by WPSecurityLock | Aug 14, 2019 | Disaster Response
FLORIDA – Ten months after Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle, Mexico Beach is still a shadow of its former self. As you drive down the deserted streets of the once-sought-after resort town, empty lot after empty lot remind you that, less than a year ago,...
by Operation Blessing | Jul 28, 2019 | Clean Water
John Wade Chappell passed away peacefully on July 25, 2019 in his home in Norfolk, VA at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Catherine Mussat Chappell; daughter, Victoria Chappell Harvey and her husband, David Harvey III; brother, Donald Ellsworth Chappell; his...
by WPSecurityLock | Jul 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
NORTH CAROLINA – Divya, Terry, and their 12-year-old son lived through the heartache of seeing their home in Lumberton, N.C., destroyed not once, but twice by hurricane flooding. But thanks to The Home Depot Foundation and Operation Blessing supporters like you, their...
by WPSecurityLock | Jun 19, 2019 | Hunger Relief
WORLDWIDE – According to the United Nations, one in nine people in the world don’t have enough food. And a lack of proper nutrition causes nearly half the deaths in children less than five years old. Those are astounding statistics. It’s clear our world is facing a...
by Kate Hartsock | Jun 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
OHIO – Anita Ellis, a 73-year-old retired grandma from Dayton, Ohio, faced quite a traumatic situation the night an EF-4 tornado hit her home. But with God’s help and a few angels along the way, she’s getting through it. On that night, she had no...
by WPSecurityLock | Jun 4, 2019 | Medical Care
WORLDWIDE – Sometimes love takes on a physical form. Whether through a nurse’s tender touch, a doctor’s lifesaving intervention, a volunteer’s nurturing care, or a bottle of vital medicine, you show your love to the world’s most vulnerable every single day. By...
by Kate Hartsock | Jun 3, 2019 | Disaster Response
OHIO, USA – When you have a 10-year-old daughter as joyful as Shiloh, it’s hard to feel down. Even if less than one week ago you narrowly escaped a devastating EF-4 tornado, only to be left with downed trees and mounds of debris strewn across your yard. Debris...
by Operation Blessing | Jun 2, 2019 | Disaster Response
VIRGINIA, USA – On Friday, May 31, 2019, in one of the deadliest workplace shootings in U.S. history, twelve members of the Virginia Beach community were shot and killed while at work in the Virginia Beach Municipal Center. Four others survived the Virginia...
by Kate Hartsock | May 30, 2019 | Disaster Response
From Operation Blessing’s U.S. Disaster Relief National Media Liaison, Justin Jenkins, in Ohio “It looks like someone dropped a bomb in our city.” As we slowly approached Troy Street, the flashing lights of police cars were shining off the vehicles in front of us. We...
by David Goldfinch | May 29, 2019 | Disaster Response
CUCUTA, COLOMBIA – The humanitarian crisis in South America continues as thousands of Venezuelan refugees pour into Colombia. Many emigrants are making stops along the way because of the long journey. The Colombian slum of El Talento, located just across the...
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