Tomorrow, Samaritan's Purse will launch its third airlift to Jamaica, scaling up the organization's ongoing relief efforts to Hurricane Melissa—the largest storm in the country's history. The 767 cargo plane will carry an Emergency Field Hospital to the island nation.

Samaritan's Purse deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team and over 38,000 pounds of relief supplies to Jamaica within 48 hours of Hurricane Melissa making landfall, providing shelter materials, water filtration systems,

Residents and Staff to Pack Hundreds of Gift-Filled Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. SALEM, OR , October 29, 2025 -- Bonaventure Senior

Individuals, families, churches and groups can fill empty shoeboxes with school supplies, personal care items and toys.

Samaritan's Purse (NSP, Boone, NC) has introduced its first B767-300F to service, with a relief flight between Greensboro Piedmont Triad International and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion carrying supplies for families in Gaza, the company said in a statement.

A group of local opticians are spreading festive cheer early this year by calling on their local communities to donate to the Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal, organised by Samaritans Purse.