Philippines flooding

Prayer Needed for Philippine Flood Victims

By Brenda Higgins

June 24, 2011

Imagine waist to chest high water everywhere! Tropical storm Falcon released massive amounts of heavy rain to the Philippines yesterday and today. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration reports that fourteen times the daily average of rainfall for the month of June has fallen within a twenty-four hour period. The storm is expected to exit the Philippines Saturday morning.

Twelve people are missing (so far) and at last count 32,118 families in 132 villages in the northern provinces of Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Rizal and Albay and the National Capital Region are affected by this flooding.

We received this report today from our Pastor Gary Castro who oversees the Brethren ministries in Lolomboy, Bocaue - Bulacan Philippines.

"There is a new flood in Bocaue where our church is located. As of 4:27PM (Philippine time), June 24, 2011. The flood around Bocaue and near towns is up to 4 ft. We have brothers and sisters who are affected, including myself. The water inside our house now is about 2 ft. Schools are also affected by the flood.
Please remember us in your prayers.
In Him,
Gary"

Please pray for peace, strength, and the much needed support and supplies that Gary and the Brethen church in the Philippines will need to again minister to the surmounting needs of this community hit so hard by the latest round of storms and flooding.

Philippine flood victims receive relief goods

A handout photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows the flood victims waiting to receive relief goods in a flood devastated area in Pampanga Province, north of Manila, the Philippines, on Sept. 28, 2009. Seventy-three people were killed while 23 others remain missing on Sept. 27 after tropical storm Kestana battered northern Philippines, bringing epic rainfall that caused massive flooding and landslides, government officials said. (Xinhua/Rey Bruna/handout)

A handout photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows the flood victims receiving packs of relief goods in a flood devastated area in Pampanga Province, north of Manila, the Philippines, on Sept. 28, 2009. Seventy-three people were killed while 23 others remain missing on Sept. 27 after tropical storm Kestana battered northern Philippines, bringing epic rainfall that caused massive flooding and landslides, government officials said. (Xinhua/Rey Bruna/handout)

A handout photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows the flood victims waiting to receive the relief goods in a flood devastated area in Pampanga Province, north of Manila, the Philippines, on Sept. 28, 2009. Seventy-three people were killed while 23 others remain missing on Sept. 27 after tropical storm Kestana battered northern Philippines, bringing epic rainfall that caused massive flooding and landslides, government officials said. (Xinhua/Rey Bruna/handout)

Red Cross volunteers prepare the relief material at the Red Cross Office in Manila, capital of the Philippines, on on Sept. 28, 2009. Seventy-three people were killed while 23 others remain missing on Sept. 27 after tropical storm Kestana battered northern Philippines, bringing epic rainfall that caused massive flooding and landslides, government officials said. (Xinhua/Jonas Sulit)