Monday, October 12, 2009

philippines: faith at work

IVCF body aggregation food parcels for the victims of the typhoonOver time weeks, the state has been lashed by equatorial storms, feat widespread high and damage. News channels are reporting that at small 300 people died after the prototypal typhoon and hundreds of thousands stranded. Large areas of the Philippines' towns and countryside are strained and Metro Manila - the capital and its environment - has been impact hard. The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,000 islands, has a population of 89.7 meg (UN, 2008). Erickson Velardo, National Director of IVCF (the IFES shitting in the Philippines) shares with us: 'Many tragic events hit happened over the time some life due to the typhoon and its resulting floods. I rattling appreciate your anxiety for our shitting and our country. We are blessed that people are praying for us.' IVCF students, body and alumni are hunt to stop those strained by the disaster. Food, clothes, groceries and funds were collected. Some are preparing to wage post-trauma counselling to the victims of the typhoon. IVCF is also employed alongside comfort agencies and serving topical churches who are hosting people who hit forfeited their homes. So farther they hit been able to wage support to 75 families. The hardship has not only strained the slummy but also the rich. One faith medical doctor who forfeited much mutual with IVCF members at a gathering how he is learning that we should not stop on to touchable possessions. Erickson continues: 'This helps us conceive of ways to move to share Savior with those around us, despite the calamity. It's touched us to pray more. We crapper testify that the nobleman has utilised us. We seek a deeper discernment of pain and how we crapper springy discover and share the philosophy with those affected. Please pray for us to know how to equilibrise the ministry to students and serving those in need. The body is overloaded with added impact on crowning of plans for a training circumstance in October, the anniversary of IVCF in November and the domestic word in December. Pray for the 1,200 students actively participating in IVCF and the 40 body workers.'
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