GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala—Tropical Storm Agatha was a catastrophic tropical storm that produced torrential rain and caused widespread flooding in much of Guatemala. Read the rest of this entry »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – May 30 was Mother’s Day in Haiti, so we held a special party for our “moms” at Zanmi Beni, the orphanage we started in conjunction with Partners in Health. Read the rest of this entry »

QINGHAI, China – In the wake of the Qinghai Province earthquake, OB China launched an immediate relief response and began partnering with local churches to gather and distribute supplies to victims in the disaster area. Read the rest of this entry »

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 of broken and dilapidated equipment and entire departments are functioning outside under tents. Read the rest of this entry »

“The true test of the heart, though, is whether or not you will give when there is no reward.” ~Katie, Master’s Commission Atlanta Read the rest of this entry »

“Who’s hungry in America? Just look into your neighbors eyes and you may find an answer worth the risk.” ~Allison, Master’s Commission Atlanta. Read the rest of this entry »

“I have learned that even small things can have a large impact on people’s hearts.” ~Katie, Master’s Commission Atlanta Read the rest of this entry »

CHINO, Calif. – Teams from Atlanta’s Master’s Commission are participating on a week-long hunger relief outreach with Operation Blessing and OBI’s partner organizations in California. Read the rest of this entry »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – This tiny girl is Betty; she is about two years old. To my untrained eye, Betty seems alert and aware, but Loune, from Partners in Health, says she is “a bit slow.” Read the rest of this entry »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – This morning I joined a Haitian Pastor, Pastor Volner, on a helicopter flight to a remote community that we have been serving with food supplies. On the way we landed in a village called Pouille, home to a rural community of 1,800 people. Read the rest of this entry »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – My day started with a distribution in downtown Port-au-Prince with The Salvation Army. OBI teamed up with them to hand out our collapsable water kits to 2,000 families. The Salvation Army has been working with a specific camp and do distributions twice a week, usually handing out food. Read the rest of this entry »

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – On January 12, I was in Jerusalem getting ready to fly to London that night and then on to Niger, West Africa. Read the rest of this entry »