philippines: faith at work

IVCF body collecting matter parcels for the victims of the typhoonOver past weeks, the state has been lashed by equatorial storms, feat widespread flooding and damage. News channels are reporting that at least 300 grouping died after the prototypal typhoon and hundreds of thousands stranded. Large areas of the Philippines' towns and countryside are strained and Metro Manila - the top and its surroundings - has been impact hard. The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,000 islands, has a accumulation of 89.7 meg (UN, 2008). Erickson Velardo, National Director of IVCF (the IFES shitting in the Philippines) shares with us: 'Many sad events hit happened over the past few life cod to the typhoon and its resulting floods. I rattling revalue your anxiety for our shitting and our country. We are favored that grouping are praying for us.' IVCF students, body and alumni are hunt to support those strained by the disaster. Food, clothes, groceries and assets were collected. Some are preparing to wage post-trauma counselling to the victims of the typhoon. IVCF is also employed alongside relief agencies and serving topical churches who are hosting grouping who hit forfeited their homes. So far they hit been able to wage help to 75 families. The hardship has not exclusive strained the poor but also the rich. One faith scrutiny student who forfeited such mutual with IVCF members at a meeting how he is acquisition that we should not hold on to touchable possessions. Erickson continues: 'This helps us conceive of structure to move to deal Savior with those around us, despite the calamity. It's touched us to pray more. We can declare that the Lord has used us. We essay a deeper understanding of pain and how we can springy out and deal the gospel with those affected. Please pray for us to undergo how to equilibrise the ministry to students and serving those in need. The body is overloaded with additional impact on top of plans for a training circumstance in October, the anniversary of IVCF in Nov and the domestic conference in December. Pray for the 1,200 students actively participating in IVCF and the 40 body workers.'
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