Dr. Phil Says Samaritan’s Purse Relief Effort in N.C. Is ‘America at its Best’

October 8, 2024

Author and TV personality Dr. Phil McGraw has strong praise for the relief efforts of Samaritan’s Purse and other private organizations mobilizing to provide aid for the flood-stricken people of western North Carolina, calling the swift response, “America at its best.”

Crosswalk reports that McGraw, known as “Dr. Phil” has posted numerous videos on social media from the affected region where communities remain cut off from the outside world due to washed out roads and lack of electricity and cell service.

McGraw has pointed out that Samaritan’s Purse and other private relief organizations were quick to mobilize, even before government assistance arrived.

In a video recorded in the basement of a flooded home, McGraw states, “Let me tell you, these guys don’t have meetings to fill out forms, to plan a meeting, to get something going. They have verbs in their sentences. They have springs in their step, and they’re out making things happen. FEMA, all these other people are talking, thinking, no, not Samaritan’s Purse. They’re out doing things.”

According to Crosswalk, Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian relief organization headed up by Franklin Graham. It now has relief crews operating in six states that were affected by Hurricane Helene.

Graham reported on Sunday that Samaritan’s Purse had completed 67 helicopter missions to “deliver water, food, blankets, generators, fuel, medicines, and much more” to victims of the storm.

In a video posted to X, McGraw praised the volunteer effort, saying, “Man, what a lesson about what life’s about. How uplifting it was to see the spirit of these people. What a lesson in the face of disaster, in the face of losing everything. I’m really tired but so inspired by the hardened strength of these people. America at its Best.”

Photo: top, Credit: X/Dr. Phil