Posts Tagged ‘Medical Aid’
Thursday, January 26th, 2012

For the past two weeks we have been sharing a series of inspiring stories and videos as part of our annual partnership drive. As you reflect on these stories, consider joining our efforts and renewing your support as an Operation Blessing Monthly Partner.
KENYA – Little Lekini’s name means “small and weak.” And it was a fitting name.
Abandoned by his mother at a tender age, Lekini never received proper nutrition or care. At the age of three, he was severely emaciated, weighing only 17 pounds. (more…)
Tags: Africa, Baraka, Children, Food, Hunger, Hunger Relief, Kenya, Lekini, Medical Aid, Medical Care, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Orphan, Orphan Care, Orphan's Care, Orphans, Relief, Relief Aid
Posted in Africa, Hunger Relief, Kenya Crisis, Orphan care | No Comments »
Thursday, January 19th, 2012

For two weeks we are sharing a series of inspiring stories and videos as part of our annual partnership drive. As you reflect on these stories, consider joining our efforts and renewing your support as an Operation Blessing Monthly Partner.
CAMBODIA – Like all expecting parents, Chan and her husband looked forward to the day their baby would be born with excitement and anticipation.
But when their son was born with a cleft lip, their excitement turned to worry about their little boy’s future. (more…)
Tags: Cambodia, Cleft, Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Corrective Surgery, Medical, Medical Aid, Medical Care, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Phnom Penh, Sokarn, Surgery
Posted in Asia, Medical relief, Orphan care | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

HAITI – Two years ago, a devastating earthquake ripped through the nation of Haiti—changing it forever. Since then, so many of you have made such a significant impact in these communities that we wanted to share just a few of the things your support has accomplished over the last two years. (more…)
Tags: Caribbean, clean water, Disaster, Disaster Aid, Disaster Assistance, Disaster Relief, Disaster Victims, Earthquake, Food Distribution, Haiti, Medical Aid, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Orphan Care, Rebuild, Relief, Relief Aid, Relief Supplies, Water Purification
Posted in Caribbean, Clean water projects, Disaster Relief, Earthquake, Haiti, Hunger Relief, Medical relief, Microenterprise, Orphan care | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
HAITI – About a year ago I had a chance to meet a little girl from Haiti, her name is Adianne.
Adianne was first brought to us because she had a severe bone infection and she also had sickle cell anemia. (more…)
Tags: Adianne, Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughters, Earthquake, Haiti, Medical, Medical Aid, Medical Care, Norfolk, OBI, OBI Video, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Virginia
Posted in Caribbean, Haiti, Medical relief | No Comments »
Thursday, December 1st, 2011

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. (more…)
Tags: Child, Children, Education, Esmeralda, Eye Clinic, Glasses, Huaycan, Medical Aid, medical clinic, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Orphan Care, Peru, School
Posted in Latin America, Medical relief, Orphan care, Peru | No Comments »
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

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. (more…)
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 »
Friday, October 28th, 2011

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. (more…)
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
Posted in Disaster Relief, Earthquake, Europe, Hunger Relief, Medical relief, Middle East, Turkey Quake | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Watch this video to get a quick snapshot of what Operation Blessing teams are doing to alleviate the problem of human suffering through our medical programs. (more…)
Tags: Anti-Parasite, Health, Health care, Health Clinic, Hygiene, Medical, Medical Aid, medical clinic, Medical Relief, Medicine, OBI, OBI Video, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Preventative Medicine, Wellness
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

AFGHANISTAN – It was in December of 2001 that I came to Afghanistan with Operation Blessing for the first time. With project funds in my hands I was praying, “God, show me where I need to use this money. I want to be able to focus on a community, please help me find a needy place.” (more…)
Tags: Afghanistan, Medical, Medical Aid, Medical Relief, Medical Supplies, Middle East, OBI, Operation Blessing, Operation Blessing International, Relief, Relief Aid
Posted in Hunger Relief, Medical relief, Middle East | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Today is a heavy day for us here in Haiti as we stop to reflect and pray for the victims and their families. The Haiti earthquake anniversary is bringing back memories and emotions of those difficult hours, days and weeks that we all endured last year. Yet through the challenges we faced, it’s amazing and miraculous to look back and see our accomplishments and consider how much we were able to achieve as a team. (more…)
Tags: Caribbean, David Darg, Disaster Relief, Earthquake, Haiti, Jessica, Medical Aid, OBI, one-year anniversary, Operation Blessing, Port-au-Prince, Relief Aid
Posted in Caribbean, David Darg, Haiti | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Today we had the official Tide Loads of Hope handover ceremony at the general hospital. Operation Blessing has been working with the “Loads of Hope” program to help them bring washer/dryer machines to Haiti and completely revamp the laundry facility at the hospital. Tide also donated washers and dryers to Zanmi Beni children’s home which were also installed this week. (more…)
Tags: Caribbean, David Darg, General Hospital, Haiti, Laundry, Medical Aid, OBI, Operation Blessing, Orphan Care, Port-au-Prince, Tide, Tide Loads of Hope, Zanmi Beni Children's Home
Posted in Caribbean, David Darg, Medical relief | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

CHARSADDA, Pakistan – Mohammed had a look of sadness on his face. Every time I asked him a question he would answer me in a sentence without any emotions. The flood destroyed his life savings. (more…)
Tags: Charsadda, Disaster Relief, Flood Relief, Humedica, Kumar Periasamy, Medical Aid, medical clinic, Medical Relief, Middle East, OBI, Operation Blessing, Pakistan, Pakistan Flood, Relief Camp, Tent City
Posted in Disaster Relief, Kumar Periasamy, Medical relief, Middle East, Pakistan flood relief | No Comments »