by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 20, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Two days after Typhoon Odette barreled through Southern Leyte in December 2021, Josephine Salazar and her family returned from the evacuation site to their home in Limasawa Island to find it in ruins. She fell to her knees and sobbed. “The storm tore our whole roof...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 19, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
It has been more than two years since Taal Volcano erupted affecting as far as the neighboring cities with thick layers of dangerous ash fall. For those who live in Taal, the damage is far worse. Arnel Landicho, 52, is one of them. According to him, “The...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 16, 2022 | Disaster Response
“How can I gain my life back before this disastrous event?” was the first question Marites asked of the Lord upon seeing her house struck down by the storm. Even after 8 months since Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit Visayas and Mindanao regions, many families continue to...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 16, 2022 | Disaster Response
It was a regular Wednesday morning; his son was out at work, his wife was doing the laundry, and he was preparing to go to the farm to work, when suddenly, the ground violently shook. “We were shocked. We prayed for God to save us. The earthquake was really strong,”...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Aug 16, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Pastor Nonita Oclarit, 62, is a pastor at Christ Faith Fellowship in Roxas, San Isidro, Surigao del Norte. She passionately desired to see the Word of God flourish in San Isidro through their local church. But she never imagined that just a few years later, their...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Jul 5, 2022 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Infrastructure, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
JR Catacio dreams of being a police officer someday. But because of their situation at home — having a very small living space located within the danger zone, sometimes with no electricity, and not conducive for studying as the area is also noisy — he had doubts. “I...