Category Archives: Medical relief
OB Japan provides eye glasses for middle school Kendo team
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. MINAMI SANRIKU, Japan – Even though seven months have passed since the tsunami along the Tohoku Coast, Operation Blessing teams are still … Continue reading
Watch: OBI teams provide medical care around the world
Watch this video to get a quick snapshot of what Operation Blessing teams are doing to alleviate the problem of human suffering through our medical programs.
Rebuilding a community in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN – It was in December of 2001 that I came to Afghanistan with Operation Blessing for the first time. With project funds in my hands I was praying, “God, show me where I need to use this money. I … Continue reading
Surviving cholera in Haiti
LUBEN, Haiti – Tony Cece, OBI’s video producer, was on the ground in Haiti at the height of the cholera outbreak, and now, 2 months later, he is back to visit the patients he helped.
Scientists plan boat trip down the cholera-contaminated Artibonite River
HAITI – We are leaving at 7 a.m. for a three hour drive north to what I call “The Mesopotamia of Misery,” otherwise known as the Artibonite River. The Artibonite seems to be the main source of the cholera bacteria … Continue reading
“Fear hangs over Haiti like a thick fog”
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In Port-au-Prince, cholera is killing people, and hundreds of thousands of Haitians are held hostage by fear of catching the disease. Most Haitians think of cholera as a death sentence.
OBI Vlog: “Worm-buster” pills arrive to Haiti
“Worm-buster” pills arrive to Haiti for the first time since the earthquake to help free children of harmful parasites.
Loads of Hope for Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Today we had the official Tide Loads of Hope handover ceremony at the general hospital. Operation Blessing has been working with the “Loads of Hope” program to help them bring washer/dryer machines to Haiti and completely revamp … Continue reading
Pakistan Relief Blog 5: Aid for Survivors
CHARSADDA, Pakistan – Mohammed had a look of sadness on his face. Every time I asked him a question he would answer me in a sentence without any emotions. The flood destroyed his life savings.
A song rises from the rubble
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A little over a year ago, I was standing in a hospital room in Belladere, Haiti, listening to a haunting melody. We didn’t know her name or age—but we knew why she had come.
Bringing relief to a Haitian hospital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Despite suffering quake damage that destroyed or damaged several buildings and killed hundreds of staff, Haiti’s largest hospital is still functioning 24/7. Doctors and nurses working long hours amid sweltering sauna-like heat are performing heroically in spite … Continue reading
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