Let the rain come down and wake my dreams.

Hello everyone.

This week we had another typhoon and flood. And once again, the area I was in was the worst hit and affected from the storm…and not only my zone..as in my personal area...They follow me. Haha

But seriously…it was really frightening. Luckily my apartment is really high up and has 2 stories pa. So  we were ok…but the scary part was seeing all of our investigator’s houses completely under water. Yes they lost everything 9 days before Christmas. Somehow while we were walking and offering service to families the day after, everyone had smiles on, everyone was helping one another and kids were still laughing (playing in the dirty left over flood water). So just so you can more fully appreciate what these people went through  and how they dealt with it here is a description of their day:  this day was cold, the water  is dirty (there are snakes, garbage, dead animals, and sewer in it) and they had to walk and walk and walk with their small children, chickens, or puppies on their shoulders. They tried to save a few things but 80-90% of their things are now gone.   The things they did store “up high” (probably tied to their tin roofs) were completely covered by the flood. For 2 or 3 days after that, there has still been rain so not much has dried…and it’s still cold. But as we watched people searching for higher ground, we saw smiles, we saw kids playing, and we saw people offering their houses to others. We talked to one brother who is… more than stable. His house is like 4 or 5 stories and he said he had more than 30 refugees in His home. We had the opportunity to help the Helping Hands earlier today with the relief goods. Even small children were doing their part….there was no complaining, no “me” or “I” ‘s but just everyone looking for some way to help. I am so thankful for the opportunity I have to offer these people something, that if they want, they won’t ever lose. Something that will last them forever…walang hanggang. That is what this gospel is for. It gives hope and strength and point people to the open arms of the Savior.

Mahal ko kayo. Remember the reason for the season! Merry Christmas.

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I forgot my card reader...pictures will come next week:)