Typhoon Haiyan 3 month Update

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ On Friday, November 8, 2013, one of the worst typhoons ever slammed into the Philippines.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Thanks to your prayers and support, World Renew was there.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Working with the Christian Reformed Church of the Philippines

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ World Renew distributed emergency food and other items to 3,973 families in need!

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ To assist with the project, five International Relief Managers went to the Philippines

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ They identified three regions on three islands on which World Renew could focus its attention.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ This was done in cooperation with other organizations to ensure that there was no duplication.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ To date, on Leyte, Panay and Samar islands, World Renew has provided: Food packages and dishes Hygiene items and mosquito nets Medical supplies Water filtration systems Stoves, fuel, and cooking supplies Blankets and sleeping mats Generators

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Trauma counseling is also a critical component of this outreach.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Rolinda Cadayong lives in Guiuan on Eastern Samar with her husband and four children.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Before Typhoon Haiyan, she was a seamstress and her husband farmed coconuts.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ During the storm, the family hid beneath the raised floor of a friend’s house.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ “My faith helped me, it helped me get through that time,” she said.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ When the storm was over, they had lost everything. “We had no clothes, no house, no food.”

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Rolinda lost her sewing equipment and there are no more coconut trees to farm.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ World Renew came to the tent community where Rolinda’s family now lives.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ This generator from World Renew powers street lights for safety

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ And enables people to charge cell phones to talk to family.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ “I am very thankful for those who came to help our community …”

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ “Thank you for serving – for giving relief, shelter and food”

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ World Renew has now entered phase three of its response. This will include: Continued trauma counseling Cash for work programs Fishing boats and nets Restoring livelihoods Home reconstruction In the same target communities.

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ Please continue to keep World Renew and the people of the Philippines in your prayers

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God…

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7

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