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Samaritan's Purse turns down $300M from State Department for humanitarian relief
A helicopter is loaded with Samaritan's Purse relief supplies for western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene's destruction in early October 2024. (Photo courtesy of Samaritan's Purse)
Just three weeks ago, the US State Department announced it had a plan to provide health and humanitarian assistance around the world through a pledge of $2 billion to faith-based and community organizations.
But now those plans have hit a snag.
Late last week, Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian humanitarian relief organization that was supposed to receive $300 million as part of the State Department grant, turned down the money, saying it will rely on God and its private donors instead.
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