Franklin Graham surveys a tent camp where people have relocated after their homes were destroyed by the earthquake.

The heavy-duty shelter materials provided by Samaritan’s Purse are protecting thousands of families from wind, rain, and early-morning dew. 

Women line up before being admitted to a Samaritan’s Purse food distribution in Cite Soleil.

Thousands of buildings and homes were reduced to rubble when the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12.

Franklin Graham meets Luke Velnea, a “tap tap” (taxi truck) driver in Grand Goave. Velnea was injured in the quake, and he and three immediate family members all lost their homes within his small compound. They each received shelter materials and other relief supplies from Samaritan’s Purse.

Franklin Graham thanks a heavy equipment operator for his efforts to help clear dangerous debris from key sites in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. 

Franklin Graham encourages a member of our team in Haiti.

Franklin Graham inspects a community water filter. Samaritan’s Purse has installed 10 water filtration systems in and around Port-au-Prince, each capable of providing up to 10,000 gallons of clean drinking water daily.

Franklin Graham meets with Major General Dan Allyn, the Deputy Commanding General of the 18th Airborne Corps. Gen. Allyn’s troops have provided security for much of our work. 

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division provide security at a Samaritan’s Purse food distribution. Up to 85 metric tons of rice are being provided daily. 

“Anything we can do for them we do it in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”—Franklin Graham