by Operation Blessing | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
FLORIDA – In October of 2018, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle as a category 5 storm. It made history as one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States. Communities all along the coast were left in ruins by the...
by David Goldfinch | Jun 11, 2021 | Disaster Response
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA — Operation Blessing is still hard at work in Louisiana after unprecedented flooding swept through the area in May. Thanks to the compassionate support of friends like you, our staff and volunteers are still giving life-changing aid to...
by David Goldfinch | Jun 11, 2021 | Hunger Relief
KENYA – Ngaiduana lives with her children in the Arapal Village of northern Kenya. Recently her village began experiencing a severe drought that devastated the community. Animals are left without water, crops are not growing, and many families are struggling...
by WPSecurityLock | Jun 11, 2021 | Disaster Response
MYANMAR – Many citizens in the nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma) have been living through a nightmare in past weeks. Few Americans are likely aware of this far off crisis in Asia, and even fewer understand it. However, as the military government violently attacks...
by Rachel Gummo | Jun 8, 2021 | Clean Water
MEXICO – Humberto lives in Chiapas, Mexico, with his five young sons. For many years, each day he and his family would journey over an hour by foot to find water, desperate for a clean water solution in Mexico. They undertook a tiresome trip along a dangerous...
by David Goldfinch | Jun 4, 2021 | Disaster Response
LOUISIANA – James has been a Lake Charles resident his entire life. In the past year he has lived through several bad hurricanes, including Laura and Rita. Storms are nothing new to this Louisiana native. But James has never experienced anything like the recent...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 2, 2021 | Hunger Relief
KENYA – Dora, a hardworking single mother and grandmother, lives in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. While five of Dora’s children are grown, two remain in school. And she now cares for several grandchildren as well. Her whole family depends on Dora. ...
by David Goldfinch | Jun 2, 2021 | Disaster Response
Rita has lived in Lake Charles for most of her life. She is used to the turbulent and unpredictable weather that passes through Louisiana on a regular basis. But what she had never experienced before was a serious Louisiana flood. That all changed when a devastating...
by Operation Blessing | May 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
LAKE CHARLES, La. – Less than a year after being devastated by back-to-back hurricanes, the community of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was hit once again—this time by historic flooding. Mickey, a long-time Lake Charles resident, told Operation Blessing staff, “We saw...
by David Goldfinch | May 28, 2021 | Disaster Response
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA — Andreann Slobodyannyk and her husband Alex have lived in Lake Charles, Louisiana for the past 10 years, and have 2 young sons. No strangers to the destruction of hurricanes, they are now flood victims in Louisiana. The family was back...
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