Welcome to the Calvary Chapel Philippines Update blog. This blog has been created to be a central point of contact for the worldwide Calvary Chapel community and anyone else interested in learning about relief efforts in the central Philippines devastated by Super-Typhoon Haiyan. The blog will be updated frequently with information about Calvary Chapel supported relief teams and other news related to the typhoon recovery. Check back often for more updates.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Another update from Pastor Gerry and the US team in Samar:   Things are going well with the team. All are healthy and functioning well (praise God!) 

The team is currently repairing the church building at Lalawigan (Borongan City) for teams. The roof was destroyed: putting it back on is a bit of a challenge.  Once the roof is on in 2-3 days, they will be able to house 35-50 people at a time.

Hernani access has been established. The team is divided between those working on the roof in Borongan and those traveling to Hernani with emergency supplies.  Everything is gone in Hernani: the death toll in Hernani is over 100 so far. The police station, markets,and the high school are all gone. Hernani was a middle class town: the only things left are about 5 homes.

It is a 4 hour drive from Borongan to the capital (Catbalogan) – which is the nearest source of fuel and/or communications (email, regular cell phones).  Currently, the team has one jeepnie for transporting teams and they are renting another. The team at CCTC Dumageute is working on getting CCTC's jeepnie over to them as soon as possible.

The biggest need right now is finances. The team must make the 4-hour trip to Catbalogan daily for fuel and supplies, plus EVERYTHING is way more expensive right now than under normal circumstances. 


Meanwhile, in Dumageute, supplies continue to be gathered and packed for onward movement to Samar.  And more of our brothers and sisters prepare to go serve.  This message came today from a dear saint getting ready to travel from Dumageute to Borongan:  "Packing up and getting ready to join Genghis and the first US team in Samar tomorrow. Too much to get done, and doubts start to creep in and Jesus lifted me up this morning in His Word... can't contain God's goodness... must declare it... His promises are truly for those who OBEY, just as Abraham did! TO ALL RELIEF EFFORT VOLUNTEERS FOR SAMAR... THIS IS FOR US ALL --- Genesis 22:16-17 " "I SWEAR BY MYSELF, DECLARES THE LORD, THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE THIS... I WILL SURELY BLESS YOU..." Thank you Lord Jesus, for the promise of your favor. ALL GLORY, PRAISE AND HONOR TO YOU ALONE! WAY TO GO, SWEET JESUS!" 


If God is with us, who, indeed can be against us?

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