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Introduction

Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation (OBI) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) humanitarian organization based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. Since 1978, Operation Blessing International has touched the lives of more than 184.9 million people in 96 countries and all 50 states, providing goods and services valued at more than $1.1 billion. Operation Blessing is governed by a national board of directors that includes founder M. G. "Pat" Robertson.

Mission

Is to demonstrate God's love by alleviating human need and suffering in the United States and around the world. In efforts to relieve human suffering we combat hunger, deprivation and physical affliction with the provision of food, clothing, shelter, medical care and other basic necessities of life. We also help facilitate the development of healthy, vibrant and self-sustaining communities by addressing larger issues of education, food security, potable water, employment, community health, and disaster mitigation projects. In every endeavor, OBI seeks to exemplify Christian compassion and benevolence while conforming to the highest standards of integrity. To providing short-term relief and development assistance to economically disadvantaged people and victims of disaster throughout the world. In the United States, Operation Blessing International focuses on providing food, clothing and other material assistance to inner-city and rural families facing financial hardship. Internationally, OBI emphasizes medical missions and resource development in under-served nations and countries requesting assistance. Operation Blessing International is a member of the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO) and is registered with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). From its beginning, OBI has been dedicated to the principle of stewardship, a cornerstone of our corporate philosophy. We are the intermediary between our donors and the people they seek to help. With that understanding in mind, OBI maximizes the efficacy of every dollar of funding through leveraging. We encourage matching contributions from churches, ministries and other benevolent organizations that are part of our assistance network. OBI is registered with the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), an association of more than 790 evangelical, nonprofit organizations requiring the highest standards of financial accountability and disclosure to donors, government, and other interested people.

What We Do

Helping Children

Operation Blessing helps equip at-risk children with the confidence and character to face life’s challenges, through academic and esteem-building after-school programs, provision of clothes and school supplies and other activities designed to enhance their skills and opportunities.

Disaster Relief

When disaster strikes, Operation Blessing is there. With emergency relief supplies, water, food and medical care, Operation Blessing teams meet urgent needs worldwide and remain alongside disaster victims as they recover. Life Skills and Micro Enterprise For adults facing poverty or unemployment, Operation Blessing provides practical training, professional instruction and tangible tools and resources to help struggling people overcome their situation.

Hunger Relief

Operation Blessing is waging a worldwide fight against hunger. Through soup kitchens, school lunch programs and a growing fleet of Hunger Strike Force trucks and local partners, hundreds of thousands of people benefit from Operation Blessing’s hunger relief work every year.

Water Wells and Cisterns

Breake the cycle of water-borne suffering with new wells and helping provide adequate water supplies with cisterns.

Medical Services

With an expanding resource of medicines and supplies, Operation Blessing medical staff and volunteers provide medical and dental care free of charge to those in need both overseas and in the U.S.

Tsunami Relief and Recovery

Since the devastating tsunamis struck the Southeast Asian coast on December 26, 2004, Operation Blessing teams have been at work providing medical care, food, water and emergency supplies to tens of thousands of survivors in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. As the relief shifts into recovery, Operation Blessing remains on site, leading community rebuilding efforts throughout the region.

Cleft Lip Cleft Palate

Operation Blessing doctors perform life-transforming cleft-lip or cleft-palate surgeries for children worldwide suffering with facial deformities that affect their abilities to speak, eat and even smile.

Anti-Parasite Campaign

Wrestling daily against the weight of poverty, millions of children worldwide also struggle with a curable, preventable condition – intestinal parasites. Operation Blessing is spearheading efforts to supply suffering children with Albendazol, which lets them live parasite-free.