OB Appeals for Long-Term Aid for Sendong Victims

Operation Blessing is rallying more generous hearts to help rebuild lives, homes, and communities severely affected by tropical storm Sendong.

After several weeks of relief missions in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, Misamis and Lanao, OB is keen on bringing rehabilitative programs that will dramatically improve the lot of Sendong’s worst-hit victims.

Dr. Kim April Pascual, Operation Blessing EVP and COO, is on the ground in northern Mindanao to personally assess the many needs of flood-swept communities and displaced families.

“What we are doing now is simply meeting their immediate needs—food, water, and healthcare. But obviously, this just scratches the surface,” says Dr. Pascual.

“We can help them get back on their feet with lasting projects—livelihood assistance, reconstruction of houses, and drilling of community wells.”

As of January 19, OB has served a total of over 52,253 storm victims in northern Mindanao. Families received mats, blankets, hygiene kits, bottled water, and toys for traumatized kids. Medical missions were held in affected cities and towns, while local volunteers banded together to rid mud and garbage in more than 200 households in Cagayan de Oro.

You can donate to OB’s continuous relief efforts through various methods:

• via credit card: Visit www.obphil.com/sendong and click the DONATE NOW button.

• via bank: Deposit your donation to Metrobank Account 007-233-544716.

• via ML Kwarta Padala: Visit any M. Lhuillier branch nationwide. Fill out a Customer’s Information Sheet with your full name, address, contact number, and the amount of your donation. Make sure to indicate “The 700 Club” as the recipient and “OB Disaster Relief” as the purpose of transaction. Submit the accomplished form to the counter together with your donation.

• For in-kind donations, visit Operation Blessing at C5 Road corner Retelco Drive, Bagong Ilog, Pasig City.

For more details, call OB at (02) 477-7802, (02) 477-7806, (02) 810-7176, or (02) 810-7717; or text 0920-497-5558 (Smart), 0917-581-2603 (Globe), 0922-803-6922 (Sun).

Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines is the humanitarian arm of Christian Broadcasting Network Asia, producer of inspirational TV show The 700 Club Asia. •

For more information, please call Corporate Communications and Resource Development | (02) 477-7806