by Operation Blessing Philippines | Jan 17, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies, Volunteer Story
Christmas and New Year celebrations are occasions we usually look forward to being with our families and friends. But Ryan Del Barrio, 42, Operation Blessing’s (OB) volunteer, heed the call to travel hundreds of miles away from home to gift his time and skills to...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Jan 13, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
“The water is so precious to us now because since the Typhoon Odette, we really have no water in the island. The price of 5 gallons of water container escalated to ₱100 ($1.95) from only ₱40 ($0.78) before the typhoon,” shares Pastor Samuel Blanco, 42, a...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 27, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Teacher Jason Sarno has been teaching at Sapang Munti Elementary School (SMES) in Barangay San Mateo in Norzagaray, Bulacan for over seven years now. He hails from the same town but needs to travel for an hour to get to the school. The school caters to roughly 94...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 26, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
For Rachell Anne Buen, wife to a Dumagat-Remontado bloodline, life has been a tough trek she and her family endure much like the journey to Brgy. San Mateo, Norzagaray, Bulacan where they live. That’s why when Operation Blessing has reached their place to extend help,...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 14, 2021 | Healthcare, Learn more about Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
The past couple of months left Soledad Gogolin, 76, in visual difficulty as she struggled going through her daily routine. Both her eyes were affected with cataract, a clouding of the lens of the eye which impairs her vision. If it progresses, her future is unclear....
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 2, 2021 | #OBAgainstCOVID19, Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
“I am not ashamed of doing everything for him since he can’t live without me,” said Dominga Martin, looking fondly at her son who was peacefully waiting for his new gift of mobility. Nanang Ingga, as she wanted to be called, is 79 years old; but despite her age, she...