Posted on 08/30/2005 11:02:19 AM PDT by fredhead
Massive Hurricane Katrina roared ashore yesterday with destructive fury. Winds topping 140 mph and torrential rainfall inflicted widespread damage and flooding along the U.S. Gulf Coast. At least 50 people are reported dead.
With urgent needs continuing to emerge, Operation Blessing's disaster relief team is readying a large-scale response throughout the affected areas. Six of Operation Blessing’s tractor trailer trucks have been dispatched to pick up food, cleaning kits and relief supplies for delivery to those impacted by the storm.
As damage assessment continues, OBI is working with local churches and other nonprofits to determine strategic and effective ways to bring aid to those struggling to cope in the aftermath of the brutal hurricane.
Along with its partners at The Salvation Army and Southern Baptist disaster relief, Operation Blessing anticipates helping provide up to 310,000 meals a day to residents throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
(Excerpt) Read more at ob.org ...
Pat Robertson and his org won't get an iota of credit or kind words from the MSM or certain Freepers.
Afterall, he's just one of those "Christian right-wing wackos," who embarrassed President Bush.
The MSM will NOT mention Pat's organization in any good way.
I remember when his trucks came to Freeport, L.I.
The local paper (I think Newsday) showed an entire halfpage article, on page 3, with trucks from "a food charity" pulled up, and had an article about the grateful people. Not once was Pat mentioned. Not once was Operation Blessing mentioned. It was just "a charity".
The pictures was carefully posed so as never to show the side of the trucks, where the name was. It was very , very obvious the MSM would NOT give credit to OB.
It was my first experience with blatant media bias against Christian evangelicals.
God bless Pat Robertson.
And God Bless You.
Many thanks. You too =)
Except when Pat's using its airplanes to shuffle his mining equipment around in a deal with a murderous dictator. Aside from that OB does do a lot of good, but I'd still rather give my money to the Red Cross.
that's your choice.
As long as I give in some way.
Btw, his remark last week about US Special Forces accommodating H.Chavez, was right on target.
Has Pat Robertson blamed Katrina yet on the homosexuality of Mississippians?
God bless Operation Blessing.
They have done far more to help the needy than all of Robertson's idiotic critics combined will ever do.
FYI, the Compassion Alliance and the Convoy of Hope, from my area are on the way there per local news last night. Convoy of Hope has one or two semis on the way and another 25 being readied as of last nite. Water, ice, protein bars etc. being brought.
So that the head of the RC can draw half million collar salaries.?????
An organization that big needs to be able to pay someone capable of running it. Operating Blessing has a low-overhead advantage in that it's part of Robertson's empire.
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