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Typhoon Haiyan3 month Update

Living Justice, Loving Mercy, Serving Christ

On Friday, November 8, 2013, one of the worst typhoons ever slammed into the Philippines.


Thanks to your prayers and support, World Renew

was there.


Working with the

Christian Reformed Church of the

Philippines


World Renew distributed emergency food and other

items to 3,973 families in need!


To assist with the project, five International Relief Managers

went to the Philippines


They identified three regions on three islands on which World Renew could

focus its attention.


This was done in cooperation with other organizations to ensure that

there was no duplication.


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


Trauma counseling is also a critical component of this

outreach.


Rolinda Cadayong

lives in Guiuan on

Eastern Samar with

her husband and four children.


Before Typhoon

Haiyan, she was a

seamstress and her husband farmed

coconuts.


During the storm, the family hid

beneath the raised floor of a friend’s

house.


“My faith helped me, it

helped me get through that time,” she said.


When the storm was over, they had lost

everything. “We had no clothes, no house, no

food.”


Rolinda lost her sewing equipment and there

are no more coconut trees to

farm.


World Renew came to the tent

community where Rolinda’s family now lives.


This generator from World

Renew powers street lights for

safety


And enables people to charge

cell phones to talk to family.


“I am very thankful for those

who came to help our community

…”


“Thank you for

serving – for giving

relief, shelter and

food”


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 reconstructionIn the same target communities.


Please continue to keep World Renew and the people of the Philippines in your prayers


“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests

to God…


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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