December 17th, 2011 by Operation Blessing
NIGER – This Christmas, as we begin to celebrate the gift of God’s love, I can’t help but think of the ways that Operation Blessing shares the gift of love on a daily basis all around the world. A few weeks ago I was in Niger and met a 4-year-old girl named Hadiara.
She and her sister were playing with a crude little toy that their father had made for them out of a scrap piece of plastic that had a nail through it and hair that was sticking out of the top that the girls sat and braided. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Africa, Hadiara, Niger, OBI, OBI Video, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Relief, Relief Aid
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December 1st, 2011 by Operation Blessing

HUAYCAN, Peru – A few months ago the beautiful smile of eight-year-old Esmeralda was overshadowed by the terrible headaches she endured every day. And as the headaches got worse, her academic performance dropped significantly. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Child, Children, Education, Esmeralda, Eye Clinic, Glasses, Huaycan, Medical Aid, medical clinic, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Orphan Care, Peru, School
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November 24th, 2011 by Tony Cece

SARANDO, Niger – Eight mouths is a lot to feed even in the United States, and it is even harder in a country that has recently faced famine and is bracing for it again following a “rainy season” that was anything but rainy.
On special occasions or holidays like Thanksgiving, my wife and I might make a meal to feed eight people, but eight mouths is what Saley has to feed every day. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Africa, Agriculture, Community Farms, Dry Season, Farming, Farms, Food, Hunger, Hunger Relief, Micro-enterprise, Niger, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Relief, Relief Aid, Saley, Sarando
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November 17th, 2011 by Operation Blessing

Operation Blessing staff Lara Coleman shares the latest on OBI’s relief and development projects in Haiti.
MEDAN BELIZE, Haiti – Today we brought our water truck and another vehicle filled with food down the treacherous road towards Lake Azuei. We were able to deliver 4,000 gallons of clean water and nearly 1.5 tons of food to the 45 families living in the village Medan Belize. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Canez, Caribbean, clean water, Drinking Water, Food, Food Distribution, Haiti, Haiti Projects, Hunger, Hunger Relief, Lake Azuei, Manny Food, Medan Belize, OBI, Operation Blessing International, Orphan Care, Water
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November 15th, 2011 by Operation Blessing
DADAAB, Kenya – Operation Blessing’s National Director of Kenya, Jefferson Nyatuka, gives a special report on the famine plaguing the horn of Africa and how Operation Blessing is helping refugee families at Dadaab camp. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Africa, Dadaab, Drought, Famine, Farm, Farming, Food, Food Distribution, Food Security, Food Supplies, Hunger, Hunger Relief, Irrigation, Kenya, OBI, OBI Video, Operation Blessing, Relief, Relief Aid, Relief Supplies, Somalia, Supplies, Sustainable Relief
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November 11th, 2011 by Holly Combs

NORTH CAROLINA – Alicia is only four years old, but she already knows what it means to do without.
Her mother, Wendy, moved their small family to North Carolina to help care for her mother, who was undergoing cancer treatments. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Food, Food Bank, Food Pantry, Hunger, Hunger Relief, Hunger Strike Force, North America, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, United States, Victory Children's Ministry
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November 10th, 2011 by Operation Blessing
ISRAEL – Sex trafficking is a worldwide problem, but thanks to one woman’s efforts, women and children in Israel are finding their freedom once again. See how Operation Blessing is joining in the fight to make a difference in the lives of these exploited women. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Child Trafficking, Europe, Human Trafficking, Isha L’Isha, Israel, Middle East, Modern Slavery, OBI, OBI Video, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing Internaitonal, Sex Slave, Sex Slavery, Sex Trade, Sex Trafficking, Slavery, Trafficking, Women
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November 8th, 2011 by Tony Cece

NIGER – As I flew into Niamey, I was excited about my first trip to sub-Saharan Africa and meeting the people that would forever after be a part of my life.
I was a bit shocked that we were preparing for landing and I still wasn’t seeing very many buildings that would normally surround an international airport—even compared to other developing countries I’ve visited. I saw sand, acacia trees, the Niger River, rice fields and then a few homes and buildings as we finally approached the runway. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Complexe de Sante Hosanna, Hannah, Humedica, Malaria, Medical Aid, Medical Care, medical clinic, Medical Supplies, Medicine, Mejin, Niamey, Niger, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Relief, Relief Supplies, Tony Cece, Yacouba
Posted in Africa, Medical relief, Niger, Orphan care, Tony Cece | 1 Comment »
October 28th, 2011 by Operation Blessing

ERCIS, Turkey – Operation Blessing disaster relief teams are on the ground in Turkey working in partnership with Humedica, a German medical team, to bring relief to earthquake survivors. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: clean water, David Darg, Disaster, Disaster Aid, Disaster Assistance, Disaster Relief, Disaster Victims, Earthquake, Emergency Medical Care, Ercis, Food Distribution, Humedica, Hunger Relief, Medical, Medical Aid, Medical Care, Medical Relief, Middle East, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Quake, Relief, Relief Aid, Relief Supplies, Tent City, Turkey, Turkey Earthquake, Turkey Quake
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October 25th, 2011 by Operation Blessing

Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan.
JAPAN – Media is a big part of modern Japanese culture, with just about every home subscribed to one of the national daily papers, owning a TV set, and having Internet access through fiber optic cable or by mobile phone.
NHK, the national public broadcasting corporation, is the largest media enterprise in Asia. Along with four other commercial media conglomerates, it dominates the flow of information to the nation. So, what have the Japanese media been saying about Operation Blessing’s relief activities? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2004 tsunami, Aid, Asia, Community Development, Disaster, Disaster Aid, Disaster Assistance, Disaster Relief, Disaster Victims, Don Thomson, Earthquake, Earthquake Relief, Eye Exam, Eye Glasses, Japan, Japan Disaster, Japan Disaster Victims, Japan Earthquake, Japan Quake, Japan Tsunami, Japanese Media, Japanese News, Kendo, Media, Medical, Medical Care, Miyagi, Miyagi Coast, Miyagi TV, News, NHK, Nikkei Financtial Times, OB Japan, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Prescription, Public Broadcasting, Relief, Tohoku Coast, Tsunami, Tsunami Japan
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October 21st, 2011 by Kumar Periasamy

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – It’s 4:30 a.m. when Leroy’s alarm goes off, and he soon sets out to collect donations for the 13 senior citizen homes where he distributes food.
For the last 20 years, Leroy has faithfully been serving the less fortunate in his community—one might think that it was his full time job. But he just laughed when I posed that question to him. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: America, Food, Food Bank, Food Distribution, Food Pantry, Hunger, Hunger in America, Hunger Relief, Hunger Strike Force, Kumar Periasamy, North America, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Relief, Relief Supplies, United States, US
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October 18th, 2011 by Operation Blessing

Operation Blessing staff Lara Coleman shares the latest on OBI’s relief and development projects in Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – After months of waiting and watching the little fish grow it was finally time to harvest the tilapia from Operation Blessing’s aquaponics system at Zanmi Beni Children’s Home.
Excitement was in the air as everyone watched the tilapia harvest and anticipation grew as the kitchen staff cleaned, breaded and fried the protein-packed fish. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Aquaponics, Children, Fish Farm, Haiti, Harvest, OB Haiti, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Orphan, Orphan Care, Partners In Health, Port-au-Prince, Tilapia, Zanmi Beni, Zanmi Beni Children's Home
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