Nonprofit Samaritan’s Purse is going to Italy, the frontlines of an unprecedented worldwide pandemic, to bring medical supplies, assistance, and the gospel.
The World Health Organization recently declared the epicenter of the coronavirus lies in Europe. Italy has been one of the hardest-hit countries, with a growing threat of running out of supplies and support for current coronavirus patients.
Yesterday, Samaritan’s Purse sent their plane filled with 20 tons of medical equipment, including structures, tents, beds, monitors, ventilators, masks, pharmaceutical medications, and supplies for volunteers to the suffering country, Faithwire reports. The plane is also carrying a 68-bed emergency field hospital, eight intensive care beds and 60 inpatient beds.
About 60 medical specialists will also fly over and spend approximately 90 days in Northern Italy, though that time could change.
Dr. Elliott Tenpenny, the COVID-19 response manager for the international headquarters of Samaritan’s Purse, has worked closely with the Italian government to orchestrate the relief.
“They are overjoyed, honestly,” he said. “It’s been sort of shocking in the way they’ve responded so positively. The Italian people are a welcoming people and it’s very much been borne out by this. They’re incredibly excited and are contacting us at many different levels to express that excitement and their anticipation of this and…
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