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By admin, January 24, 2012

Following the tornado outbreak of yesterday in Alabama, Operation Compassion is sending multiple semi-trucks loaded with disaster relief supplies to the Trussville, Clay and Pinson areas. One of our disaster partners, God’s Pit Crew, will be establishing a local distribution site in Trussville.

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By admin, August 30, 2011

Residents walk along Highway 12, the main road that connects Cape Hatteras National Seashore to the main land was destroyed by Hurricane Irene in Rodanthe

As Irene passed through the southern shoreline of North Carolina and Virginia, it became evident that the loss of power across hundreds of miles would be a challenge for millions of people. Smaller towns, like Warsaw, VA and Jackson, NC, were hit harder for lack of resources. Families at risk became more vulnerable; children, single parent families and the elderly living on fixed incomes and depending on social services would lose double. Without power they would lose their food and Irene hit in the last week of the month so they would have to wait for the next month before they could purchase new provisions. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Responds to Hurricane Irene Aftermath'»

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By admin, August 26, 2011

Operation Compassion has been monitoring Hurricane Irene since it was apparent the path she would take. Earlier this week preparations were made ready for her eventual landfall. Up and down the eastern seaboard, Operation Compassion and its network of disaster relief partners have been staging relief products for shipment and preparing disaster relief sites in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and New York. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Prepares for Hurricane Irene'»

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By admin, June 28, 2011

For the past 14 months Operation Compassion has been assisting disaster victims around the world and across the United States; with an outbreak of disasters that include earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, tornadoes and tropical storms. During this time, Operation Compassion has sent more than 350 semi-trucks or more than 10 million pounds of relief goods including various emergency supplies, products and equipment at a cost that exceeds $1,000,000. Because of the high volume, high demand and high costs of fuel and procurement, Operation Compassion’s disaster budget is in deficient but we are still responding. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Assists Flood Victims in North Dakota'»

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By admin, June 8, 2011

Joplin, Missouri: Tornado Aftermath

Anyone reading the newspapers has heard about all the inclement weather that has been raging around the world the past several months. Throughout this entire catastrophe, one constant has been depended on, Operation Compassion was there! Below is a brief report on the responses of Operation Compassion. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Responds to Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Floods and Wild Fires'»