by Operation Blessing | Jun 16, 2022 | Hunger Relief
PERU – Carving wood is a passion of Wilson’s. Growing up along a river in Peru, he has memories of seeing his uncles craft a variety of items from balsa wood. Wilson continued the family trade and learned to make canoes and boats for a living. Now a husband and...
by David Goldfinch | Jun 15, 2022 | Hunger Relief
Would you give $45 to feed a family of 5 in Kenya for an entire month? Right now, a devastating drought is wreaking havoc across Kenya. Millions of families are suffering from lack of rainwater, which kills crops and livestock alike. Without farming as a source of...
by Jonathan Macnab | Jun 15, 2022 | Disaster Response
UKRAINE – Before the war, Valentyna lived a happy life in Ukraine. She was employed as a caregiver, and her granddaughters attended the local school every day. When the war started, their lives changed overnight. The peaceful community they lived in quickly...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
PERU – Before COVID, Gisella supported her family by creating and selling products in a tourist town in Peru. But when the pandemic struck, international travel disappeared. As tourism came to a halt, there were suddenly no visitors to purchase Gisella’s...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 9, 2022 | Clean Water
KENYA – For years, residents in the village of Gongo, like young Ashley and Anna, lived without access to a clean water source. The lack of this precious resource made life especially difficult. Villagers did what they could to survive. Many had to either drink...
by Jonathan Macnab | Jun 9, 2022 | Disaster Response
HELP NOW! UKRAINE – It might be hard to imagine a source of joy for Ukraine refugees in the midst of war and tragedy. But you make it possible! Marina is one of millions of people displaced by the recent conflict in Ukraine. Like so many, she and her husband...
by Operation Blessing | May 31, 2022 | Hunger Relief
COSTA RICA – One lesson we’ve learned over the years is that giving a hand up makes an even bigger impact than giving a hand out. As the popular saying goes, “Give a person a fish, and they will eat for a day. Teach someone to fish…” Well, you get the...
by Operation Blessing | May 26, 2022 | Disaster Response
POLAND – Imagine having to flee your home and travel to a place you’ve never been. The peace you once knew with the family you love is suddenly upended by the horrors of war. Now you must do everything you can to get to safety. What will you do? Where will...
by WPSecurityLock | May 24, 2022 | Clean Water
MEXICO – The people of Benito Juárez, a small community, had gone without access to clean water in Mexico for far too long. For 9-year-old Gilberto and his little brothers, lack of safe water was simply a way of life. Although the town had a water...
by Operation Blessing | May 18, 2022 | Disaster Response
How could you explain war and violence to your young children? Could you find the right words to encourage them and keep them calm? Ukrainian mother, Olena, had to make the drastic decision to leave her hometown in order to keep her children safe. Olena’s story...