You will have seen the devastation that the super typhoon has caused in the
Philippines. 10,000+ people have died, hundreds of thousands are displaced and
many are in trouble. This includes some of our own Salvation Army people, with
at least four Corps in the devastated area.
The Salvation Army has already started to help those that are affected.
Already $100,000 in food supplies are being prepared for distribution, and,
obviously, more will be done. Damaris Frick, a friend of mine from IES is
leaving for Manila today to assess the best ways that we can work and the
worldwide Salvation Army is banding together to support whatever needs to
occur.
Our territory will be making a financial contribution to the relief
efforts.
We have also launched an appeal which can be accessed via www.salvationarmy.org.au
Thanks everyone. Let's keep praying for Colonels Wayne & Robyn Maxwell - the territorial leaders of The Salvation Army in the Philippines (Australians!), the people they work with, and most of all the people they will need to support following this disaster.
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