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The record daily infections continue to soar as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold. "Because of the demand for oxygen, there is no doubt a black market and so the price has gone up like three to 400 times, but the people are desperate to get oxygen," said Victor Emmanuel, with CBNs Operation Blessing International. Emmanuels humanitarian group is delivering 150 critical cylinders of medical oxygen to the Philadelphia Ambala Mission hospital in Haryana, India. "Now, with the help of Ope...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, ministries across the country are still seeing long lines at food distributions. In Texas, Pastor Sarah Alexander runs Seeds, Time and Harvest Ministries. She says, “Before the coronavirus, we started out and we was only feeding maybe sixty families, and now we’re up to 400, 500 families every two weeks. So the need has grown a lot since the virus has come about.”  “Since the coronavirus, hours have been cut at work, finances going from two incomes t...

San Juan Copan, Honduras From an early age, Yosseline has been raised by her grandmother. The two are very close. They enjoy shelling corn together and doing other tasks. More recently however, collecting water together for drinking and cooking has been a big challenge. Because of her age, grandma can no longer fetch water with her granddaughter.    “For me it is difficult to go down the mountain,” Grandma Maria told us. "It’s even harder to carry the water back up. I am afraid I might...

Many people still need help supporting their families as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. “This pandemic has been rough for not just my family, but a lot of people out here in America,” says Derek. “Some people dont have no food. Some people still not working, or hours is cut.” Karla, a single mom, made a career change to protect her family. “I was a PCA nurse, but I chose to stop because I wanted to make sure I didnt come into contact with COVID,” says Karla. “I’m a cashier. It...

Rockville, VA Mike and Martha Bryan have always enjoyed helping people. Both grew up in the church where they learned about tithing yet for most of their lives, it was more of an obligation than a joy. Mike recalls, “I was giving because I felt that you were supposed to do this. It wasnt really very heartful. And there was quite a number of years there where I was fearful to really give as much as, you know, I knew inside myself that I should.” When they got married the couple had a change ...

The rainy season in Peru brought torrential rain. It also brought Mary, a single mother, to the brink of despair. She was already struggling to provide for her children, collecting plastic from the trash and reselling it. Then the storms collapsed her fragile home. How could her family ever recover? Find out how you were their answer.

When the pandemic hit, Samantha and Zachary knew they had to protect their children, especially their son, Lucas, who struggled with asthma. The couple realized they had to stop their jobs with ridesharing companies. But Zachary’s factory job was not enough to put food on the table. With hungry children to feed, they were desperate—until you came to their aid.

Panama City Beach, FL Shortly after Denis and Kathy Dorman moved to Florida to retire, category 5 Hurricane Michael made landfall on the Florida Panhandle. They evacuated and had no idea what to expect when they returned home.  “The walls were looked like they were melting. It just like they were just disintegrating” says Kathy. “The house was destroyed from the inside” says Denis. “The walls and the ceiling, everything had to come out once we started finding mold. We thought maybe i...

Francis Libiran terno creations for Filipina beauty queens to his reimagined barong pieces for the country’s athletes during the 2019 SEA Games, he has proven his knack for patriotic style. This time, the noted fashion designer collaborates with homegrown brand JIM Weaver for a collaboration collection featuring the vibrant art of the Philippines in vibrant silk scarves.   “JIM x Francis Libiran is an endless flow of creativity contained within 120x120cm of dreamily soft, pure silk,” t...

The Home Depot Announces New and Enhanced Disaster Preparedness Resources News provided by Share this article  With the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizing May 9–15 as National Hurricane Preparedness Week and the month of May as National Wildfire Preparedness Month, The Home Depot ®, the worlds largest home improvement retailer, is offering new and enhanced resources for natural disaster preparedness and is encouraging customers to prepare early for all natural disaste...