You know how we're raising money for my parent's ministry in the Philippines?  Last week the Philippines got hit by a typhoon (which is what they call a hurricane in the Pacific) that was the worst since 1995.

 

The death toll so far is around 100.  At least 300,000 people were displaced by the typhoon with close to 40,000 of them forced to abandon their homes.

 

My parents built ministry headquarters over there and the building suffered damage.  The main damage done by a tree to the roof which is going to cost around $6,000 to repair.  (There's no such thing as typhoon insurance in the Philippines.)  This is basically $6,000 less money to be spent on ministry programs. 

 

Here's a video of the typhoon blowing over a truck with the driver inside. 

 

Also, as an aside, notice how you'll see and hear English words during the newscast.  That's because the Philippines used to be a US territory.  Most people over there speak English.

(Give the newscaster guy 20 seconds before they show the actual footage). 

 

I hope you'd consider donating some to help repair the ministry headquarters so they can get back to actually doing ministry.  If anyone would like to donate a bit of money to repair the ministry headquarters, you can do so here.

 

Thanks,

Conrad

More info 

94 dead in Philippine typhoon

Manila, Sep 30: The death toll in the powerful typhoon that wreaked havoc in the Philippines rose to 94, with a large portion of the capital and the eastern region still groping in the dark amid massive power outages, officials said Saturday.

Most of the additional fatalities were from Cavite province, just outside the capital, where a mini-dam collapsed at the height of typhoon Milenyo on Thursday.

Most of the dead were drowned, buried by landslides, hit by fallen trees and debris or electrocuted. At its peak, Milenyo packed sustained winds of up to 130 km per hour.

Anthony Golez, deputy director of the Office of the Civil Defence (OCD), said the death toll would likely continue to rise because reports had yet to arrive from far-flung areas.

Relief and rescue operations were hampered by massive power outages in affected areas.

More than half of Manila remained without electricity on Saturday, while most of the eastern region of Bicol and Quezon were also still without electricity due to toppled power lines.

At least 300,000 people were displaced by the typhoon with close to 40,000 of them forced to abandon their homes."