NEWS UPDATE: Meals Arrive in South Sudan
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Last month, Operation Compassion joined two of our valued ministry partners on a missionto send 580,000 meals to the starving children in South Sudan. We are proud to announce those have arrived and are being distributed as promised!
This miracle to the famine laden survivors in South Sudan was possible only through the help of our product partners and financial supporters. Will you join Operation Compassion in helping feed these starving children?
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The destruction brought to the island nation of Tortola by Hurricane Maria was of such devastation that it is difficult to understand without actually being there. The reports coming from Tortola spoke of utter destruction; no one knew what to do or where to start. Government buildings and communications where destroyed, local charities, agencies and churches were destroyed, everywhere people turned to for help and assistance were destroyed. Literally, there was nowhere go and no one to turn to for help! 
In late November, in the middle of a strategic disaster relief effort for Tortola, Operation Compassion began anticipating the need to send Christmas items to the island nation. Tortola had survived a category 5 hurricane and was trying to dig out and rebuild. The island was decimated with little infrastructure for rebuilding but the islanders are resilient and were doing their best. 
Since the inception of Operation Compassion, Haiti has been a priority for receiving products and supplies. Haiti has always been a country of extreme poverty especially in the outlying areas away from the major cities. At one point, Operation Compassion sent so many birthing packs that the birth mortality rate dropped in rural areas.
