by Operation Blessing Philippines | May 5, 2023 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
Since Sophia was just two years old, her mother, Helen, had noticed that she often tripped when walking. It wasn’t until later that she discovered the reason why. Helen Malacad, 36, had always been a loving and caring mother. She has four children now, but she...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 1, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies, Uncategorized
As Princess Jalina, 22, lined up with her son in the medical area during Operation Blessing’s Mobile Clinic mission in Camarines Sur, her face was marked with fear and anxiety. She was carrying her one-year-old baby, Jacob, whose wound on his toe kept bothering her...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 26, 2022 | Healthcare, Stories, Testimonies
One of the main livelihoods of the people of Catanduanes is abaca farming. They would plant abaca trees, and once they are ready for harvest, would hand strip the fibers and dry them. Unfortunately, Vilma’s abaca trees got infested with parasites. They died. Vilma...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Oct 16, 2014 | Disaster Response, Stories
Written By Meljessa Balino, Volunteer Writer, Operation Blessing Philippines She had been looking at us from a distance for quite a while, holding her three empty plastic bottles of soft drinks. We approached her and asked, “Are you going to fetch some water, Nanay?”...
