by Operation Blessing Philippines | Apr 17, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response
Every morning, Joel would wake up early to tend to his farm. He would check on his string bean plants, making sure that they were getting enough water and sunlight. He is meticulous in his work, knowing that the quality of his plants will affect his sales. Joel Dupa...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Apr 17, 2023 | Disaster Response
Forced to start over from scratch in the aftermath of a disaster, Racheal and her family faced an uncertain future. Racheal Catapal, a 31-year-old mother, and her family had lived in a small coastal town in Southern Leyte. They had a simple life with the support of...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Apr 17, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response
When Operation Blessing opened the Community of Hope for Typhoon Yolanda survivors, the beneficiaries had no idea that it would become more than just a place to live. It would become a community of hope that would change lives forever. Marilyn Desabille had always...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Feb 14, 2023 | Community of Hope, Disaster Response, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
When Super Typhoon Yolanda hit the island of Leyte, Operation Blessing was among the first to organize relief efforts. But the assistance did not end there. We constructed the Community of Hope (COH), a community development project for Yolanda’s most severely...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Dec 6, 2022 | Learn more about Livelihood, Livelihood, Stories, Testimonies
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down face-to-face classes in 2020, Community of Hope (COH) resident Juna Gadoa made an important decision for her children. “I had to give up my work in pharmacy for 8 years to help my children with their learning modules,” she shared....
