Tag Archives: Earthquake
New glasses help tsunami survivors return to work
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. RIKUZENTAKADA, Japan – Though over four months have passed since the tsunami here, we found that there were still survivors who were … Continue reading
Netting the blessings of the sea: Japanese fisherman gets back to work
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. SABUSAWA ISLAND, Japan – Fumio Doi, a gillnet fisherman from Sabusawa Island, lost his home and most of his fishing nets to … Continue reading
Boats help fishermen get back to work in Japan
MOTOYOSHI, Japan – For coastal fishing communities in Japan devastated by the tsunami, replacing their boats is a crucial step toward getting back to work—and eventually rebuilding their lives. Because of the long waiting list for purchasing new boats in … Continue reading
Opening doors to bring more aid to Japan
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. KESENNUMA, Japan – Our recent eye clinics have been in the city of Kesennuma, a decimated major fishing port in the northern … Continue reading
Helping fishermen in Japan return to work
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. URATO ISLANDS, Japan – Fishermen always suffer in the aftermath of a tsunami. The historically unprecedented tsunami that struck along 300 miles … Continue reading
Delivering hope in the form of rice and eye glasses
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. KESSENUMA, Japan – There is a general impression that most evacuees staying in emergency shelters are now being well supplied with basic … Continue reading
Eyeglasses offer a new “outlook” for the future
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. HIRAISO, Japan – We spent another day delivering long awaited glasses, this time to the survivors of the small fishing village of … Continue reading
Restoring clear vision: Operation Blessing delivers glasses to the Urato Islands
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. URATO ISLANDS, Japan – Today our team delivered to the Urato Islands eyeglasses that had been prescribed individually to the islanders at … Continue reading
Mission accomplished! Operation Blessing delivers generators to islands
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. URATO ISLANDS, Japan – We finally received the go ahead from the barge operator this morning, and Operation Blessing was able to … Continue reading
Teams continue to bring relief to Japanese villages in need
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. SHIOGAMA, Japan – On Friday we held our fourth eye clinic for the week—this time in Hiraiso Village, a small fishing and … Continue reading
Washing machines and glasses for Sabusawa Island
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. SABUSAWA ISLAND, Japan – Today was our third and last eye clinic in the Urato Islands—on Sabusawa Island. The mayor of Shiogama … Continue reading
Operation Blessing eye clinic heads to Nonoshima Island, Japan
Operation Blessing’s Japan Disaster Relief Manager, Don Thomson, shares his firsthand account of the relief efforts in Japan. NONOSHIMA ISLAND, Japan – We are into our second day, and second island, of the Urato Islands eye clinics. We left Shiogama … Continue reading
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