CBN's Operation Blessing US Disaster Relief team, who arrived in Natchitoches, LA on Thursday, is still working with local churches to serve the needs of residents. They began asking me: can we haul a thousand-pound dredge over? There were probably a variety of motivations.". WebOperation Blessing International reported its three largest programs on its FY 2020 Form 990 as: $44,787,241 Spent in most recent FY 59% Percent of program expenses OBI's Hunger Strike Force $26,519,562 Spent in most recent FY 35% Percent of program expenses International Relief $4,031,075 Spent in most recent FY 5% Percent of program expenses This may seem like a natural extension of the idea.". Through compassionate, efficient, and locally-focused programs we are able to target the specific needs of those we serve and provide a gateway for our partners to truly be the hands and feet of Jesus for those who are suffering and in need. 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We have been serving hundreds of hot meals daily and holding relief distributions in hard-hit areas, providing food boxes, clean water, water filters, hygiene items, blankets, and solar lights to people in need. The pilot said he joined Operation Blessing to help people. And if you can donate in some way please do it. Edwards said, "Being a good neighbor means doing all the things you would normally do during a storm, just doing it from 6 feet away and with a mask on, because we still are the state in the country with the most cases per capita, we still have tremendous challenges from COVID.". Its been a heavy day, today. For more than 40 years, your love has shown through OB as together weve provided hunger relief, medical care, clean water, and disaster relief to millions around the world. The full text is available here. So, I got connected with Operation Blessing and Diego, and here we areThis is just incredible. And who is it said to involve? Thats why we view every news story through the lens of faith. Please check your information and try again or call us at 1-800-759-0700. LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Cleanup operations are well underway across southern Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura. Then, after others have left, YOU continue to help with the long-term disaster recovery process. Click on any of the topics below: Need prayer? One is for the rescue teams and some of the people that got affected by the earthquake, and another one here in this neighborhood that is pretty safe. ADANA AND ANTAKYA, TURKEY More than 70 nations and dozens of NGOs have responded to the greatest natural disaster in Turkeys history and perhaps the Middle East because of two major earthquakes and more than a hundred aftershocks. 2023 BBC. Operation Blessing International reported $220 million in revenue in 2011, and still enjoys tax-exempt status in the United States. WebHow did Robertson, operating in a diamond-rich country with the blessing of the dictator, manage to lose it all? God bless you for your kindness. Traverso is a 10-year veteran of disaster relief in earthquakes from Nepal, to Haiti and to Indonesia. Operation Varsity Blues makes the point that the "back" door to elite education - by way of enormous, but legal, donations by individuals - remains open. BLESS DISASTER AND CRISIS SURVIVORS TODAY. The death toll in this particular camp went down to almost zero because of our people being there, he said. So, what we are doing right here, we are taking the things off the truck and sorting them, Operation Blessing volunteer Gaby Cano said. "These people in a world which feels so homogeneous, people who have carved out their own space, feel more valuable as a resource in the world, whether they are for good or for bad. Operation Blessings International Disaster Relief Team has been deployed to the area. I found that really interesting, I thought he might have been trying to move up that ladder," says Smith. Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. The teams began their morning by unloading much-needed supplies and aid off the truck and organizing them. "This was almost coming in at a (Category) 5. Operation Blessing Being 'God's Hands and Feet' in Turkish Areas Destroyed by Deadly Quakes, Christian Ex-Cop Fights Back After Resigning Over Social Media Post About 'God's Design For Marriage', UK Lawmakers Demand Stricter Pornography Laws to Combat 'Epidemic' of Violence Against Women, Revival Goes Nationwide, Hits Theaters After 'Jesus Revolution' Film as Well as ORU, Portland, Ohio State. To give to Operation Blessing's Disaster Relief fund, call: 1-800-700-7000 orCLICK HERE. Chris Smith, the film-maker behind movies including Netflix's Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, as well as the hit series Tiger King, has now made the docudrama Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal. He has yet to be sentenced. Photo Credit: OB. Would you like resources to help you navigate the important issues in this article? Mobile Medical Clinic Blessing Lives in Turkey, Clean Water Access for Earthquake Victims, check back for earthquake response updates. This is now under investigation by Brazil's electoral court. But she lost - and her vice-president, Mr Temer, of the centre-right PMDB party, was put in charge until January 2019, when the president to be elected in a vote next year will take office. One of the companies it is said to have bribed? Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter', Why half of India's urban women stay at home. And anything that we can give them to remind them that God has not left them, is what we can do. CBN's Operation Blessing US Disaster Relief team, who arrived in Natchitoches, LA on Thursday, is still working with local churches to serve the needs of residents. Robertson claimed that Operation Blessing sent plane-loads of doctors. I just feel like I'm doing work God would be doing, and I can't believe I get to do that, said Operation Blessing volunteer Nathan Updike. John Bel Edwards said, "That was the strongest storm to ever strike Louisiana. Call (800) 700-7000 or request prayer. I always love this name because that's the thing, this is an Operation Blessing, and it's been a blessing to so many people. CBN's Operation Blessing scrambled to get some aid to the Golden Arms Apartments until they could be safely evacuated. But on Robertsons US television station, the Christian Broadcasting Network, that reality was reversed, as he raised millions of dollars from loyal followers by claiming Operation Blessing was at the forefront of the international response to the biggest refugee crisis of the decade. Yes - there is one more scandal which involves those at the highest level: Odebrecht, which has also been caught in Operation Car Wash. Childrens Cancer Fund of America Smith agrees that the pressure on some young people to get into an elite establishment is immense - for social as well as academic reasons. As soon as the earthquake happened I was like, I got to get on the ground and help in any way I can, says volunteer Carin Cochrane. The Operation Blessing teams began their journey at midnight because what used to take a three-hour drive, now takes about nine during the day due to heavy traffic. Pat Robertson and his followers make a big deal about Operation Blessing, his longtime charity wing that makes all kinds of claims about all the good things they do. WebHow did Robertson, operating in a diamond-rich country with the blessing of the dictator, manage to lose it all? Help us continue to be a voice for truth in the media by supporting CBN News for as little as $1. These are tents set up with our doctors and our medical teams that came from here to work as hard as they could to save lives, Robertson said over pictures of a large tent of children on drips being tended by nurses and doctors. Keep praying for us, keep praying for the victims, keep praying for our volunteersOur experts are going to be arriving in the next couple hours water engineer, doctor, a health team because health is so needed. The water is off in Lake Charles, they tell me, so we drinkin' rainwater.". Operation Blessing International reported $220 million in revenue in 2011, and still enjoys tax-exempt status in the United States. It is very important for us to support that., Traverso says prayer and support will help OB do more. The timing of its release was pretty fortunate in that the audience was captive as it was the start of the first lockdown, but I'm happy that it provided a distraction.". WebThis is a video package produced in El Salvador for Operation Blessing International. Read about our approach to external linking. We have Ukraine and Belarus and Brazilians. After arriving just before dawn, the workday began. Whether its a natural disaster such as a hurricane, tornado, earthquake or tsunami, or refugees in the midst of life-threatening conflict needing critical relief, Operation Blessing is helping disaster victims endure and recover by providing critical aid. Please join us in praying for the suffering and check back for earthquake response updates. The scam was masterminded by Rick Singer, an education expert who used part of the money to fraudulently inflate entrance exam results and to bribe officials. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (September 10, 2013) Operation Blessing International (OB) has issued the following statement in response to the malicious allegations in the film Mission Congo: The premise of the so-called "documentary," Mission Congo, is based on alleged events of almost 20 years ago. Just past midnight Saturday morning, Operation Blessing teams left the city of Adana to make their way to Antakya, the capital of the Hatay province. Within these past few years, we have also responded to a number of devastating hurricanes like, Hurricane Ian, Fiona, Isaias, Laura, Sally, Delta, Eta, and Iota. Were not doing anything for those people, he said. Mr Odebrecht may also yet bring down another president: he says part of the $48m he donated to both Ms Rousseff's and Mr Temer's campaigns in the 2014 Brazilian presidential election was illegal. In another broadcast, Robertson said Operation Blessing was saving thousands of lives. But Burdeaux says the greatest needs aren't food, water, or electricity. She was heavily trolled after her parents were charged with bribery to get her and her sister into top universities. Every year, people around the world struggle to survive when disaster strikes. WebOperation Blessing responded to help people suffering after the Turkey earthquake of 2023 in which a powerful tremor devastated parts of Turkey and Syria. And how those charity trips were used to transport mining equipment rather than doctors: Robert Hinkle, the chief pilot for Operation Blessing in Zaire in 1994, said he received new orders. He seemed to work a lot, live a solitary life and tried to make connections along the way.". Operation Blessing is planning to deliver a water purification system this week to a hospital to help it get back up and running.