by Operation Blessing | Jul 3, 2025 | Africa, Asia, Bless-A-Child Stories, Child Development, Clean Water, Latin America, Medical Care, Stories
WORLDWIDE – Many mothers across the globe carry a heavy burden, but not just for themselves. Every day, they worry about their children—growing up without access to adequate medical care, clean water, or nutritious food. Yet thanks to friends like you, many of those...
by Operation Blessing | Jul 2, 2025 | Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief Stories, Natural Disaster
PHILIPPINES — For Nena, life in the Philippines had always been marked by the trial of rainy seasons. She’d weathered many, each one bringing its own share of dangerous floodwaters. But nothing prepared her for the onslaught of Typhoon Kristine. Intense rains slammed...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 26, 2025 | Medical Care
GUATEMALA – When he was born, little Gustavo brought joy to everyone around him, especially his mother and older siblings. His smile lit up the room and was contagious. But as he grew into a young boy, that smile faded. Gustavo’s entire world was blurred. He was in...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 24, 2025 | Disaster Relief Stories, Natural Disaster, News, Stories, United States, Videos
Just days after Hurricane Erick made landfall in Oaxaca, Operation Blessing’s Disaster Relief team was on the ground. Their goal: to assess urgent needs and begin serving communities that had been overlooked by the headlines.
by Operation Blessing | Jun 23, 2025 | Asia, Stories
NEPAL – If you were to visit the “roof of the world”—where the towering Himalayas straddle Nepal and neighboring countries—you’d see breathtaking, snow-capped peaks stretching endlessly into the sky.But for a young child in Nepal named Purnima, there was no time to...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 19, 2025 | Africa, Safe Water Projects, Stories
KENYA – We’ve all heard the saying, “So much to do, so little time.” For Mateine, a loving grandmother in Kenya, this phrase was all too true. Mateine’s time was consumed by the tedious treks for water she took almost daily to for her family. “I must leave the house...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 18, 2025 | Latin America, Safe Water Projects, Stories
MEXICO – Who are these radiant children, and why are they wearing such dazzling smiles? Meet Federico (9) and Diana (4), the youngest of the Pérez kids. Their older siblings used to trek long distances every few days to get water needed for drinking, bathing,...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 18, 2025 | Europe, Stories, Videos
UKRAINE – In the small village in Ukraine, a family of eight huddled in a torn tent with no floor—just dirt, mud, and freezing winds. Marcos, a father battling illness, and Margarita, a devoted mother, struggled to keep their six children warm using a broken...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 17, 2025 | Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief Stories, Natural Disaster, Stories
MYANMAR – When a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook the region along the Myanmar–Thailand border, it left a trail of destruction in communities already burdened by civil war, violent conflict, and displacement. In one underprivileged neighborhood, the quake...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 14, 2025 | Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief Stories, Europe, Stories
UKRAINE – The war in Ukraine has taken nearly everything from Igor’s family—twice. First in 2014, when they were forced to flee their home in Alchevsk, and then again in 2022, when war erupted once more, chasing them from Sloviansk to the safety of the Ivano-Frankivsk...