{"id":288165,"date":"2018-11-07T06:06:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=288165"},"modified":"2018-11-07T06:06:28","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T20:06:28","slug":"samaritans-purse-brings-4-medical-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/samaritans-purse-brings-4-medical-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Samaritan\u2019s Purse brings 4 medical professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nineteen members of the international Christian relief agency Samaritan\u2019s Purse, including a physician and three nurses, pose for a group photo after gettingt down from their DC-8 cargo aircraft at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport yesterday afternoon. Samaritan Purse\u2019s Mark Langham and John Freyle, who first arrived on Saipan Monday, met the 17 other members during their arrival at the airport. The North Carolina-based organization airlifted relief supplies to help Saipan and Tinian recover from Super Typhoon Yutu\u2019s devastation. (Ferdie de la Torre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A religious group from North Carolina has brought four medical professionals and a planeload of emergency supplies to assist with typhoon relief on Saipan and Tinian following the destruction of Super Typhoon Yutu two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

A group of 20 personnel from Samaritan\u2019s Purse arrived on Saipan yesterday afternoon, four of whom are medical professionals\u2014one physician and three nurses\u2014to provide medical aid along with relief assistance to shelters.<\/p>\n

Over 30 tons of emergency shelter material, solar lights, water filtration units, and other necessities for relief were brought to Saipan aboard the organization\u2019s DC-8 cargo aircraft yesterday, which a representative of the organization notes should be enough for at least 5,000 families.<\/p>\n

Mark Langham, team leader for the disaster response group on Saipan, noted that the scope of the damage that Saipan and Tinian sustained prompted the organization to rush here with humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n

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Langham noted that the group brought with them tarps for makeshift roofs; solar lights that double as USB chargers; and small water filters that can produce small amounts of purified water for consumption, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team, at our full complement, [numbers] 23,\u201d Langham told Saipan Tribune. \u201cOn this plane, I believe there is 17,\u201d he said, adding that some members are already on-island.<\/p>\n

According to Langham, the organization closely follows all typhoons across the globe that forms before reaching out to government municipalities for permission to respond.<\/p>\n

Initial reactions from Langham upon arrival were pretty good. He noted that the streets were \u201cclean\u201d and that it was a testament to the \u201chard work of the people who live here, the government services, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. military, and the non-profit organizations\u201d that have been active here since Yutu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very pleased to see how much has been done. But then, as you drive to the south part of the island, you see the massive destruction,\u201d he said. \u201cYour heart breaks for these homeowners who have lost their roofs and who have lost all of their possessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Langham noted that it was the first time Samaritan\u2019s Purse has responded to a disaster here on Saipan, and would soon head to Tinian to offer the same services.<\/p>\n

The organization is headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, and has offices in 17 countries and ministry partners in more than 100 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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