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Preparing for Hurricane Dorian

Field Report by Operation Blessing

UPDATE 9/6/2019

In the Bahamas, we’re continuing to reach deeper into the effected areas with aid. And Operation Blessing stands ready to serve the residents of the Carolinas who were also affected by Hurricane Dorian. Men, women, and children across coastal regions have been left without power and in need of supplies as they recover from the storm. Your generous support is providing these critical resources for families in need. For all the latest, visit our Hurricane Dorian page.

UPDATE 9/5/2019

The Operation Blessing disaster relief team is helping those affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. The storm struck the Bahamas as a Category 5, devastating local communities. Thanks to your support, Operation Blessing is staged to provide critical resources to Bahamian men, women, and children. You are providing aqua tabs and water chlorinators to those who are in desperate need of clean water. And more relief will soon be on its way.

We are also pre-staged in several locations and ready to help on the East Coast of the U.S.

UPDATE: 9/4/2019

Dorian has turned north, skirting the coasts of Florida and Georgia while putting North and South Carolina squarely in its crosshairs. Operation Blessing’s U.S. Disaster Relief Team is moving equipment to pre-staged in the Carolinas, to prepare for Dorian’s impact.

In the Bahamas, Operation Blessing teams will soon arrive with emergency relief for the beleaguered survivors. Keep checking here for the latest updates on Operation Blessing’s response to Hurricane Dorian.

UPDATE: 9/2/2019

Hurricane Dorian has caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas. Operation Blessing’s International Disaster Relief team will soon deploy to the area, bringing emergency relief like medicine, water filters, and solar lights. After the initial assessment team arrives, OB will send in doctors to tend to the sick.

Stateside, OB’s U.S. Disaster Relief Team has pre-staged in South Carolina, ready to respond wherever Dorian makes landfall.

UPDATE: 9/1/2019

Operation Blessing’s U.S. Disaster Relief Team has been monitoring Hurricane Dorian very closely. This monster storm has been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane threatening the southern East Coast of the U.S. Coastal residents are bracing for powerful winds, heavy rain, flash flooding, and storm surge. Several of our southern states have declared a state of emergency.

Our advanced team has already deployed with truckloads of food, supplies, equipment, and a shower trailer. They will continue communicating with various local and state emergency officials, church partners, and threatened communities as we prepare for the potential impacts of the storm.

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8/30/2019
Operation Blessing’s U.S. Disaster Relief Team has been monitoring Hurricane Dorian very closely. It’s projected to make landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on the Florida coast on Monday, September 2 or Tuesday, September 3. Florida is bracing for powerful winds, heavy rain, flash flooding, and storm surge. Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency.

Operation Blessing’s advanced team is heading to Ocala, FL with truckloads of food, supplies, equipment, and a shower trailer. They will continue communicating with local and state emergency officials, church partners, and members of the community as we prepare for the potential impacts of the storm. Members of our U.S. Disaster Relief Team will be pre-staging equipment from our Ocala warehouse ahead of landfall.

Operation Blessing prestages for Hurricane Dorian in our warehouse.

OB’s Blake Mueller said, “Our overall mission is to end human suffering down there in the disaster related area. And how we do that is by setting distribution centers that have non-perishable items along with hygiene products and cleaning supplies to hand out to the community. Not only that, but we offer free, hot meals to the community.”

If you are in the projected path of the Hurricane Dorian, we encourage you to be vigilant as you monitor the potential impact.

Please join us as we pray for those who have already been affected by the storm, and for those who are in its path.

Stay tuned for updates and potential volunteer opportunities as we see Dorian’s impact unfold. And please consider giving a special gift to our disaster relief fund at this time.

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14 replies on “Preparing for Hurricane Dorian”

  • Operation Blessing says:

    I am forwarding your contact info to our volunteer team. You can also find all the latest on volunteer opportunities at http://www.ob.org/disaster-relief/volunteer/

  • Operation Blessing says:

    I am forwarding your contact info to our volunteer team. You can also find all the latest on volunteer opportunities at http://www.ob.org/disaster-relief/volunteer/

  • I am founder and president of the Disaster Relief Food Ministry, and I have a truckload of non-perishable food and water and supplies. I would love to it sent to where it is needed any info would help

  • I am founder and president of the Disaster Relief Food Ministry, and I have a truckload of non-perishable food and water and supplies. I would love to it sent to where it is needed any info would help

  • Operation Blessing says:

    Hi Rodney, we are not currently coordinating volunteers for the Bahamas either, but you can try contacting our main office through our contact form here: http://www.ob.org/contact-message/ or by calling http://www.ob.org/contact-message/

  • Operation Blessing says:

    Hi Rodney, we are not currently coordinating volunteers for the Bahamas either, but you can try contacting our main office through our contact form here: http://www.ob.org/contact-message/ or by calling http://www.ob.org/contact-message/

  • Rodney Ferguson says:

    I am a licensed Minister of the Gospel and have worked with Samaritan’s Purse, most recently in the Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. I have extensive experience with both manual labor; recon, demo, tree removal and and tear out as well as heavy equipment operation; front end loader, bulldozer, and excavation other members of the team have extensive food prep and health and wellness experience. Samaritans is not slated to have volunteer opportunities in the Bahamas at this point in time even though the DART teams are there. So I am looking for the opportunity to join up with you all once we are therein country to minister the love of the Lord to these people and restore their lives. The team that I am bringing will all be raising their own support for transportation and be fully inoculated. Please advise how we can connect

  • Rodney Ferguson says:

    I am a licensed Minister of the Gospel and have worked with Samaritan’s Purse, most recently in the Panhandle in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. I have extensive experience with both manual labor; recon, demo, tree removal and and tear out as well as heavy equipment operation; front end loader, bulldozer, and excavation other members of the team have extensive food prep and health and wellness experience. Samaritans is not slated to have volunteer opportunities in the Bahamas at this point in time even though the DART teams are there. So I am looking for the opportunity to join up with you all once we are therein country to minister the love of the Lord to these people and restore their lives. The team that I am bringing will all be raising their own support for transportation and be fully inoculated. Please advise how we can connect

  • Pls pray for the coastal states.
    My family and friends the people and pets and animals+for protection.
    Ps 91 protection .Amen
    Thank You Father+in JESUS name+
    Thank you CBN.+ I will never cease to give
    Thanks for you.+Amen+Rescue Ps 91Amen
    God bless the USA+

  • Pls pray for the coastal states.
    My family and friends the people and pets and animals+for protection.
    Ps 91 protection .Amen
    Thank You Father+in JESUS name+
    Thank you CBN.+ I will never cease to give
    Thanks for you.+Amen+Rescue Ps 91Amen
    God bless the USA+

  • Operation Blessing says:

    It’s unlikely we will be taking volunteers to the Bahamas. But please keep an eye out for upcoming volunteer opportunities in the U.S here http://www.ob.org/disaster-relief/volunteer/

  • Operation Blessing says:

    It’s unlikely we will be taking volunteers to the Bahamas. But please keep an eye out for upcoming volunteer opportunities in the U.S here http://www.ob.org/disaster-relief/volunteer/

  • will you be setting up a team or teams to go to the bahamas to help with recovery there ?

  • will you be setting up a team or teams to go to the bahamas to help with recovery there ?

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