MISSISSIPPI - Hurricane Ida struck the United States as a category four storm. Much of the gulf coast, stretching from Texas to Florida, has felt its impact. Millions have lost power and lives have been lost. Currently Ida, now a tropical storm, continues to make its way up through the United States. It brings life-threatening winds, rains, and flooding.
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Storm surge can create some of the most dangerous and destructive flooding during a hurricane or tropical storm. This type of flooding can inflict massive damage. Powerful storms, like category 4 or 5 hurricanes, produce extreme damage with rising water levels in coastal areas. Sadly, this also contributes to loss of life, making it one of the most
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Hurricane Ida made landfall twice on Sunday as an extremely destructive category 4 storm. It arrived with 150-mph winds, torrential rain, and a storm surge that briefly made the Mississippi River flow backwards. But thanks to friends like you, even as Hurricane Ida strikes, Operation Blessing is already responding to this disaster.
More than 1 million
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The 2021 Haiti Earthquake has become one of the most destructive natural disasters in the island’s history. The earthquake struck in the morning of August 14, 2021. It registered a massive 7.2 on the Richter scale. The damage, in human life and property, shocked the world and continued to rise as earthquake relief and recovery efforts began.
Initial
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PHILIPPINES – “I was at the lake feeding fish when one of my companions noticed smoke coming from the crater,” Sherwin recalls. As a young father-to-be, Sherwin feared the worst from the sleeping volcano under his feet. Unfortunately, those fears proved founded. “You could even hear the rumbling of the island,” Sherwin said. “That was when we
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Operation Blessing partners are true heroes who reach out to hurricane victims during their darkest hours with compassion, love, and hope. Because of friends like you, Operation Blessing can offer hurricane relief to areas devastated by these storms. Your donations allow us to provide for immediate hurricane recovery needs including:
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KENYA – Early every morning, six-year-old Mosoni and her siblings went outside to play. She said, “I love to play hide and seek. We hide behind the house or fence and when someone finds you, they tap you on the back.” But she and the other kids didn’t always have so much energy to play. A drought in Kenya was sapping the strength of a young
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Ask someone what food insecurity is, and you may get a lot of different answers. Some might say food insecurity is synonymous with hunger. Others may equate it to food shortages or food scarcity. While these both have similarities with food insecurity, each refers to a very specific type of hunger problem. These questions examine many of those aspects
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The world water crisis affects millions of people every day. World Water Day was created to shed light on the problems of water scarcity and water shortages that many face. Families all over the world suffer from a lack of clean water. Operation Blessing partners are helping provide solutions that change lives. When you partner with Operation Blessing,
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Millions of lives around the world are affected by food insecurity, natural disasters, unsanitary drinking water, and medical complications each year. Our ability to help those in need is magnified when we work together, and creating a fundraiser is a great place to start. Multiply
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