by Operation Blessing Philippines | May 5, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
In the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, Ronnie Abarra and his family faced a bleak future with no home and no means to rebuild their lives. Ronnie Abarra, 29 years old, vividly remembers the devastation that Typhoon Yolanda brought to his hometown, Leyte. The typhoon...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Nov 15, 2022 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
Liza Mabini, 54, sells vegetables in Tacloban City Market with her husband, Romeo. They are both hard-working and very hands-on in their business. The Mabini family is one of the 97 families residing in Operation Blessing’s Community of Hope (COH) in Palanog. COH is...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Oct 15, 2017 | Infrastructure
Life is always full of surprises — sometimes it makes you cry, other times it makes you celebrate. Four years ago, in just a day, Super Typhoon Yolanda (Int’l name: Haiyan) left Rolando, 58, and Artemia’s, 52, family homeless. They took shelter at...