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CBN'S MISSION IS PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST INTO ALL THE WORLD.

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND AIRING OF CHRISTIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, INTERNET AND RADIO: THE 700 CLUB, A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS FROM CBN BROADCAST FACILITIES, IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM USED BY CBN TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. CBN IS ALSO AN INNOVATOR IN ITS USE OF CBN.COM TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS VIA THE INTERNET. CBN COMBINES BOTH FORMS OF MEDIA, TELEVISION AND INTERNET, IN THE CUTTING-EDGE PROGRAM 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE. CBN LAUNCHED THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL, THE FIRST 24-HOUR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL, ON OCTOBER 1, 2018. CBN ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW VERSION OF ITS SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM, CLUB 700 HOY, IN SEPTEMBER 2021. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE 700 CLUB IS A LIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM THAT AIRS WEEKDAYS FROM THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK'S (CBN) BROADCAST FACILITIES IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, AND IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM USED BY CBN TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE U.S. ON THE AIR CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1966, THE 700 CLUB IS ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING PROGRAMS IN BROADCAST HISTORY. HOSTED BY GORDON ROBERTSON AND TERRY MEEUWSEN, THE 700 CLUB IS A CHRISTIAN NEWS/MAGAZINE STYLE PROGRAM THAT HAS THE VARIETY AND PACING OF A MORNING SHOW WITH IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING BY THE CBN NEWS TEAM PLUS INTERVIEWS, INSPIRING STORIES, AND CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. IN THE PROGRAM, VIEWERS ARE INVITED TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR PERSONAL SAVIOR.ON OCTOBER 1, 2021, A DATE WHICH MARKED THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF CBN'S FIRST BROADCAST IN 1961, CBN FOUNDER PAT ROBERTSON ANNOUNCED THAT HE STEPPED DOWN AS THE HOST OF THE 700 CLUB. DURING HIS TIME AS HOST, ROBERTSON MADE HISTORY WITH EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH US PRESIDENTS, IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH A DOZEN PRIME MINISTERS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, PRESIDENTS OF SOUTH AFRICA, ZAMBIA, ANGOLA, ZAIRE, VIETNAM, AND MANY IN LATIN AMERICA, AND REPORTING FROM COUNTRIES INCLUDING CHINA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND PAKISTAN. ROBERTSON ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HIS SON, GORDON, WOULD TAKE OVER AS FULL-TIME HOST, AND THAT THE SENIOR ROBERTSON WOULD APPEAR OCCASIONALLY IN FUTURE EPISODES TO ANSWER VIEWER EMAILS AND AS NEWS WARRANTS. TO COMMEMORATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY, CBN RELEASED A DOCUMENTARY, THE CBN STORY, WHICH LOOKED AT THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF CBN, FROM THE EARLY FORMATIVE YEARS AND MIRACULOUS GROWTH TO TODAY'S GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK. THE NEWS OF ROBERTSON'S RETIREMENT AND FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM RAN IN HUNDREDS OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST NEWS OUTLETS. THE 700 CLUB PROGRAM IS CARRIED ON 101 U.S. BROADCAST TELEVISION STATIONS, FREEFORM CABLE NETWORK, AND MOST MAJOR CHRISTIAN TELEVISION NETWORKS. THE 700 CLUB AND 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE HAVE A COMBINED AVERAGE DAILY VIEWING AUDIENCE OF APPROXIMATELY 600,000 HOUSEHOLDS. IN ADDITION TO AIRING CBN'S PROGRAMMING ON CABLE TELEVISION NETWORKS AND LOCAL AFFILIATES, CBN ALSO STREAMS ITS PROGRAMMING ON THE INTERNET MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE.AS PART OF THE 700 CLUB, CBN NEWS COVERS STORIES AND EVENTS AFFECTING CHRISTIANS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE WASHINGTON BUREAU REPORTS ON NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL AND CBN'S INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS REPORT ON EVENTS AND TRENDS THAT SHAPE THE WORLD.OVER THE YEARS, THE 700 CLUB HAS BECOME WELL KNOWN FOR ITS FRESH AND INSIGHTFUL INTERVIEWS, HARD-HITTING SPECIAL REPORTS, AND DRAMATIC FEATURES. SOME RECENT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:1) INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE ON THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING THE NATIONS OF CHINA, EGYPT, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN AND SYRIA, THE CHANGING POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION IN IRAN AND NORTH KOREA.2) CBN NEWS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED PRESIDENTS, NUMEROUS GOVERNORS, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CABINET SECRETARIES, AND FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE.3) MANY CELEBRITIES APPEAR ON THE 700 CLUB TO SHARE THEIR CHRISTIAN TESTIMONIES OR DISCUSS OTHER RELEVANT TOPICS.700 CLUB INTERACTIVE IS A PROGRAM THAT GIVES VIEWERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THE HOSTS GORDON ROBERTSON AND ASHLEY KEY. THE CONTENT COMBINES BIBLE TEACHING, TESTIMONIES, AND PRAYER. VIEWERS MAY CALL IN VIA TELEPHONE, SKYPE, OR INTERNET TEXTING TO REQUEST PRAYER FOR TOUGH SITUATIONS THEY ARE DEALING WITH IN THEIR LIVES, FROM HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES AND MARRIAGE, TO COPING WITH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. THE PROGRAM AIRS NATIONALLY ON THE FREEFORM CABLE NETWORK IN ADDITION TO STREAMING ON CBN'S WEB PLATFORMS.CBN RECENTLY INTRODUCED THE CBN FAMILY APP. THIS IS A FREE CHRISTIAN TV STREAMING APP BROADCASTING LIVE CHANNELS AND ON-DEMAND VIDEOS WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE ENTIRE CBN PREMIUM LIBRARY INCLUDING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES, SPECIAL TEACHINGS, ORIGINAL MOVIES PLUS ACCESS TO SUPERBOOK AND OTHER CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. IT INCLUDES THREE LIVE VIDEO CHANNELS: CBN NEWS, CBN LIVE AND CBN ESPANOL WITH NO SIGN IN OR CABLE PROVIDER NEEDED, AND ONE CAN STREAM UNIQUE CHRISTIAN MUSIC STATIONS FOR FREE INCLUDING PRAISE, CONTEMPORARY, TOP HITS AND CHRISTMAS. WATCH EPISODES OF SHOWS LIKE THE 700 CLUB, 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE, CBN NEWSWATCH, CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS AND FAITH NATION AND SEE VIDEOS ON SPIRITUAL LIFE, PRAYER, HEALTH, FAMILY FINANCE AND NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT. THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL IS THE FIRST 24-HOUR TELEVISION NEWS CHANNEL FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE. THE CBN NEWS CHANNEL FEATURES A MIX OF LIVE AND BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE FROM THE NETWORK'S WASHINGTON D.C. BUREAU, VIRGINIA BEACH HEADQUARTERS, JERUSALEM BUREAU AND OTHER LOCATIONS. THE NEWS CHANNEL FEATURES DAILY UPDATED VERSIONS OF CBN NEWSWATCH AND A DAILY VERSION OF FAITH NATION, THE POLITICAL TALK SHOW HOSTED BY JENNA BROWDER AND JOHN JESSUP. OTHER SHOWS INCLUDE JERUSALEM DATELINE, CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS, HEALTHY LIVING, ON THE HOMEFRONT, GLOBAL LANE AND FAITHWIRE. CBN NEWS CHANNEL IS AVAILABLE TO VIEWERS VIA MULTIPLE FORMATS INCLUDING OVER THE AIR (OTA), OVER THE TOP (OTT), CERTAIN CABLE NETWORKS, THE CBN NEWS APP AND AT CBNNEWS.COM.COINCIDING WITH NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, IN SEPTEMBER 2021 CBN LAUNCHED A NEW VERSION OF ITS SPANISH-LANGUAGE PROGRAM, CLUB 700 HOY, TO REACH A NEW GENERATION OF HISPANIC VIEWERS IN AMERICA. A SPINOFF OF CBN'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE 700 CLUB, THIS SPANISH-LANGUAGE SHOW IS A MAGAZINE STYLE PROGRAM WITH THE VARIETY AND PACING OF A MORNING SHOW, BLENDING A MODERN MIX OF COMMENTARY, INFORMATIVE INTERVIEWS, A DISCUSSION OF ISSUES FACING THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVING PERSONAL STORIES AND PRACTICAL DAILY LIVING SEGMENTS. NEW HOSTS ROBERTO TORRES-CEDILLO AND JESSICA DATSKO INVITE TODAY'S VIEWERS TO SEE THE INCREDIBLE INFLUENCE HISPANICS HAVE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THEY ENCOURAGE VIEWERS TO HAVE HOPE AND EXPERIENCE THE REALITY OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE. CLUB 700 HOY CAN BE VIEWED ON THE ENLACE TELEVISION NETWORK, ON THE CBN FAMILY APP, ONLINE AT HTTPS://CLUB700HOY.COM/, AND ON TELEVISION STATIONS IN MANY MAJOR MARKETS. THE NEW SHOW BUILDS ON CBN'S RICH LEGACY OF MORE THAN 40 YEARS OF SPANISH-LANGUAGE BROADCASTING, AND 60 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN PROGRAMMING.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1995, CBN HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHRISTIAN INTERNET COMMUNICATION WITH OVER 43 MILLION SITE VISITS IN 2021 AND OVER 71 MILLION WEB PAGE VIEWS. FEATURING CONTENT FROM A HOST OF CBN AFFILIATED TELEVISION PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE 700 CLUB, 700 CLUB INTERACTIVE, CBN NEWS, AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ORIGINAL WEB EXCUSIVE CONTENT, CBN IS A LEADER IN UTILIZING THE LATEST STREAMING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET TELEVISION & RADIO, PODCASTS, A MOBILE FRIENDLY WEB SITE, WEB APPS, AND SOCIAL NETWORK TOOLS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.CBN PRODUCES DOCUMENTARY FILMS ABOUT JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HISTORY AND FAITH, FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE TO THE FOUNDING OF MODERN-DAY ISRAEL. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022, CBN CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF ORACLES OF GOD," A DOCUDRAMA ABOUT THE CREATION AND CANONIZATION OF THE BIBLE, AND IT PLANS TO RELEASE ORACLES 1 IN 2023 AS PART OF ISRAEL'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. IN THE PAST DECADE, FIVE CBN PRODUCTIONS HAVE RECEIVED EMMY NOMINATIONS, "MADE IN ISRAEL" (2013, 3 NOMINATIONS), "THE HOPE" (2015, 1 NOMINATION), "TO LIFE" (2018, 2 NOMINATIONS) AND I AM PATRICK (2020, 4 NOMINATIONS). IN ADDITION, THE 2017 DOCUMENTARY "IN OUR HANDS THE BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM" WAS SCREENED IN THE EU PARLIAMENT IN BRUSSELS AND AIRED IN 782 THEATERS IN NORTH AMERICA. ITS STREAMING RELEASE IN 2021 RECEIVED AN EMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY.

INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH: IN 2021, CBN PRODUCED PROGRAMMING AND OTHER CONTENT IN 72 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, AND BROADCAST PROGRAMS TO AUDIENCES IN 162 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. SINCE INCEPTION, CBN HAS WORKED IN 148 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE GOAL OF CBN'S GLOBAL OUTREACH IS TO TAKE THE GOSPEL MESSAGE AROUND THE WORLD AND SHARE THE LOVE AND HOPE OF JESUS WITH EVERYONE OF EARTH. TO ACHIEVE THIS, CBN'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CBN CENTERS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN GROUPS. THESE CBN CENTERS, WHICH PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH THE USE OF RECURRING TELEVISION, RADIO, INTERNET, AND VIDEO PROGRAMMING, ARE KEY TO THE INTEGRITY OF CBN'S WORLDWIDE EVANGELISM EFFORTS AND HAVE PROVEN A POWERFUL OUTREACH TOOL THAT BUILDS TRUST AND A SOLID VIEWERSHIP BASE. THE CULTIVATION OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL CHRISTIAN ORGANIZATIONS IS ANOTHER KEY STRATEGY TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND THE IMPACT OF CBN MEDIA EVANGELISM AND COMMUNITY-BASED HUMANITARIAN OUTREACHES.CBN NOW HAS 68 EPISODES OF A NEW VERSION OF SUPERBOOK, A SERIES OF ANIMATED BIBLE STORIES CBN ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN JAPAN IN THE EARLY 1980'S. THE MODERN SUPERBOOK SERIES BRINGS THE LIFE-CHANGING STORIES OF THE BIBLE TO LIFE AND TEACHES VALUES SUCH AS COURAGE, LOYALTY AND FAITH TO THE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN ADDITION, CBN HAS COMPLETED 32 SUPERBOOK EXPLORER PACKAGES WHICH INCLUDE SPECIAL EDITIONS OF EPISODES PLUS SPECIAL FEATURES WHICH ALLOW FAMILIES TO BETTER STUDY THE STORIES. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE 4 SUPERBOOK SPECIAL EPISODES THAT INCLUDE EXTRA RESOURCES SUCH AS ACTVITIES AND DISCUSSION GUIDES FOR FAMILIES TO ENJOY. FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE COMPLETED 150 GIZMO BIBLE BYTES THAT OFFER SHORT, EXCITING BIBLE LESSONS AND SUPERVERSES, AS WELL AS 2 SUPERBOOK EXPRESS EPISODES THAT FEATURE GIZMO AND EXPLORE A SUPERBOOK BIBLE STORY AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US TODAY THROUGH AN ENGAGING OBJECT LESSON. CBN HAS OR IS WORKING ON 67 LANGUAGE AND DIALECT TRANSLATIONS OF ONE OR MORE EPISODES OF THIS SERIES, AS WELL AS SUPERBOOK WEBSITES IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES, A SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM, AND OTHER SUPERBOOK RELATED PROJECTS. CBN FOCUSES ITS GLOBAL EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, SOUTH AMERICA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, INDIA, INDONESIA, EUROPE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHINA, RUSSIA, AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION STATES. IN 2021 CBN PROGRAMS AND OTHER CONTENT WERE PRODUCED IN 72 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS AND HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN 148 FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS IN TOTAL OVER THE YEARS. IN 2021, CBN PROGRAMS WERE BROADCAST TO AUDIENCES IN 162 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES.ORPHAN'S PROMISE IS CBN'S OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ORPHANED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO MEET THE EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS, FEEDING SOLUTIONS, DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS, FAMILY CARE PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS, AND ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAMS. IN 2021, ORPHAN'S PROMISE HELPED THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND 67 OTHER COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, AND FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES. THANKS TO ITS LONGSTANDING PRESENCE IN UKRAINE, ORPHAN'S PROMISE WAS ABLE TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO THE RUSSIAN ASSAULT WHEN IT BEGAN IN LATE FEBRUARY 2022. THE ORGANIZATION QUICKLY TRANSFORMED ITS TRAINING CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INTO MAKESHIFT REFUGEE SHELTERS TO HOUSE AND FEED DISPLACED UKRAINIANS AS THEY HEADED INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY AND INTO POLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS RESPONSE, OP CONTINUED ITS WELL-ESTABLISHED DAILY OUTREACH EFFORTS TO CHILDREN AT THE CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES DESTROYED BY THE RUSSIAN ONSLAUGHT, ORPHAN'S PROMISE STAFF MEMBERS HELPED FACILITATE THE EVACUATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR CENTERS TO SAFETY IN OTHER UKRAINIAN CITIES. AS THE WAR CONTINUED AND MORE AREAS WERE EVACUATED, ORPHAN'S PROMISE CONTINUED RECEIVING REFUGEES AND SUPPLYING THEM WITH BAGS OF FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS. ORPHAN'S PROMISE SERVED REFUGEES BOTH INSIDE UKRAINE AND ACROSS THE BORDER IN POLAND, HELPING THEM FIND SAFETY, SHELTER, AND SUSTENANCE.

THE PRAYER CENTER IS A DEPARTMENT OF CBN THAT PROVIDES SCRIPTURE BASED PRAYER, BIBLICAL LITERATURE, ACCOUNT SERVICE, AND PRODUCT ORDERS TO PEOPLE THROUGH CBN'S TELEPHONE PRAYER LINE, SOCIAL MEDIA PORTALS, AND EMAILS. IT ALSO PERFORMS OUTBOUND CALLING FOR MINISTRY AND FUNDRAISING PURPOSES. IN 2021, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 317,068 OUTBOUND AND 1,983,724 INBOUND PHONE CALLS. A TOTAL OF 4,068 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES AND 5,008 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PRAYER CENTER IS TO BASE EVERY INTERACTION IN BIBLICAL PRINCIPAL, SCRIPTURE, AND PRAYER. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES MAKE OUTGOING PHONE CALLS, ANSWER INCOMING CALLS AND ENGAGE WITH THE ONLINE COMMUNITY WITH PRAYER FROM A FAITH BASED PERSPECTIVE. PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES ALSO PROVIDE RELEVANT LINKS TO CBN'S FREE RESOURCES FOR FURTHER MINISTRY.IN 2021, THE PRAYER CENTER DEPARTMENT HANDLED 317,068 OUTBOUND AND 1,983,724 INBOUND PHONE CALLS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,300,792 CALLS. A TOTAL OF 4,068 PEOPLE PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION WITH OUR PRAYER CENTER EMPLOYEES AND 5,008 PEOPLE REDEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST. THE DEPARTMENT RECORDED 1,573,907 PRAYER REQUESTS WHICH WERE TAKEN THROUGH INBOUND AND OUTBOUND CALLS. THE GOAL OF THE PRAYER CENTER IS TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE PRAYER, MINISTRY, AND OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CALLERS.

CBN'S OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CONSISTS OF HUMANITARIAN RELIEF ACTIVITIES THROUGH ITS SUPPORT OF AFFILIATE OPERATION BLESSING INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (OB) AND DONATIONS TO OTHERS TO FURTHER THE GOSPEL. SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING OB'S INTERNATIONAL RELIEF, HUNGER STRIKE FORCE AND DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF PROGRAMS. INTERNATIONAL RELIEF: DURING FY21, OB HELD INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL BRIGADES THAT PROVIDED FREE MEDICAL CARE INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES. OB ALSO DISTRIBUTED MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH WENT TO OUTFIT RESOURCE POOR AREAS BENEFITING CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE. OB PROVIDED MANY LIFE-CHANGING SURGERIES SUCH AS CLEFT LIP AND PALATE, CATARACT AND MORE TO THOSE IN NEED. OB ALSO EQUIPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEERS WHO CAN PROVIDE BASIC LIFESAVING SKILLS TO MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY FOR INJURY, ILLNESS, AND MORE. OPERATION BLESSING WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FEEDING HUNGRY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. TO HELP PEOPLE PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, OPERATION BLESSING EQUIPPED INDIVIDUALS WITH MARKETABLE JOB SKILLS, SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFESKILLS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS HONDURAS, INDIA, GUATEMALA, AND THAILAND. FROM TRAINING IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TO BEAUTICIAN SKILLS AND SEWING CENTERS, OB PROVIDED THOSE IN NEED WITH THE RESOURCES AND SKILLS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION.DURING FY22, OB RESPONDED TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMAN CRISISES AROUND THE WORLD, THIS INCLUDES RESPONDING TO DISASTERS FROM LOCAL OFFICES IN 13 COUNTRIES, THIS INCLUDES REPONSES IN THE PHILIPPINES, CHINA, MYANMAR, VIETNAM, MOZAMBIQUE, ST VINCENT, HAITI, MEXICO, KENYA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, UKRAINE, AND POLAND. OPERATION BLESSING PREPARED ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS CAUSED BY RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE IN THE FALL OF 2021. WE STOCKED FOOD, WATER AND HYGIENE ITEMS IN ADVANCE OF THE INVASION AND WERE ABLE TO GIVE AID TO REFUGEES IN THE FIRST DAYS OF THE CRISIS. WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DISTRIBUTING WATER AND FOOD KITS WITH ENOUGH PROVISIONS FOR 7 TO 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, OPERATION BLESSING PROCURED GENERATORS AND FUEL TO HELP CITIZENS FLEEING TO CHURCHES THAT QUICKLY TURNED INTO REFUGEE CENTERS. WE DISPATCHED OPERATION BLESSING'S DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM, ESTABLISHED WAREHOUSES IN SAMBIR, UKRAINE AND KARSNIK, POLAND IN MARCH OF 2022 AND READIED A SECOND UKRAINE WAREHOUSE IN LVIV IN EARLY APRIL 2022. WE DISTRIBUTED DONATED PRODUCT FROM THROUGHOUT EUROPE INCLUDING THREE TRUCKLOADS OF RELIEF ITEMS DONATED BY CHURCHES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BEGAN THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER $800,000 IN PURCHASED FOOD, WATER AND OTHER NECESSITIES OF LIFE TO THOSE FLEEING THE HOSTILITIES. OPERATION BLESSING QUICKLY BEGAN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT PRESENCE IN POLAND TO PROVIDE ONGOING AID, AND OB POLSKA'S REGISTRATION WAS EFFECTIVE JULY 28, 2022. IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD, OB UTILIZED A VARIETY OF TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO WATER IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH WELLS AND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS, DISINFECTING WATER THROUGH POINT OF USE CHLORINE GENERATION DEVICES, AND WATER FILTRATION.IN THE UNITED STATES, OB'S FLEET OF HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TRACTOR-TRAILERS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 35 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN FRANKLIN, VA, OPERATION BLESSING'S HUNGER STRIKE FORCE TEAMED UP WITH LONGTIME PARTNER, THE BON SECOURS HEALTH SYSTEM, FOR A LARGE COMMUNITY FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT, DISTRIBUTING FREE GROCERIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HOT MEALS, AND OTHER NEEDED ITEMS TO RESIDENTS. BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES, GROWERS AND MANUFACTURERS, OB TAPS INTO AMERICA'S SURPLUS AND ACQUIRES CORPORATE DONATIONS OF FOOD STAPLES AND RELIEF PRODUCTS, DELIVERING MUCH-NEEDED FOOD AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES AND DISASTER VICTIMS. A FIRST RESPONDER IN TIMES OF DISASTER, OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM RESPONDED TO 5 U.S. DISASTERS IN FY22. OPERATION BLESSING'S DOMESTIC DISASTER RELIEF TEAM ASSISTED VICTIMS HURRICANE IDA, HELPED THOSE AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN TENNESSEE, LOUISIANA, AND TEXAS, AND ASSISTED TORNADO VICTIMS IN KENTUCKY AND THE GULF STATES.IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, OPERATION BLESSING'S U.S. DISASTER RELIEF TEAM PROVIDED ONGOING EFFORTS TO HELP RESIDENTS FOLLOWING HURRICANE MICHAEL, WHICH STRUCK TWO YEARS PRIOR BUT LEFT MANY RESIDENTS STILL LIVING WITH DAMAGED HOMES. THE TEAM RESTORED THE HOME OF A LOCAL, ELDERLY MILITARY VETERAN WHO SERVED IN BOTH THE U.S. ARMY AND NAVY. THIS INCLUDED REMOVING WATER DAMAGED MATERIALS, CONDUCTING MOLD REMEDIATION, INSTALLING NEW INSULATION, SHEETROCK, FLOORING, CABINETRY, DOORS, AS WELL AS PAINTING AND NEW FURNITURE.