by Kristia Solete | Apr 30, 2021 | Healthcare, Stories
It was the year 2020 when Lilian Mortera, 54, found out that she has a big mass on her right brain and needed to undergo immediate surgery. “We were both busy helping and working with the street children during the pandemic when she got sick. Back then, I remember...
by Kristia Solete | May 28, 2020 | Testimonies, Your Donations
It is shocking how our world changed within months of battling against the novel coronavirus. Operations of businesses were stopped, schools were closed, various places were on lockdown, frontliners are racing to contain the spread of the virus, many of our kababayans...
by Kristia Solete | Feb 28, 2020 | Testimonies, Volunteer Story
When the magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted Bohol in the year 2013, Operation Blessing responded to provide relief assistance to thousands of families who have lost their homes, in need of medical care and spiritual encouragement. A high school student named Caroluzzi...
by Kristia Solete | Jan 21, 2020 | Disaster Response, Stories
“Masakit na paa ko sa kakatayo, neng,” Tatay Baldo said, looking down at his worn-out slippers. (My feet were swollen due to extended periods of standing, neng.) He sat down, smiled while looking at the people queuing for relief goods, and...
by Kristia Solete | Jan 21, 2020 | Disaster Response, Stories
“It was a typical Sunday. I was cooking lomi (a famous noodle soup in Batangas) to share with my kids and my grandchildren. Then suddenly, my husband came running and exclaimed, “pumuputok ang bulkan!” (The volcano is erupting!) At first, I...
by Kristia Solete | Sep 6, 2019 | Healthcare, Stories
When Jovelyn learned that her youngest son, Angelo, has lost his ability to walk, her mind is flooded with uncertainty. She doesn’t know what life has in store for him. The doctors could not give an exact diagnosis on Angelo’s real condition because what the parents...
