by Operation Blessing | Jun 23, 2017 | Child Development
GUATEMALA – Miriam and Carlos had a good life together with their four children, Byron (15), Cristian (13), Abraham (5) and MarÃa (2). Carlos worked as an accountant, keeping the books for many local businesses in his town of San Andrés Semetabaj, Guatemala. A...
by Operation Blessing | Apr 14, 2017 | Clean Water, Disaster Response
GHANA – Lake Volta is one of the world’s largest reservoirs and an essential cornerstone of Ghana’s economy. The huge lake was created when the Akasombo Dam was constructed south of where the White Volta River and Black Volta River converged to form the single Volta...
by Operation Blessing | Mar 15, 2016 | Disaster Response
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – To many, the Dominican Republic (DR) is a Caribbean island paradise; however, in spite of ongoing efforts by Dominican authorities, to others, it remains a place of slavery and abuse. Sex trafficking and sex tourism still run rampant here even...
by Operation Blessing | Jan 5, 2016 | Disaster Response
TEXAS – Joseph was relaxing with his daughters and watching TV the day after Christmas. He was aware of a tornado warning in effect for his area, but, being from India, Joseph had little knowledge of and experience with these fast moving and powerful storms. Assuming...
by Operation Blessing | Apr 27, 2015 | Disaster Response
NEPAL – Devastated families are in desperate need of help in the wake of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Survivors of the deadly quake are taking refuge in tent cities, either homeless or too terrified sleep indoors. But temperatures drop dangerously low...