Suffolk, Va. – It is day 2 …and we began by going to a local “look & leave mission” conducted by the Suffolk Emergency Management.  Residents gathered on the lawn of the Parks and Recreation Department to hear instructions on how they would be escorted to see their home for the first time since the storm. Read the rest of this entry »

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - It’s hard to imagine that a bump to the elbow could land you in the hospital - but such was the case for 11-year-old Eric Vargas of Honduras. Read the rest of this entry »

While waiting for the DHL flight to arrive with our shipment of water purification systems, Dorca, a DHL representative, read me the day’s newspaper report: 1,500 acres of crops, bananas, rice and corn worth $6.5 million had been destroyed. People have left their homes for temporary shelters in fear of snakes and electrical poles falling into the water. In many places, there are no drainage systems and the wells have become contaminated leaving residents without a supply of clean water. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t get online this morning here at the hotel. I called the front desk and the man said, “Sorry, the internet is down.”

Today is a big day. We’re meeting the First Lady of Honduras and an array of media, government, medical, education and church leaders in a gala celebration marking the launch of Operation Blessing’s nationwide anti-parasite campaign. Read the rest of this entry »

On Super Tuesday tornados ripped an erratic path of destruction across Tennessee. Operation Blessing showed up on Wednesday and has been helping victims ever since. Read the rest of this entry »