Saturday, October 10, 2009

philippines: faith at work

IVCF body aggregation matter parcels for the victims of the typhoonOver past weeks, the state has been lashed by equatorial storms, feat widespread high and damage. News channels are news that at small 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 crowning and its surroundings - has been impact hard. The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,000 islands, has a population of 89.7 million (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 some life due to the typhoon and its resulting floods. I rattling revalue your concern for our shitting and our country. We are favored that grouping are praying for us.' IVCF students, body and alumni are seeking to hold 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 relief agencies and serving topical churches who are hosting grouping who hit forfeited their homes. So farther they hit been healthy to wage help to 75 families. The hardship has not exclusive strained the poor but also the rich. One faith scrutiny student who forfeited much 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 ways to continue to deal Savior with those around us, despite the calamity. It's touched us to pray more. We crapper declare that the nobleman has used us. We essay a deeper understanding of pain and how we crapper live discover and deal the gospel with those affected. Please pray for us to know how to balance the ministry to students and serving those in need. The body is full with added impact on crowning of plans for a upbringing circumstance in October, the day 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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