The caption said these were missionaries, but did not identify a particular church.
I know you are all busy and all concerned with many things. I really do understand that. And, I know that there are many tragedies all around the world every day and certainly every year and that the tugs and pulls of these multiple disasters can be overwhelming. Every one of those disasters yields photos as heartrending as these I've posted.
Nevertheless, I'm going to ask you to consider making a donation to the relief organization of your choice to support their operations in the Philippines. The Philippine capital of Manila, a city of 10 million people, was inundated by 16-22 inches of rain in 6 hours (Katrina dropped 10 inches) from Tropical Storm Ketsana (called Ondoy in the Philippines). The resources of the Philippine government are strained to the breaking point. The Philippine people are mostly poor and struggling in the best of times, and these are far from the best of times. People are going to need clean water, food, shelter, and replacements for the belongings (often meager to begin with). If you can help, please help.
I did some research and ended up giving to a place called Direct Relief International. They usually focus on maternal child health and basic medical supplies. In the current emergency, they say they working on housing, sanitation, and preventing disease outbreaks. The BBB gives them a clean bill of health and they seem to spend most of their money on relief (not on fund raising). There are, I'm sure, hundreds of other organizations doing work that is just as good (maybe better). Please consider giving.
2 comments:
gee i wonder if they are mormon missionaries! Knee length shorts, t-shirts, with t-shirts underneath. they stick out! we will look into helping. thanks dad!
I didn't want to go past the facts offered by the original source, but yeah, that's what I thought too. Mainly, they're helping, whoever they are, in a place and at a time when help is needed!
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