Tag Archives: Orphan Care
Watch: Celebrating Enrique’s Gift of Love
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – Christmas is all about giving gifts to others. Many children think Christmas is about them receiving gifts. I know 14-year-old boy, Enrique, in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, who is not like that at all.
Glasses for Esmeralda
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.
Food, water for impoverished Haitian community
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 … Continue reading
Tilapia harvest provides nutrition for Haiti orphans
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 … Continue reading
Education for impoverished children in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN – As I walked into a restaurant for lunch, I was greeted with a big smile by a young boy, Mohammad. He was a “shoe-shine boy” to all the customers. He seemed very bright, handsome, and industrious. Sadly, his … Continue reading
Protecting the children of Kenya
KENYA – Today we visited a Masai village where Operation Blessing is building a new school. This building will prevent the need for children to walk over two miles through tall grasses where they have sometimes been trampled by elephants … Continue reading
Distributing TOMS Shoes in China
YUNNAN, China – Operation Blessing teams travel into rural and impoverished areas of China’s Yunnan Province to distribute brand new TOMS Shoes to students, bringing smiles all around.
Not forgotten: Bringing hope to the people of Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan is not the safest place to be right now from most people’s perspective. The day I left for Afghanistan the president’s brother was killed by his own security guard. Just as I landed in Delhi, I … Continue reading
Brazilian youth march for freedom from abuse
SAO PAULO, Brazil – It was a sight to see—hundreds of children, teens and young adults gathered in the streets of Sao Paulo for an event akin to a candlelight vigil. They held flickering candles high for all to see, … Continue reading
A Haitian Mother’s Day celebration at Zanmi Beni
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – It’s Mother’s Day in Haiti, and for the kids at the Zanmi Beni Children’s Home it’s a time to celebrate and say thank you to all the staff “moms.” All of the children at Zanmi Beni are … Continue reading
Dignity for Egypt’s disabled children
ZERIAB, Egypt—When I met Romany, I learned that he had almost been run over by a horse cart. Why? He is blind. I cannot even tell he is blind because he looks directly at me when he speaks. No one … Continue reading
Loads of Hope for Haiti
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 … Continue reading
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