by Kristia Solete | May 5, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, Ronnie Abarra and his family faced a bleak future with no home and no means to rebuild their lives. Ronnie Abarra, 29 years old, vividly remembers the devastation that Typhoon Yolanda brought to his hometown, Leyte. The typhoon...
by Kristia Solete | May 4, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response
Having a place to call her own, where she could raise her children in safety and comfort, was a dream that seemed out of reach for Lurline after a disaster struck down their home in Leyte. Lurline Repunte is a 53-year-old mother of six children who has always been a...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 17, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response
Every morning, Joel would wake up early to tend to his farm. He would check on his string bean plants, making sure that they were getting enough water and sunlight. He is meticulous in his work, knowing that the quality of his plants will affect his sales. Joel Dupa...
by Kristia Solete | Apr 17, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response
When Operation Blessing opened the Community of Hope for Typhoon Yolanda survivors, the beneficiaries had no idea that it would become more than just a place to live. It would become a community of hope that would change lives forever. Marilyn Desabille had always...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 14, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
When Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the island of Leyte, Operation Blessing was among the first to organize relief efforts. But the assistance did not end there. We constructed the Community of Hope (COH), a community development project for Yolanda’s most severely...
by Kristia Solete | Nov 29, 2022 | Community of Hope, Learn more about Livelihood, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
“I feel so blessed! We are part of the last batch to arrive at the Community of Hope (COH), but blessings continue to overflow. We now have electricity, the road was fixed and cemented, and now there is livelihood assistance for us,” shares Jacob Tonido gleefully....
