Samaritan's Purse Sends 90 Tons Of Supplies To Japan

International relief organization Samaritan's Purse sent 90 tons of basic supplies to help the tens of thousands of displaced Japanese.

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By Alexis Fernandez

Story Created: Mar 19, 2011 at 10:26 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Mar 20, 2011 at 4:12 PM AKDT

Aid from around the world continues to make its way to help the countless men and women making do without the bare essentials as a result of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last week.

Samaritans Purse, an American international Christian relief organization, made a pit stop in Anchorage on Friday to refuel before taking off to Japan.
 
“We had some Japanese officials that basically said please come help and so we immediately began our disaster assistance response team,” Karina Petersen, Media Relations Coordinator with Samaritan’s Purse said.
 
The organization is taking a 747 cargo plane carrying 92 tons of basic supplies to help those left with nothing.
 
“Over 15,000 blankets, hygiene supplies, and thousands of feet of plastic requested by the Japanese officials,” Pastor Jerry Prevo with Anchorage Baptist Temple said.
 
Organization officials say they hope these basic supplies will hopefully bring some comfort to those who may have lost hope.
 
“We’re going to help them along the way as they go on this step to recovery,” Petersen said.

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An Alaskan said on Friday, Mar 25 at 5:18 AM

Okay, I know Franklin Graham spends a lot of his 'free time' in Alaska, engages in many 'missions' in our State, but I wondered why this was news on KTVA unless it was to encourage others to act charitably to the beleagured nation. The operation fueled up in Anchorage and Prevo piggy-backed on the effort, just like Palin did on the cookie mission in the Lower Yukon before she quit. But Samaritan's Purse is not an organization with a servant's heart, it is an opportunist and cash driven operation with strings attached to those they are providing services to. I can imagine what kind of 'comfort' they are offering those that lost EVERYTHING. Wolf in sheep's clothing, these aid organizations with no transparency and accountability. Graham just went on to pass the message on through their international outlets that the President is more interested in protecting the Muslim Brotherhood over Christians. Divisive and nasty these tax-exempt groups are.

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Mike A. said on Sunday, Mar 20 at 4:28 PM

Yep, Prevo has to get his face time in. The Samaritans Purse is a great service organization. Since the aircraft stops over in Anchorage for refueling and Prevo is affiliated with the organization, he has to get his face time in. Guess he didn't trust the Media Relations gal to do her job...

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