Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Launches Three-Pronged Response for Philippines Floods
The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) has been responding to the devastating floods in the Philippines that killed at least 1,000 people and left 250,000 homeless.
The series of storms, which began late November, triggered flash floods and landslides across the Island nation, and have affected at least 800,000 people. Reports from the field have indicated that the greatest need have been fro food, water and medicine.
Within the first week the floods slid in, several churches began carrying out needs assessments. Meanwhile, on Dec. 8, the CRWRC announced that it is planning a “three-pronged relief response” in collaboration with the National Diaconal Agency (NDA) of the Christian Reformed Church Philippines (CRCP).
John Suk, a CRWM missionary in Manila, asked Christians to “please pray for the Philippines” in light of the catastrophe.
“Please pray for those mourning the loss of children and parents; for an end to corruption; for values of simplicity and contentment that would put less strain on our world's resources; for justice in a nation starved for it; and for God to use his children to help make things new-already now,” Suk wrote.
Financial support for CRWRC's response in The Philippines can be given online at www.crwrc.org or by calling 1-800-55-CRWRC (US) or 1-800-730-3490 (Canada). Cheques payable to CRWRC marked "Philippines Storms 2004" can be sent to 2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49560 or 3475 Mainway, P.O. Box 5070 STN LCD 1, Burlington, ON L7M 3C3.
