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--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://www.rssboard.org/media-rss" version="2.0"><channel><title>Stories - the Heroes For Humanity</title><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:38:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-US</language><generator>Site-Server v@build.version@ (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><description><![CDATA[]]></description><item><title>2025 Recap</title><dc:creator>Nicholas O'Brien</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/blog-post-title-one-5xklr</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018:68a359e27e4c253377683484:68a359e27e4c25337768348b</guid><description><![CDATA[Helped 8+ families in CA fires; identified 8+ trafficked children; added 9 
operators; Israel evac’d 92 families; Zambia project feeds 1,000/day.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="">We hit the ground running—expanding teams, responding to disasters, pursuing trafficking leads, and supporting global humanitarian and evangelization efforts.</p><p class=""><strong>January — California Fires</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Assisted <strong>over 8 families</strong> across a <strong>one-mile stretch of the Pascadia Canyon fires</strong>.</p></li><li><p class="">Returned with a team to provide <strong>humanitarian and medical aid</strong> with our medical personnel and nurses.</p></li><li><p class="">Distributed <strong>food, water, clothing</strong>, and supported <strong>local churches and prayer teams</strong> for victims and their families.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>Counter-Trafficking / Intel</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Conducted precision personnel rescue missions.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Identified and located 8+ exploited/trafficked children</strong> and delivered full <strong>intel packages</strong> to law enforcement and partner organizations.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>Team Growth</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class=""><strong>March Indoc:</strong> Brought on <strong>9 new operators</strong> and launched an <strong>East Coast division</strong>.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>International Missions</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class=""><strong>Thailand (April):</strong> Responded to a <strong>7.7 earthquake</strong> with humanitarian and medical aid, plus evangelizing and prayer teams.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Cuba:</strong> Medical aid mission.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Burma (with Free Burma Rangers):</strong> Humanitarian/medical aid and evangelism program, <strong>helping 22 people</strong>.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Israel (12-Day War):</strong> <strong>92 American families rescued</strong> from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem back to the U.S.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>South Africa:</strong> Spoke as a <strong>keynote</strong> at a humanitarian conference.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Zimbabwe:</strong> Humanitarian aid and evangelism—<strong>hundreds of young children</strong> supported with life skills, leadership training, and evangelism.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Zambia:</strong> Built an <strong>agriculture building feeding 1,000 people a day</strong>; broke ground on a <strong>medical building</strong> and set up a <strong>rotation of medical professionals</strong> to serve <strong>900+ people</strong> in the local village.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>U.S. Rescues</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class=""><strong>Virginia:</strong> <strong>Rescued a 16-year-old girl</strong> trafficked across state lines; reunited her with parents, provided aftercare resources, shared the Gospel, and conducted follow-on check-ups.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Arizona:</strong> Helped locate a trafficked person using <strong>OSINT and investigative techniques</strong>, working with law enforcement to bring a child home.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018/1755537346780-X7O0I3VL2I5Q62Q68NQP/merlin_146763372_e09e7789-4763-493d-b9c4-6fc469c5d943-superJumbo.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="1500" height="1000"><media:title type="plain">2025 Recap</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>2024 Recap</title><dc:creator>Nicholas O'Brien</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018:68a359e27e4c253377683484:68a359e27e4c25337768348f</guid><description><![CDATA[Focused on domestic child-trafficking; rescued a 12-year-old; aided 54 
persecuted Christian families in China.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="">A year of steady stateside work, disaster response, and targeted child-rescue operations.</p><p class=""><strong>Operations Snapshot</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class=""><strong>April — California:</strong> <strong>4 children rescued</strong>.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Indoc:</strong> Selection/training evolutions (indoc) completed.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>North Carolina:</strong> Hurricane response.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Florida:</strong> Hurricane response.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>October — Texas/Louisiana:</strong> <strong>5 kids rescued</strong>.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>November:</strong> <strong>2 rescued</strong>; <strong>1 rescue halted during the process</strong>.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018/1756534246793-EGCXD4CZKQZWOSTLL54A/FEATURE_Winrock_International_2023_TIPReportWinrock-10-Central-Asia-Bishkek-2021-Maksim-Shubovich-2-scaled.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="1500" height="537"><media:title type="plain">2024 Recap</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>2023 Recap</title><dc:creator>Nicholas O'Brien</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/blog-post-title-three-j7nbb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018:68a359e27e4c253377683484:68a359e27e4c25337768348d</guid><description><![CDATA[From refugee camps to orphanages, we shared meals, prayer, and the gospel — 
bringing hope where it was desperately needed.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="">This year we focused on <strong>domestic counter–child-trafficking</strong> cases and rescues, partnering with law enforcement and another NGO.</p><p class=""><strong>First Domestic Rescue (California)</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Worked with partner NGOs to rescue a <strong>12-year-old girl</strong> who had been trapped for <strong>45 days</strong> in a homeless encampment under a bridge in California.</p></li><li><p class="">Our team located her and <strong>physically rescued her on day 46</strong>.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>Why It Matters</strong><br> Please help us spread God’s love and take action as we repurpose America’s most elite warriors—with millions of dollars of the world’s best training—not for America or for war, but <strong>for Humanity</strong>.</p><p class=""><strong>International Support</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Located, provided safe houses, logistics, and found <strong>asylum for 54 families in China</strong> being persecuted for being Christians.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/webp" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018/1755537200513-F443MLI0JNRO9KBM8ARF/thaoland+.webp?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="600" height="350"><media:title type="plain">2023 Recap</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>2022 Recap</title><dc:creator>Nicholas O'Brien</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018:68a359e27e4c253377683484:68a359e27e4c253377683486</guid><description><![CDATA[Sent 2 teams to Ukraine—medical aid and ops support, including 65 wounded 
veterans.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="">n early 2022, under the banner of Jesus Christ and the “widow’s mite” of our supporters, we deployed <strong>two teams to Ukraine 🇺🇦</strong>:</p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class=""><strong>Medical Team:</strong> one doctor, one nurse, one paramedic, and a Special Forces medic to provide medical aid to an orphanage during the invasion.</p></li><li><p class=""><strong>Operations Team:</strong> Special Operations veterans delivering consulting, security, logistics, mission support, humanitarian aid/assistance, foreign-force instruction, and personnel recovery missions—supporting <strong>65 double-amputee veterans and wounded</strong> since the war began.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018/1755537225335-DLKAJVY6G1LOMZG39TH8/download.jpeg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="1100" height="733"><media:title type="plain">2022 Recap</media:title></media:content></item><item><title>2021 Recap</title><dc:creator>Nicholas O'Brien</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theheroesforhumanity.org/stories/2021</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018:68a359e27e4c253377683484:68a35f8bd8c8cb3f1fda63fb</guid><description><![CDATA[Trained in Alaska; evacuated 77 Americans and vetted Afghan SIV holders.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="">From training in Alaska to conducting refugee evacuations in Afghanistan, Heroes for Humanity showed up wherever we were needed with skilled special operators.</p><p class=""><strong>Highlights</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Successfully conducted precision rescue and evacuations for <strong>77 Americans</strong> and vetted <strong>Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)</strong> holders.</p></li></ul><p class=""><strong>How We Worked</strong></p><ul data-rte-list="default"><li><p class="">Lean, faith-driven teams deploying rapidly.</p></li><li><p class="">Emphasis on personnel recovery, logistics, and mission support.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded><media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/689a1cc8d7f0a21ab94ac018/1756534112970-1VYEOXIYCEBLUXQWAED9/Afghanistan_Evacuation_210821-M-GQ845-1035.jpg?format=1500w" medium="image" isDefault="true" width="1500" height="1000"><media:title type="plain">2021 Recap</media:title></media:content></item></channel></rss>