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You Need to Know About ‘Operation Blessing’
- Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:36pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Glenn Beck and his charitable organization, Mercury One, has joined up with “Operation Blessing” in a massive food drive — one that has already filled 11 tractor trailers with food for the homeless. Operation Blessing member Bill Horan appeared on the program Wednesday evening to discuss all of the group’s different charitable and humanitarian initiatives.
Operation Blessing was founded as a way to match those who wish to give with those in need. Horan said he thinks of Operation Blessing as a “conduit to the poor.” Now an international organization, it delivers a staggering 2 million pounds of food per week.
“We are a pipeline for those who need to give,” he said.
Watch the interview below:
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gasman
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 7:52amI did some volunteer clean up work after Katrina. OBI supplied us with tents food shower and anything else we needed. I have no problem supporting them.
Report Post »OhCanada
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:09amJust my 2 cents….
I just finished reading “The Harbinger”…
A must read,
Faith Stands…So goes the Individual, so goes the Nation.
One person at a time,
God Bless America,
Vote Obama out! Please!
Your sister from the North
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 3:55amI just ordered the book .. wanted to get for my Kindle ..but I have a friend who I knew would like to read it .. who doesn’t have a Kindle so I ordered the paperback. Now I have to wait a couple of days for it to arrive.
Report Post »OhioRifleman
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 7:04am@ Oh Canada
We’re working on sj1tcanning the Marxist-In-Chief. Stay tuned for further updates!
Report Post »Moozmom
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:00amFor those wondering if the charities they give to actually use the money for the purpose you give, please turn to your Better Business Bureau. Our local Bureau publishes a monthly newsletter in which they list all charities, grade them based on their % of using the money for the charities purpose, and just give the public general info about the charity. I look at it this way, when I give to charity or to a homeless person on the street, it’s the spirit in which it is given. I will research charities, but not worry excessively about their structure. I give because I want to and what the homeless or charity does with the money once it leaves my hand is up to them and they will utlimately be held responsible for their actions.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 3:10amHow do you think the government charities stack up? food stamps, snap, wic , section8, direct welfare monies.
Report Post »CrawfishFestival2
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:20amGod Bless America!
Report Post »The_Pointy_End
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:18amMy husband and I use to give money to Operation Blessing, however we got real tired of them filling our mailbox with junk mail. Stuff coming almost daily. Made us feel like our donation was only paying for the cost of their bulk mail. The last straw was when we got membership cards (apparently to put in our wallets) saying we were Operation Blessing Members. WTF….never gave them another dime. Switched to Billy Graham‘s organization Samaritan’s Purse. Believe they are a better steward of our donations. They actually use the money as intended and won’t fill up the mailbox.
Report Post »mharry860
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:48amThat’s the way most charities are, sadly. They try to milk their donors endlessly. I’ve donated a lot to soldier relayed charities and wondered if they actually profited, after the 2 year bombardment for more money.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 6:42amSo why not donate anonymously??
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:44pmWhat does this have to do with restoring the Constitution and Bill of Rights?
Is charity… lacking in America and in need of restoration?
Should we not teach a man to fish?
What does this have to do with REJECTING the two monopolizing, PROGRESSIVE parties?
Is Glenn Beck STILL supporting PROGRESSIVE Romney, who will only guarantee the reelection of Obama?
Does anyone (aside from me) see the similarities between Beck and a fake-benevolent dictator from a third world nation handing out UN food bags to coerce the hearts and minds if his serfs?
Does anyone else (aside from myself) UNDERSTAND… that a man who HAS TO TELL YOU “I mean what I say”… RARELY DOES?
Will I be cursed for “questioning with boldness?”
cielorojo
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:59pmWhat??
Report Post »honor007
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:10amCan’t you decipher good from evil?
and, seriously?? at least Romney is NOT a commie!
Why all the hate?
Report Post »This is good deeds. Be the change you want to see? Would you like to see the government a little less relevant?
GoodStuff
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:22amIgnore this kook. He’s lonely and seeking attention.
Report Post »Capitalist Mama
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 12:43amI believe that Beck is trying to show the American People that we DO NOT need the gov’t handouts. Only by truly convincing people will have any impact.
Further, giving blesses the giver. God loves a cheerful giver.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:09amNot that we can do, but God may. Anyway I send you the “bird.”
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:11amNow that I think of it, I think I will send you the other “bird.”
Report Post »CrawfishFestival2
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:13am@ Brother Winston Smith:
Really…..?!
Report Post »OhCanada
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:11amI agree….What?
Report Post »redgypsy
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 4:23amWHAT??
“Does anyone (aside from me) see the similarities between Beck and a fake-benevolent dictator from a third world nation handing out UN food bags to coerce the hearts and minds if his serfs?” (Brother Winston)
Apparently not, Winston. Sometimes people just want to help others–without the government muddling up the results.
(When did Beck become a “dictator?” I thought he was a radio and television personality–who is encouraging people to remember charity, and that the government doesn’t need to be involved. {in your “analogy” that would be the UN})
Report Post »Bamabelle
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:42pmThis is the only organization I give money to when disaster hits.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 8:03amWe used to be FORCED to give by our union company to the UNITED WAY. I hated that organization for skimming so much off the top for paid organizers and corporate expenses. Rip off. Go with the charities that give directly to the people, like this one.
Report Post »NavyVetGreg
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:30pmI was at the warehouse opening today, and had lunch with Bill Horan. I worked for him after Katrina and he is a good leader of a great organization of people that really do care. It would take a novel to tell all that OB does around the world. You will find nothing but high ratings and your donation will be well used.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:10pmBreaking news…… (off topic)
The CBC will walk out during the Contempt Vote tomorrow.
Report Post »Tankertony
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:46pmNo suprise there. Just like their comrades in Wisconsin, they can’t handle the Truth. They flee before the righteous might of the American people.
Report Post »CrawfishFestival2
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 1:16amThanks for the heads up……..”The-Monk”!
Report Post »lwillis59
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:00pmI can’t imagine how anyone could make this out to be a bad thing… but im sure they will try..
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 3:59amNot a “bad thing” .. but cities always get all the money and all the “help” .. I wish that they had found some small towns that are really hurting and helped them … it would have gone farther .. and more appreciated .. Detroit … Really ??? I know a number of small towns in northern Michigan who could have used and would be really grateful for the help.
Report Post »JustPeachy
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:55pmAbout time! I wondered why Glenn seemed bent on reinventing the wheel! ;-)
Glad they’ve finally hooked up together.
OB is a wonderful organization. I have volunteered with them before and they are also a CLASS ACT organization. They are very professional, organized, and highly compassionate souls!
Report Post »psadie
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:49pmOperation Blessing is part of CBN, Pat Robertson. It is a great charity. They are all over the world. They have a huge plane that flies to poor nations with the help of Dr.’s who donate their time doing cleft lip and palate surgeries. So so many kids have that problem from poor nutrition.
Report Post »taxpro4u03
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:15pmI understood it to be a congenital birth defect.. ‘Feed The Children’ — what became of that group?? Think they were based out of OKC, but it’s been a while.. irrespective — these semis ‘should’ be in the 100′s by now – DAILY. Might could even eliminate some of the ‘need based’ EBT people really DO NOT want…
Report Post »22AUTOMATIC
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 11:20pmOperation blessing is an amazing charity. It has been rated in the top five Charities in the world almost every year over the past decade +. They were the first to arrive in Haiti and remained there LONG after Haiti wasn’t the top news story anymore. See video below for an example.
http://www.cbn.com/media/player/index.aspx?s=/vod/OB1186v1_WS&search=OPERATION BLESSING HAITI&p=1&parent=0&subnav=false
Report Post »Pink_Panther_Party
Posted on June 28, 2012 at 2:19ampHew! Scared me for a second when I saw OB posted up with the daily list of l’enfant terribles on The Blaze….lol
We used to make monthly and weekly contributions to OB through the Robertson group because when we researched the effective use of charity money, OB was just heads and shoulders above the other legitimate charities we could find. Plus they were ALWAYS on the site of disasters days before the lumbering relics (red cross, united way, etc.) would make ANY sort of appearance, IF they ever made any attempt to help at all! It was just ridiculous!
Another interesting point…. Pat Robertson, contrary to all the terrible things people say about him, is an extremely Godly, faithful, and dedicated servant of the Lord. I couldn’t understand why everyone always had such terrible things to say about him after I looked into his local and financial reputations, so just for grins, I put a daily GOOGLE NEWS ALERT on his name in parentheses, “Pat Robertson.”
There is an apparently endless and evil attempt to run him and his reputation into the ground, as there is never a time when “bad” Pat Robertson news isn’t appearing someplace about something….all of it false, misquoted, quoted out of context….sort of like Glenn “enjoys” but even worse because it’s (naturally) tinged with atheism and used to “prove” that the Lord is just after money. (as if the Lord needs money….lol)
Anyway, glad to see this wonderful synergism about to take place.
Report Post »just happy
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:48pmgiving is the greatest high. Scientifically speaking it releases hormones that are the same ones that are elevated when you get a high from Drugs.
Report Post »Belchfire V-8
Posted on June 27, 2012 at 10:46pmGood organization.
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