by Operation Blessing Philippines | Oct 25, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
The Dumaya family, belonging to the Dumagat indigenous tribe in Dingalan, Aurora, lives a simple life close to the nature. The head of the family, 50-year-old Marshall Dumaya, catches fish and harvests rattan for a living. Believing there are 15 more years to wait...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 16, 2022 | Disaster Response
“How can I gain my life back before this disastrous event?” was the first question Marites asked of the Lord upon seeing her house struck down by the storm. Even after 8 months since Typhoon Odette (Rai) hit Visayas and Mindanao regions, many families continue to...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 16, 2022 | Disaster Response
It was a regular Wednesday morning; his son was out at work, his wife was doing the laundry, and he was preparing to go to the farm to work, when suddenly, the ground violently shook. “We were shocked. We prayed for God to save us. The earthquake was really strong,”...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 4, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
A famous Japanese proverb says, “fall down seven times, stand up eight.” In the case of Nila Calesa, 62, the concept of it is very true. Their house in Sitio Cancunay, Brgy. Tinangnan, Tubigon, Bohol was destroyed twice; first, during the 7.2 Bohol earthquake in 2013....
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Nov 10, 2021 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
The family of Lilibeth Anos, 43 years old and mother of 3, is just one of the hundreds that were affected by typhoon Jolina when it hit Samar province last September this year. Their house is made of wood and nipa’s, and it was badly damaged. Most of their belongings...
