Category Archives: Disaster
Haiti bound
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – I’m in the Dominican Republic and exhausted after another night of travel and little sleep. Aid workers and news crews have been pouring in from all over the world and the airport has been a … Continue reading
Worth the work
ATLANTA, Ga. —Anthony and Myrica’s house is coming along very nicely. After having multiple delays yesterday and having to work a night shift, we are back on task and caught up with the other projects.
Volunteer: “We are here to bless others”
ATLANTA – The rain has come again. Almost ironic, I guess, as our goal this week is to bless some people whose houses had been destroyed by flooding back in September. We weren’t going to let it hinder us.
Teams rebuild homes, lives of flood victims
ATLANTA— Today we arrived at the little Baptist church that has generously opened its doors to around 120 Master’s Commission students, both from Atlanta and Rockford, Illinois. Having worked with Operation Blessing before, I thought I knew what to expect.
Army of relief
ATLANTA – Team Depot is back in the disaster zone with Operation Blessing. Like a sports team ready to take the field to win the game, dozens of orange-shirted volunteers from The Home Depot Headquarters in Atlanta huddled up on … Continue reading
All for one
MANILA, Philippines – Elad had no idea the “stir” he would create in his home country of Israel when he volunteered to help typhoon victims in the Philippines.
Teams go the distance
PADANG, Indonesia – Lenny was in the kitchen of her restaurant the day the ground shook. “The building began to shake. At first, I thought it was an airplane that had crashed nearby. And then, in a matter of seconds, … Continue reading
Finishing touches
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 … Continue reading
Rebuilding a home
ByMeghan 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.
Just being honest
ByMax Rivera I am going to be completely honest with you.
From destruction comes life
ByMeghan 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.
Bill Horan
David Darg
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