Hurricane Relief

Bringing clean water to St. Lucia

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

 Operation Blessing brings two WMI water purification units to St. Lucia in the wake of Hurricane Tomas

ST. LUCIA – Our two WMI water purification systems are now in St. Lucia and out of customs. The first system is in place and will begin pumping clean water tomorrow morning. (more…)

Bringing relief to hurricane-ravaged St. Lucia

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Operation Blessing and the Cayman Islands bring disaster relief to St. Lucia in the wake of Hurricane Tomas
ST. LUCIA – Just over a week ago, Hurricane Tomas caused huge panic as it moved toward Haiti. With over one million people displaced from their homes and living in flimsy shelters, the media was focused on the camps in Port-au-Prince as the nation braced for the storm. (more…)

Finishing touches

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Volunteers from Rockford Masters Commission finish landscaping Colleens house
By Jenae Boren

Today at Colleen’s house, we finished all of the exterior tasks. We finished painting the trim and touching up paint at the house. We finished all the yard work, including the back path leading from the house to the back yard made out of stone. We also spray painted the chain link fence. (more…)

Rebuilding a home

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Operation Blessing disaster relief staff help rebuild Colleen's house

Meghan CurranBy
Meghan Curran

Today was a day of coming together. The walls were primed and painted, the house cleaned. This home is now looking very much like a home- and I can’t wait for Colleen and her family to arrive. (more…)

Just being honest

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Rockford Masters Commission volunteers help Operation Blessing mud out and restore homes

Max RiveraBy
Max Rivera

I am going to be completely honest with you. (more…)

From destruction comes life

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Operation Blessing volunteers work hard to restore damaged homes

Meghan CurranBy
Meghan Curran

Yesterday we made a huge dent in our workload by completing all the drywall and getting half of the mudding and taping done. Everyone was in bed early last night for the extended workday we had today.
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The salt of the sea

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Operation Blessing volunteers work hard to restore damaged homes

Meghan CurranBy
Meghan Curran

 What a strange thing it is to wake up and have a new taste in your mouth. I wonder if, after living through something like the loss of all your furniture, your family photos, your clothes, your silverware and good china and car and neighborhood, if salt tastes the same. (more…)

Fishing community hit hard by storm

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Operation Blessing heads to Oak Island, Texas to bring disaster relief.

OAK ISLAND, Texas – We went to Oak Island on Saturday after hearing that there were several hundred familes in a Vietnamese fishing community that had not received hardly any help. (more…)

Water systems offer solution to contaminated wells

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Operation Blessing brings water systems to Jacmel, Haiti to solve problem of contaminated wells.

JACMEL, Haiti – Jacmel is a city with a population of 120,000 people. It is surrounded by mountains and beautiful beaches, a must-visit for tourists. Flowing through the city is a river where almost all cleaning chores are done. Women wash clothes, men clean their motorbikes, kids swim and people bathe in this river. (more…)

Volunteer cleanup efforts help bring families home

Monday, September 29th, 2008

OBI disaster response teams help a family in Bridge City, Texas.

BRIDGE CITY, Texas – Today we helped a very precious family in need. Richard and his wife, Angie, have two children: Cameron, 11, and a teenage daughter, Kelsey. They evacuated for Hurricane Ike and returned to find their home flooded with over 2 feet of water. (more…)

Families travel hours for medical care

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Traveling via van in Siloe, Haiti.

SILOE, Haiti – About 80 percent of Haiti’s population lives in Port-au-Prince. The remaining 20 percent live in remote villages surrounded by beautiful mountains. Today, we traveled to the village of Siloe. The last few days I’ve had to ride in the back of a pickup truck, and for the first time this week, I was given a chance to sit in the passenger seat next to the driver for what I thought would be a comfortable ride. (more…)

First responders get well-deserved help

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Operation Blessing helps a first responder work on his own home after Hurricane Ike.

BRIDGE CITY, Texas – Today was a great day overall. We worked on cleaning up Deputy Sheriff Mike’s house today. When Ike came ashore, Deputy Mike and his fellow officers were staying in a secure bunker to weather the storm. But as the 911 calls poured in from terrified residents, they left the safety of the bunker in boats and off-road dump trucks to rescue people who otherwise may have lost their lives. (more…)

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