by Operation Blessing Philippines | 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 Operation Blessing Philippines | Mar 13, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Pastor Rafaelito Alosbaños, Jr. of Batuan, Bohol had never seen anything like it. “The super typhoon that hit our town was unlike any storm I had ever experienced. The wind and rain were so intense, it felt like everything was coming to an end.” Pastor...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Mar 10, 2023 | Disaster Response, One Step Ahead Campaign, Stories, Testimonies
As a fisherman’s wife, Ebsel Bone, 32, was used to living with very little. However, when a powerful storm ripped through their island and destroyed her home, she found herself struggling to keep her children safe and dry under a makeshift tarpaulin roof. Ebsel...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | 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 frederick deserva | Feb 9, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories
God Hears Our Cry for Help On Christmas Eve, Rossel and his 7-year-old grandson, Luke, were not celebrating, but fighting for their lives—clinging to a solar light pole as chest-deep flood waters rushed toward them. “I was so scared, not just for myself but especially...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Jan 9, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories
Limasawa Island was one of the most severely affected areas by Super Typhoon Odette (Rai), with 90% of the islanders’ homes destroyed. “The typhoon was intense; we thought it wasn’t that strong at first, so we didn’t evacuate. But, the strong...
