So many of you have asked me how my family fared in the recent super-typhoon in the Philippines. I waited to post about it until I heard first hand from back home. Today what I feared was confirmed, my cousin's home was ruined along with all their belongings. It has been a traumatic experience for them and for their neighborhood. Their lives are forever changed.
Today, as difficult as it is to raise a prayer of gratitude, I have to still be thankful that my family is alive. I am thankful that help is/will be available. I am thankful for the virtue of hope because in these moments of tragedy that flicker of hope is how homes, lives and faith get re-built and renewed.
Please keep the Philippines in your prayers. This is a good time to give not just from surplus but even out of poverty - For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood. - Mark 12:44
The following photos are from my second-cousin (which in my country is considered my niece):
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| downed power lines |
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| the roof of their home blown over, everything inside was ruined |
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| devastation in their neighborhood |
I will remember your family in my sacrifices, Ana Maria.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I just found out another cousin lost everything.
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