive floodwaters filled and destroyed the inside of his home. Samaritan's Purse volunteers arrived to mud-out his house and shared the hope of the Gospel with him. Now, he rejoices in his new life in Christ and plans "to keep this love going."

A homeowner in Jefferson City, Missouri, gives praise to God for protecting her when a devastating tornado roared down her street and for our volunteers who helped clean up debris and tarp roofs in her neighborhood.

Samaritan's Purse volunteers are helping hurting homeowners in Dayton, Ohio, in the wake of more than a dozen tornadoes that ripped through the area on Memorial Day. But more volunteers are needed to remove debris, tarp roofs, and share the hope of the Gospel.