I’ve heard stories of entire neighborhoods disappearing from mudslides triggered by the typhoon rain in remote areas of the Philippines.
Riza and James are two of my friends living in Pampanga, Philippines. They're overwhelmed with the amount of help needed for the typhoon/mudslide victims. Right now, they're raising money to help fund a life-saving operation for the husband of a woman at one of the call centers James and I worked with. If you'd like to help, please say a prayer for this man or make a donation toward his operation.
Just a few days ago, one of my friends and former co-workers, James Keating, told me that several people at the call center where I used to work in Pampanga (hours away from Manila) didn’t just lose some family members — they lost their entire family in the mudslides that hit a mountainous city called Baguio.
These are people he works with now, so he’s been compelled to help in any way he can. Since James lives in the Philippines now, he’s been volunteering his time and financial support to the victims — but he’s getting overwhelmed with the amount of relief needed for these people.
I didn’t realize how bad the situation was outside of Manila — and that the typhoon took a harder toll on my friends’ families from this remote call center than it did in the Manila centers where I worked. But I’m glad I know now, because we have a real opportunity to save lives… not just help rebuild them.
Right now, according to James, the most urgent need is medical attention and cleaning supplies because of the flood-born disease that is rapidly spreading.
Because of the remote location of these mudslide victims, getting relief isn’t as available as it is in a large city like Manila. My sister-in-law, Becky, has volunteered to head-up a project that will help get these medical/cleaning supplies to James. More on this later.
In the meantime, I learned that of the people that have survived the mudslides, one man has an immediate need to have his infected leg removed before he dies.
This man was washed away in the mudslides and his wife thought she had lost him… but I believe by the grace of God he was found alive — and now he has a chance to be saved.
The man’s wife works in the Pampanga-based call center that I worked with. James told me that they’re trying to raise money to fund his operation through cake sales.
He doesn’t know how much the operation is yet, but due to the urgent need for this life-saving operation, it seems like we should prioritize saving lives over rebuilding them if we can. Therefore, this man will receive $1,600 of the funds we’ve raised at SocialDonating.org.
This wouldn’t have been possible without your prayers and donations.
I just wanted to give you an update on this and let you know that your support is truly going toward a great cause. I can’t say thank you enough for your compassion for these people that you don’t even know.
If you’ve got time to say a quick prayer for this man, pass along this story, or make a $5 donation, it can help this man more than you may realize.
Thank you.
-Greg