Typhoon Haiyan also known as Yolanda hit the Philippines this past weekend with such enormity that it is uncertain of the death toll. It has been reported that possibly 10,000 or more people could be dead.
Bodies float with nobody to remove them. The needs are humongous in the worst hit areas. Even the evacuation buildings did not survive the storms from the hurricane.
People there are desperate for help. The U.S. Marines have already started to bring in some aid, but so much more is needed. The city of Tacloban is devastated.
What can we do for the people who have survived this storm?
As a Christian, the first thing that I think of is praying. God doesn't always prevent storms from affecting people, but I know He is sovereign in and through them.
The second thing that I thought of was giving to help the people of the Philippines. They need love and care, and I do care. Not everybody can afford to give a lot, but I'm sure that the lives of these people are more important than buying music or DVDs or other things that entertain us.
It took some time, but I finally came up with a list of some places that I felt were worth considering to give aid through:
Children's Hunger Fund sent out a Tweet saying, "PLEASE HELP the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines. Text 'HOPE' to 80888 to $10 now thru 11/23"
You can also go to the following page on their website: https://chf.giftfold.com/philippines-typhoon-relief
Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA has missionaries in the Philippines and a man who has offered to fly things in.
https://www.gracechurch.org/support/
Sovereign Grace Church in Pasadena, CA is raising money to help clean up and rebuild in the wake of the typhoon. They are connected up with Sovereign Grace Ministries churches.
http://sovgracepasadena.org/home/2013/10/philippines-update/
The Southern Baptists are also taking donations: https://gobgr.org/donate/product-detail/disaster-response
While I haven't seen anything yet about how ACTION International might help out, I am sharing a link to the blog of some missionaries that came to a church we went to many years ago (where their son went). http://jeffmaryann.blogspot.com/
UPDATE: Here is ACTION's information about how they are helping out:
http://news.actioninternational.org/philippinesrelief/
While helping physical needs is great, I also pray that the Gospel will go forth along with the assistance and that God will make Himself known and use even this devastation to bring about salvation for His chosen and that He will bring about His purposes in this. His mercy sometimes comes through His children, and hopefully these sites I gave you will honor the Lord and His Gospel.
Bodies float with nobody to remove them. The needs are humongous in the worst hit areas. Even the evacuation buildings did not survive the storms from the hurricane.
People there are desperate for help. The U.S. Marines have already started to bring in some aid, but so much more is needed. The city of Tacloban is devastated.
What can we do for the people who have survived this storm?
As a Christian, the first thing that I think of is praying. God doesn't always prevent storms from affecting people, but I know He is sovereign in and through them.
The second thing that I thought of was giving to help the people of the Philippines. They need love and care, and I do care. Not everybody can afford to give a lot, but I'm sure that the lives of these people are more important than buying music or DVDs or other things that entertain us.
It took some time, but I finally came up with a list of some places that I felt were worth considering to give aid through:
Children's Hunger Fund sent out a Tweet saying, "PLEASE HELP the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines. Text 'HOPE' to 80888 to $10 now thru 11/23"
You can also go to the following page on their website: https://chf.giftfold.com/philippines-typhoon-relief
Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, CA has missionaries in the Philippines and a man who has offered to fly things in.
https://www.gracechurch.org/support/
Sovereign Grace Church in Pasadena, CA is raising money to help clean up and rebuild in the wake of the typhoon. They are connected up with Sovereign Grace Ministries churches.
http://sovgracepasadena.org/home/2013/10/philippines-update/
The Southern Baptists are also taking donations: https://gobgr.org/donate/product-detail/disaster-response
While I haven't seen anything yet about how ACTION International might help out, I am sharing a link to the blog of some missionaries that came to a church we went to many years ago (where their son went). http://jeffmaryann.blogspot.com/
UPDATE: Here is ACTION's information about how they are helping out:
http://news.actioninternational.org/philippinesrelief/
While helping physical needs is great, I also pray that the Gospel will go forth along with the assistance and that God will make Himself known and use even this devastation to bring about salvation for His chosen and that He will bring about His purposes in this. His mercy sometimes comes through His children, and hopefully these sites I gave you will honor the Lord and His Gospel.
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