by Operation Blessing Philippines | Mar 13, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Pastor Rafaelito Alosbaños, Jr. of Batuan, Bohol had never seen anything like it. “The super typhoon that hit our town was unlike any storm I had ever experienced. The wind and rain were so intense, it felt like everything was coming to an end.” Pastor...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Mar 10, 2023 | Disaster Response, One Step Ahead Campaign, Stories, Testimonies
As a fisherman’s wife, Ebsel Bone, 32, was used to living with very little. However, when a powerful storm ripped through their island and destroyed her home, she found herself struggling to keep her children safe and dry under a makeshift tarpaulin roof. Ebsel...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Jan 9, 2023 | Disaster Response, Stories
Limasawa Island was one of the most severely affected areas by Super Typhoon Odette (Rai), with 90% of the islanders’ homes destroyed. “The typhoon was intense; we thought it wasn’t that strong at first, so we didn’t evacuate. But, the strong...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Oct 7, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Life became harsh for 58-year-old Gerry Anagao when a category 5 typhoon ravaged his home in San Ricardo, Leyte in December 2021. Eight months in, his house remain uninhabitable for the lack of roofing sheets and crushed hedges. The memory of the storm is still fresh...
by Operation Blessing Philippines | Sep 20, 2022 | Disaster Response, Stories, Testimonies
Two days after Typhoon Odette barreled through Southern Leyte in December 2021, Josephine Salazar and her family returned from the evacuation site to their home in Limasawa Island to find it in ruins. She fell to her knees and sobbed. “The storm tore our whole roof...
