Stories & Articles
Operation Blessing is committed to help transform people’s lives – from one who is desperate to one who is full of hope. But we cannot do so on our own. We need YOUR HELP.
Free ultrasound relieves 69-year-old grandmother
One of our beneficiaries in our medical mission in Macabebe, Pampanga last June 2 is Melita, 69 years old, and was seen to have fatty liver by her internist. “I have been suffering in this pain for a long time. The doctor told me to have my liver monitored through...
Giving the Gift of Mobility
From being an on-the-go person, often out for work either as a construction worker, farmer, or fisherman, Rogelio Rechacho Jr., 36, was suddenly bedridden for more than 2 years – unable to work and relied in the assistance of his family in doing daily activities such...
A widow’s answered prayer
For Jennifer, eating and chewing food is extremely painful. She can’t even do simple household chores because of her toothache. In the past medical missions she’s been in, the dentists have always refused to extract her wisdom tooth seeing that it was a complex case. ...
Enlivened hope
They say that “when it rains, it pours.” It is seen not only with blessings, but also with trials that seem to arrive all at the same time. This is what Rachel Guab seemed to experience when her baby was diagnosed first with Classic Rubella Syndrome, then discovered...
Seeking and Finding
Pia Jurado’s first born, Jhorex Jay Campaner, was born with bilateral cleft lip and cleft palate. While then 20-year-old first time mother could not hold her tears seeing her baby undergo surgery, she was filled with determination and hope that her son’s condition can be surgically corrected — they just need to find the resources to make it possible.
A lifestyle of stewardship
For Pastor Victor Homer Farsario of Jesus the Living Gospel Church, every opportunity is an opportunity to share the Good News. So whenever it comes, he makes every effort to do outreaches for the poor and minister the Word of God. Now serving his 37th year in the...
Mobile Clinic: An answer to a patient’s silent prayers
Silently seated on her wheelchair, 85-year-old Flauviana Balba waited first in line for the opening of Operation Blessing’s (OB) Mobile Clinic in Ibaan, Batangas. “God is gracious, we are thankful because they visited us. We are happy we will be checked-up,” says...
A Dumagat grandfather finally gets dental extraction after years
“My teeth hurt so bad. It has been affecting my mobility for a very long time. Today, finally, I had it extracted! Thank you so much!” Loreto lined up early to make sure to save a slot in our medical brigade in Sitio Bulak, Nueva Ecija. Coming from the Dumagat tribe,...
“I can’t say no to God.” —Mimi Gomeri, volunteer nurse since 2009
There have been so many times that I’m going home carrying big bags, heavy bags, then along the way, a beggar will come and tell me that he’s hungry… and even if I’m carrying a lot of stuff, I know that it was a Jesus moment right there. I thought, why me? Well, God...
Starting over again
“We lost everything we had. I am only able to save my children and some important documents, but all our belongings – clothes, appliances – are now gone,” she recalls. Having little children made their stay in the evacuation site extra difficult. The children are not comfortable staying in the little 2-meter square tent allotted for each family.
Operation Blessing, truly a blessing
“Operation Blessing, you guys are truly a blessing from God!” —Webb Ampo, 61, beneficiary of Operation Blessing Mobile Clinic last April 20, 2022 in West Bicutan, Taguig
Finding hope after the storm
Nothing beats the impact of Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in 2015 for the residents of Concepcion, Iloilo. But the same fear that struck them during the catastrophe is similar to what the survivors felt when Typhoon Agaton hit their town, leaving several homes...