Samaritan's Purse Urgent Support for Earthquake Victims
/Rushing Aid to Turkey Following Massive Quakes
As I write this, Samaritan's Purse is preparing to airlift a 52-bed Emergency Field Hospital to Turkey near the epicenter of two devastating earthquakes that struck in the pre-dawn hours of Feb. 6. Thousands were killed and tens of thousands are injured in Turkey and Syria, as homes and other buildings were toppled across the region. Many of those affected were already displaced by the civil war in Syria. Freezing temperatures are hampering rescue efforts. Emergency relief supplies, including tarps, blankets, and solar lights, are also being readied to send.
We have staff on the ground now and dozens more of our disaster relief personnel, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, are on their way. We are working alongside local church partners to bring not only physical relief but also spiritual comfort and hope through the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Please pray for those who have lost loved ones and for those who are suffering. Pray also for our teams as they serve as the hands and feet of Jesus. “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2).
Sincerely, Franklin Graham - President, Samaritan's Purse
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”
Psalm 46:1-3 (NIV)