by Kristia Solete | Aug 24, 2021 | Community of Hope, Stories
Jenny Boy and Melanie Pajaron have been married for six years. But their road to forever was long and challenging. During the first three years of their marriage, they were struggling as a couple. Jenny Boy shared, “I sleep during the daytime when my wife is...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 23, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Proper sanitation is significant in warding off diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic is driving this point home stronger than ever, as handwashing is considered one of the best measures we have in preventing the spread of the disease. Yet today, so many people lack...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 19, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
The Disaster Response (DR) Team of Operation Blessing (OB) turned over a printer and bundles of bond papers to the teachers of General Tinio Central School in Nueva Ecija. When OB’s DR team arrived, the teachers were currently preparing for the opening of classes on...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 5, 2021 | Disaster Response, Stories, What We Do
“We have been putting up with the very limited resources we have just to survive in the mountains,” said Pastor Jamin Lanas of Iglesia Evangelica in Sinariri, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. The 49-year-old pastor and some of his local church members walked around four to...
by Kristia Solete | Aug 3, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Stories, What We Do
“The issues affecting education among Dumagat students in the remote communities of Montalban, Rizal are deep and longstanding. But the more I get exposed to their dire situation, the more desperate I become to address disparities, not only in educational...
by Kristia Solete | May 3, 2021 | Back-to-School, Stories
John Clark Molina, 19, is Operation Blessing’s sole Back-to-School scholar in Davao De Oro. John Clark is the eldest son among six children in their family. His father is a construction worker earning ₱320.00 ($6.60) daily, while her mother is a plain housewife....