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Operation Blessing is committed to help transform peopleโs lives โ from one who is desperate to one who is full of hope. But we cannot do so on our own. We need YOUR HELP.
Ready to walk tall
Since birth, Aname Maturan has been diagnosed with untreated Bilateral CTEV, or rigid clubfoot. From a very young age, this condition presented not only physical challenges for Aname, making standing and performing daily tasks difficult, but it also deeply impacted...
The Jimenez Family: Forgotten by Heaven or Position for Miracles?
๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ. ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐บ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข ๐ณ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐บ. ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐บ ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ? ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ? ๐๐ณ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ...
From street dweller to business ownerย
At only 26, Paolo Oloresโ journey through life had been a rough one, marked by hardship and resilience.ย ย His early years were spent navigating the harsh realities of street life alongside his family. His mother toiled as a garbage collector, while he and his brother...
Brighter smile ahead
At just fifteen years old, Zekiya Calvario had a burden to bearโa relentless toothache that had plagued her for a month due to stubborn tooth decay. For weeks, she endured excruciating pain, relying solely on antibiotics. But hope, as the saying goes, always remains....
Reaching new heights
Liezel's story isn't one of despair. Thanks to the support of Operation Blessingโs Life-Changing Surgery and Tebow CURE Hospital, Liezel underwent a series of surgeries that corrected her condition. Today, she stands tall without the need for assistance and walks...
Patient with rare eye ailment received medical assistance
Blindsided by a diagnosis she'd never heard ofโVogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (VKH)โAna felt overwhelmed and uncertain about what lay ahead. Though she was familiar with other eye ailments, this particular condition was entirely new to her. โIt was severely painful,...
Enduring an injury
Working hard to support his family, Alexander De Leon was taking on extra work as a plumber after his regular job. One day, as he was riding home on his motorbike, he got a flat tire and crashed into some rocks by the roadside. The accident left Alexander with serious...
Donor Turned Volunteer: Marilynโs Journey with Operation Blessing
Marilyn Teodoro, a 50-year-old businesswoman, embodies the spirit of giving. A long-time Operation Blessing (OB) donor, her journey took a powerful turn when she finally joined the mission as a volunteer. Hereโs what she has to say: โOBโs medical missions is different...
โThere are people who have sight but are unable to see light in their lives because they donโt know God.โย
โThere are people who have sight but are unable to see light in their lives because they donโt know God.โย This was the deep realization of 71-year-old Elito Arizala, who has been blind for more than a decade, the first patient in line during our Medical Brigade in...
From cruel taunts to confident steps
More than four years ago, Norie's husband died due to complications from arthritis. Despite this, the 39-year-old mother of three showed strength, taking on the roles of both father and mother for her children. Her youngest, Shameber, was born with clubfoot, which...
Hit and run victim finds relief in a Mobile Clinic mission
While carrying out her duties as a street sweeper in Bagong Silang, Caloocan, 48-year-old Catherine Gilles was hit by a fast-approaching car, leaving her left leg bruised and injured. This incident has made it difficult for her to walk, forcing her to take days off...
๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ง?ย
Such is the case of 75-year-old Manuel Montecarlo, one of our patients from Medical Brigade Masbate, whose jaw was dislocated about a month ago.ย โIt was just a normal day. I just yawned like I normally do. Then I felt a click on my jaw area. It was painful!โ Manuel...