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United States :  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Africa :  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Asia :  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Europe & Middle East :  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Latin America and Caribbean :  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Hurricane Katrina :  2007 2006 2005
Tsunami :  2007 2006 2005

United States
2012

2011

Recovering from Irene: Operation Blessing helps a hurricane victim get back in business

Stepping up to the plate: Disaster teams repair Joplin's Little League park

Missouri couple gets surprise home makeover

Tornado victim: "It was the worst 20 minutes of my life"

Restoring hope: Operation Blessing reaches out to a couple hit by disaster

OBI disaster relief teams deploy to tornado-devastated areas

2010

Regent serves

Double whammy: OBI helps oil spill and Katrina victims

Hot food for flood victims in Tennessee

Stranded Tennessee flood victims find relief

A “Storehouse” of blessing

2009

Frightened by the flood

OBI deploys to Atlanta to aid flood victims

The Home Depot lends a hand

Hurricane victim finally has place to call home

Flood relief close to home

Relief arrives for West Virginia flood victims

Saving memories from the mud

Bobcat aids OBI in flood relief effort

OBI team aids flood victims in North Dakota

Shelters Heat Up

2008

Extreme Blessing

Ike victims long for home

No place like home

Teams battle mud, muck from Ike

OBI aids search and rescue teams

OBI teams ready for Ike

Power outages plague Gustav victims

Relief efforts begin for Gustav victims

OBI prepares for Gustav

An army of orange

Moving down the Mississippi

OBI to lead volunteer efforts in Indiana

Aid reaches storm-ravaged Midwest

Life after the tornado

Tornado victims sift through the ruins

Red Cross and Operation Blessing support emergency workers

Virginia residents stunned by tornado damage

Tornado destruction: "It smelled like a wet day at the dump"

Tornadoes rip through southeastern VA

Thousands turn out for county-wide clean-up

OBI wraps up Katrina efforts, helps 2.7 million people

OBI and FEMA link arms to aid tornado victims

Deadly tornadoes strike South, OBI responds with aid

2007

Hurricane katrina mom gets second chance at Christmas

Floodwaters soak Pacific Northwest

OBI delivers aid to California wildfire evacuees

Nagin to Congress: "OBI is only public clinic in New Orleans East" | Video | Photo Essay

Katrina mom gets a second chance | Video | Photo Essay

New Orleans residents still desperate for medical care

Volunteers help make medical event a success

Tornados rip through Arkansas

Rat Busters take on New Orleans

OBI launches new rodent-control program in New Orleans

Widower finds help at New Orleans clinic

OBI provides $1 million in free dental services

OBI continues emergency relief efforts, clean-up in Florida

"Medical Recovery Week" brings relief to thousands

Free medical event offers health care, hope for Katrina's uninsured

"Medical Recovery Week" offers free healthcare to hurricane victims

Hurricane-devastated school gets a facelift thanks to OBI

2006

Joy of Christmas restored for Hurricane Katrina victim

'Newly-made poor' find relief at OBI medical clinic

New Orleans resident gets extreme makeover

OBI renovates home for displaced family

Pastor offers hurricane victims a "City of Hope"

'Bug Busters' fight threat of West Nile virus in Louisiana

Volunteers save home of struggling couple

Operation Blessing helps local hero

Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates free medical clinic

Churches raising funds for disaster relief

Operation Blessing expands medical clinic in New Orleans East

Single mom gets home makeover

Gambusia fish bite back

Mobile kitchen provides meals and comfort to community

Healthcare crisis in New Orleans

Elderly woman overjoyed with help from student volunteers

Spring Break Students Bring Fresh Start for Katrina Victims

OBI cleans up rat-infested home

Building a ramp for Wade

Katrina's Fury: Then & Now

Operation Blessing to Launch Medical Clinic in New Orleans

'We Love New Orleans' Event Celebrates Katrina Victims

OBI Gives Away Homes to Katrina Victims

Revisiting Katrina: A Story of Hope

2005

Recovery Efforts Continue in Gulf Coast

Local Church Gives Hurricane Victims a 'Good Night's Rest'

Lousiana Resident Receives Help, New Home

OBI's New Mobile Kitchen Serves Thousands

OBI Distributions Easing Suffering of Katrina Victims

Kitchens Providing Essential Aid to Hurricane Victims

Operation Blessing Responding to Hurricane Katrina

OBI, AmeriCorps Partner to Repair Roofs

Operation Blessing Gets Ready for a Busy Storm Season

OBI Responds to Wilma

2004

Grateful Hurricane Survivors

Hurricane Victims Discovered Living in a Horse Trailer

Emergency Relief for Low Income Families

NYC Heals Together

Food for Hungry Hurricane Survivors

OBI's Arm of Hurricane Relief Spans Across Florida

Victims of Hurricane Jeanne, Ivan, Frances & Charley Need Your Help

Turning Tragedy into Triumph

Compassion After Ivan's Reign of Terror in Alabama

Florida Couple Cares For Neighbors

2003

Hurricane Communities Help Each Other

Helping Hurricane Victims Begin Again

Thousands Fed From Mobile Canteens

Driven To Serve

Helping With The Power Crisis

Hurricane Isabel Victims Seeking Relief

Aiding Hurricane Isabel Victims

Hearts Are Healing In NYC

Tornado Relief Continues

2002

Supporting Tennessee's Tornado Survivors

In Remembrance We Press Forward

Fire Victims Ignite Unity

Disaster Relief For Flood Victims In The South

After Six Months The Healing Continues

Flood Relief For Appalachia

American Children's Healing Words Delivered To Afghan Students

2001

Feeding New York Relief Teams

Hunger Strike Force Delivers Relief To Determined Rescue Teams

New York Rescue Teams Mark 10 Days

OBI Assists Tennessee Fire Fighters In New York Relief

Reporting From Ground Zero, New York

OBI Partnering Ministry Serves At "Ground Zero"

OBI's New York Center Plans To Bring Long-term Relief To Rescue Workers

OBI Responds to Tuesday's Devastating Attack

Operation Blessing Mobilizes To Help Victims In Today's Terrorist Attacks Against The U.S.

News Flash... OBI Volunteers Send Help To Houston Flood Victims!

North Dakota Preps Levees as Dangerous Floodwaters Begin To Crest

Africa
2012

2011

2010

Escape into the night

2009

2008

Wipe out

OBI responds to ethnic violence in Kenya

2007

Supplies help flooded Nigerian villages stay alive

Cries of Sudan

A Father's love

Sudanese doctor treats 150 patients a day

Stranded flood victims in Mozambique head home

Relief efforts resume in flood-stricken Mozambique

Rising floodwaters leave thousands stranded

Floods in Mozambique leave thousands homeless

Relief for Sudan's refugees

War-torn Somalia battles floods, malaria

2006

OBI and Humedica to bring medical relief to over 40,000 refugees

Flood Relief Ends in West Africa

Refugee crisis in Darfur

2005

Aid, Medicine Arrives for Flood Victims in West Africa

2004

2003

2002

To Zambia With Love

Southeastern African Famine Relief Continues

OBI Helps Goma's Volcano Victims

2001

Mercy Packs For Mozambique Flood Victims

Dangerous Floods Hit Mozambique Again!

Asia
2012

2011

Boats help fishermen in Japan return to work

Fishing boats for tsunami victims

Netting the blessings of the sea

Relief teams bring supplies and medical care to Cotabato flood victims

Small hands, big hearts

Delivering hope in the form of rice and eye glasses

Eyeglasses offer a new "outlook" for the future

Restoring clear vision: Operation Blessing delivers glasses to the Urato Islands

Mission accomplished! Operation Blessing delivers generators to islands

Teams continue to bring relief to Japanese villages in need

Washing machines and glasses for Sabusawa Island

Operation Blessing eye clinic heads to Nonoshima Island, Japan

Eye clinics give sight to tsunami victims in Urato Islands

OBI brings aid to fishing communities in Japan

Delivering rice to Onagawa

Seeing clearly: Tsunami victims receive prescription glasses

OBI brings computers and more to cut-off islands

Eye clinic returns sight to Japan disaster victims

Tsunami victim: "We are well cared for"

OBI secures 1.5 tons of rice, sends truckloads of relief to victims

Kerosene and heaters warm up tsunami survivors

Food, water for Japan's displaced families

2010

"Our rainy day will end soon"

Teams reach tsunami-devastated island

Earthquake, tsunami strike Indonesia

Relief for town battered by Typhoon Megi

2009

Flood-damaged schools restored in India

All for one: Jewish and Christian doctors reach typhoon victims

Teams go the distance

Submerged communities find relief

A mother's cry for help

Stranded by the floods

Timely help for India

Medicine for typhoon-ravaged Philippines

Remote villages receive aid

Tragedy strikes Indonesia

Typhoon victims brace for more

“Katrina” strikes the Philippines

Quake victims find relief

Refugees on the run

Typhoon terror

Tropical storm hits the Philippines

Teen escapes persecution in India

Aid arrives for Filipino flood victims

2008

Rebuilding shattered dreams

Orphaned by the storm

Typhoon drenches Philippines

A tale of two villages

Grieving families receive aid

Water, medical care critical for cyclone victims

Caravans of food and relief arrive for quake victims

Relief efforts start to pour into China

Massive earthquake rocks China

Estimated 1.9 million survivors in need

OBI disaster relief specialist on the ground in Myanmar

Aid worker: "All we can do is pray"

Death toll climbs; relief workers struggle to get in country

Cyclone slams Burma, death toll on the rise

OB China helps snowstorm victims prepare for spring

China's orphans and elderly battle icy conditions

China hit with worst snow storm in 50 years

Widow and daughter start over after the cyclone

Elderly cyclone victim reaches out for help

2007

After harrowing journey, water systems arrive safely

Cyclone claims one man's entire family

Pregnant flood survivor safely gives birth

Cyclone victims: "The sea has become our enemy"

OBI rushes aid to the people of Bangladesh

Medicine reaches Bangladesh cyclone victims

Indonesians traumatized by string of earthquakes

OBI first to arrive in quake zone in Indonesia

China not spared from floods

India floods displace millions, cholera on the rise

Flooding devastates Pakistan | Video | Photo Essay

Health clinics open on earthquake-devastated island

Indonesian landslides bury villages

New health centers, school for Indonesian earthquake victims

Flood relief continues in Indonesia

Indonesian floods leave 340,000 homeless

Flooding and landslides in Indonesia displace 400,000

Cash-for-work programs revitalize typhoon-devastated communities

Survivor recalls hope and tragedy behind 2004 tsunami

2006

Mother and infant buried alive, OBI medical teams evacuate to safety

OBI builds new roofs for typhoon-damaged homes

Colorful crepes create successful microenterprise

Typhoon Milenyo tears into the Philippines

Fire destroys homes in Indonesia

Volcanoes, mudslides, and oil spills plague the Philippines

Brick factory aids in recovery

Bricks and boats bring employment opportunities to Indonesia

Flooding continues in Central Borneo

OBI continues to treat victims of quake, tsunami

Emergency medical teams reach flood victims in Indonesia

Medical teams treat wounded in remote Indonesian villages

Reaching the homeless of Indonesia

Aid arrives for earthquake victims

Relief continues for survivors of Indonesian earthquake

Operation Blessing medical teams rush to treat quake victims

Operation Blessing is first-responder at Indonesia earthquake

Relief for Mudslide Survivors in the Philippines

OB Indonesia Opens Emergency Medical Clinic for Flash Flood Victims

Tsunami Relief: One Year Later

2005

Flooding in Philippines Forces Evacuation of Thousands

OBI Relief Teams Bring Aid to Earthquake Victims

Recovery and Rebuilding in Aceh

Perseverance Yields Provision for Tsunami Victim

OBI Center Integral in Tsunami Victim's Recovery

Operation Blessing Adopts Indonesian Villages

Building Boats & Rebuilding Lives in Indonesia

Earthquake Critically Injures Little Cynthia

Building Homes for Indonesian Tsunami Families

Indonesian Boy Wants Life to Be Normal Again

New Fishing Boats for Thai Tsunami Survivors

A Wave of Compassion for Zakaria

Helping Tsunami Survivors Like Udin

2004

Filipino Typhoon Victims Receive Assistance

2003

2002

2001

Disaster Relief Given To China's Summer Mud Slide & Typhoon Victims

North Korea's Farmers Are Starving!

Food For The Farmer

Europe and Middle East
2012

2011

OBI responds to deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey

Helping Israel's Holocaust survivors

Life after slavery

2010

Hungry in Pakistan

Relief for Pakistan's flood victims

Surviving the Holocaust

2009

All for one: Jewish and Christian doctors reach typhoon victims

Escaping the mob

Persecution in Pakistan

Prison refuge

Love thy neighbor: Israelis donate aid to Gaza residents

Israeli families evacuate to safe zones

2008

Community centers offer refuge for war victims

Centers open for Israel's war victims

2007

Devastating floods wreak havoc in southern Romania

Trees for Israel

2006

Monsoon floods wash out Indian villages

War-torn villages receive food, water

Number of Mideast Refugees Surge

OBI aids thousands in Israel and Lebanon

OBI distributes food, aid to Israeli and Lebanese refugees

2005

Romania Flood Relief Lends Essential Supplies

OBI Relief Teams Give Blankets to Earthquake Victims

2004

2003

Delivering Aid with Military Help

Iraqi Patients Cool Off In Looted Hospitals

Volunteer Nurses Teach Life In Iraqi Labor and Delivery

Volunteer Surgeons Save Mozafar's Life

Restoration For An Ancient People

Rebuilding Afghanistan One Family At A Time

Help Feed Hungry Afghan Families

2002

Two Brothers' Journey To Freedom

Healing In Afghanistan Has Begun

Tending A Precious Package

Lifting The Veil Of Depression

A Lost Childhood

Healing The Wounds Of Afghan Children

On The Scene Mending The Broken

Constructing Solid Shelter For Quake Victims

From The Field: The Promise of Healing

Urgent Need For Afghan Quake Victims

Afghanistan: Shaken to the Core

On-the-scene Report:Innocence Lost In Afghanistan

A Relief Worker's Diary - A Kabul Encounter

An Afghan Widow's Story

Gratitude From Lalender, Afghanistan

Lalandar's Caravan of Hope

2001

Afghan Relief Will Continue Into 2002

OBI Disaster Team Reaches Flooded Indian Villages First

Halt! Kosovo Construction Zone Ahead!

Rescuing India's Disaster Victims

India's Earthquake Victims Receive Assistance

Urgent Need in India

Latin America and Caribbean
2012

2011

Families trapped by flooding receive aid

Severe flooding displaces thousands in Central America

After disaster, families receive new beds

2010

Tide Loads of Hope and OBI aid cholera center

OBI funds cholera isolation ward for Haiti hospital

Relief aid for storm-ravaged St. Lucia

Preparing for possible hurricane strike in Haiti

Cholera breaks out in Haitian town

Clean water for Esmeralda

Helping Mexico's hurting families

Race against time

Peru families battle extreme weather

"This school will change lives"

Flood relief for Peruvian families

Hungry in Guatemala

A father's love brings hope

2009

Disaster doctors

Landslides plague El Salvador

OBI aids flood victims in Brazil

2008

Floods, mudslides plague Brazil

Torrential rains drench Honduras

Medical lifeline extended to Haiti

In search of clean water

Triple blow: Haiti ravaged by storms

Girl survives after wall collapses; OBI aids Peru's flood victims

Water systems provide immediate relief for Bolivians

Water purification systems aid hospital patients, flood victims

Water systems arrive for flood-ravaged towns

2007

OBI brings $500,000 in medicine to Mexico's flood victims

Water systems bring relief to flood victims

Mexico floods leave 500,000 homeless

Refugee camps provide shelter, aid for Peru's earthquake victims

Food, supplies reach Felix victims in Nicaragua | Video | Photo Essay

Food, medicine airlifted to storm-ravaged Nicaragua | BLOG | Video | Photo Essay

Aid slowly arrives for victims of Hurricane Felix | Photo Essay

Hurricane Felix still poses threat of floods, mudslides

Mexico's Mennonites struggling after Dean | Video

Families take refuge in stable to escape Dean's floods | BLOG | Video

Roof panels, food bring relief to hurricane victims | BLOG | Video

Dean hits Mexico a second time | Video

Hurricane Dean slams Mexico

Emergency supplies reaching 10,000 quake victims a day | Video | Photo Essay

Relief efforts pour into hardest hit areas of Peru

Blog: Peru quake survivors camp outside in bitter cold | Vlog

8.0-magnitude quake strikes Peru, OB medical teams dispatched

2006

New rice mill spurs Nicaraguan economy

Operation Blessing feeds over 6,000 Guatemalan children

Rice Mill Revives Nicaraguan Village

Refugee Camp in El Salvador in Dire Need

2005

2004

2003

2002

Tarahumara Indians Receive Drought Assistance

Giving Nourishment To El Salvador's Earthquake Victims

2001

El Salvador Slowly Rebuilds After Winter's Earthquakes

OBI Helps World Care With Medical Relief In Chile

Hurricane Katrina
2008

2007

Mayo Clinic is making the rounds with OBI in New Orleans

Rat Busters take on New Orleans

OBI launches new rodent-control program in New Orleans

Widower finds help at New Orleans clinic

OBI provides $1 million in free dental services

"Medical Recovery Week" brings relief to thousands

Free medical event offers health care, hope for Katrina's uninsured

"Medical Recovery Week" offers free healthcare to hurricane victims

Hurricane-devastated school gets a facelift thanks to OBI

2006

Joy of Christmas restored for Hurricane Katrina victim

'Newly-made poor' find relief at OBI medical clinic

New Orleans resident gets extreme makeover

OBI renovates home for displaced family

Pastor offers hurricane victims a "City of Hope"

'Bug Busters' fight threat of West Nile virus in Louisiana

Volunteers save home of struggling couple

Operation Blessing helps local hero

Ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrates free medical clinic

Operation Blessing expands medical clinic in New Orleans East

Single mom gets home makeover

Gambusia fish bite back

Mobile kitchen provides meals and comfort to community

Healthcare crisis in New Orleans

Elderly woman overjoyed with help from student volunteers

Spring Break Students Bring Fresh Start for Katrina Victims

OBI cleans up rat-infested home

Building a ramp for Wade

Katrina's Fury: Then & Now

Operation Blessing to Launch Medical Clinic in New Orleans

'We Love New Orleans' Event Celebrates Katrina Victims

OBI Gives Away Homes to Katrina Victims

Revisiting Katrina: A Story of Hope

2005

Recovery Efforts Continue in Gulf Coast

Local Church Gives Hurricane Victims a 'Good Night's Rest'

Lousiana Resident Receives Help, New Home

OBI's New Mobile Kitchen Serves Thousands

OBI Distributions Easing Suffering of Katrina Victims

Kitchens Providing Essential Aid to Hurricane Victims

Operation Blessing Responding to Hurricane Katrina

OBI, AmeriCorps Partner to Repair Roofs

Tsunami
2008

2007

Literacy center spells hope for tsunami victim

Presidential service awards honor volunteers

Survivor recalls hope and tragedy behind 2004 tsunami

2006

Brick factory aids in recovery

Bricks and boats bring employment opportunities to Indonesia

Tsunami Relief: One Year Later

2005

Perseverance Yields Provision for Tsunami Victim

Operation Blessing Adopts Indonesian Villages

Recovery and Rebuilding in Aceh

Perseverance Yields Provision for Tsunami Victim

OBI Center Integral in Tsunami Victim's Recovery

Building Boats & Rebuilding Lives in Indonesia

Building Homes for Indonesian Tsunami Families

Indonesian Boy Wants Life to Be Normal Again

New Fishing Boats for Thai Tsunami Survivors

A Wave of Compassion for Zakaria

Helping Tsunami Survivors Like Udin

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