The EFFECT of Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in the Philippines

A rescuer worker carries the body of an infant who drowned in flooding.

American Mormon Missionaries help clean a house in suburban Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Many Filipinos tried to rebuild their lives Monday after saving little more than the clothes they wore in a tropical storm that prompted the capital's worst flooding in more than four decades.

A boy stands beside a sign on a vehicle which was written in mud as residents slowly return to their homes in suburban Marikina city.

Filipino pedestrians cling to a rope as they brave floodwater brought by Tropical Storm Ketsana in Quezon City. Overwhelmed Philippine authorities appealed for international aid Monday as the death toll from once-in-a-lifetime floods soared to 140 and weary survivors sheltered in squalid conditions.

A resident looks at cars toppled from flooding in Marikina city.

Residents and rescuers carry a body which was recovered from the riverbanks.

In this photo provided by the Philippine Air Force, shown are people wading on a flooded street with cars still submerged on water Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 in suburban Cainta, east of Manila, Philippines. Rescuers plucked bodies from muddy floodwaters and scrambled to save drenched survivors on rooftops after tropical storm Ketsana tore through northern Philippines and left 75 people dead or missing in the region's worst flooding in more than four decades.

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**More than 450,000 people were affected by the storm, including some 115,000 brought to about 200 schools, churches and other evacuation shelters, officials said. Troops, police and volunteers have been able to rescue more than 7,900 people so far, Teodoro said. The United States has donated $100,000 and deployed a military helicopter and five rubber boats manned by about 20 American soldiers from the country's south, where they have been providing counterterrorism training. The United Nations Children's Fund has also provided food and other aid.

- Those who want to donate cash/kind, you can call GMA Kapuso Helpline @ 9811950-59. GMA Kapuso Foundation: Samar St. cor GMA Network drive, QC. Behind GMA complex. Beside Malayan Bank. Tel # 9284299, 9289351, 9827777.

For cash and cheque donations:

(METROBANK)
Peso Savings - Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 3-098-51034-7
Dollar Savings - Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 2-098-00244-2
Code : MBTC PH MM

(UCPB)
Peso Savings - Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 115-184777-2
: 160-111277-7
Dollar Savings - Account Name : GMA Kapuso Foundation, Inc.
Account Number : 01-115-301177-9
:01-160-300427-6
Code : UCPB PH MM

God's Plan For Your Family

Message from: Mhel Perez (Head, Youth Ministry and Special Events)

When was the last time you uttered the words...I love my family?? I believe that the most important thing in our lives, aside from God, is our family. Our family has the greatest influence on us. If you are a parent, nothing affetcs you more than your children, their successes, their despairs If you are a child, it concerns you when the relationships at home are not working well. These things affects us very much. When people are wounded in a family, it leaves a scar that last a long time because hurting people hurt others. However, God has a wonderful plan to heal wounded hearts and wounded families and take the scars away.

God's plan is to turn our hearts to our families...this is his promise in Malachi 4:6 "And he will turn the hearts to the children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse" When parents turn away from their children, and children turn their backs from their parents, it brings curse. God wants to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the hearts of the children to their parents. When those things happen there is a BLESSING! As God's children, let's activate this blessing and pass it on to the next generation...The Mighty Generation.

Our vision to see a born again city will be an easy task if we will continue to have spirit-filled families helping this vison come to pass.

Ano nga ba talaga??

Hello sa lahat! Eto na naman ako, siguro nagtataka kayo kung bakit tagalog ang version na ginamit ko ngayon. Sa dahilan na, ito ang gusto ko at gugustuhin ko kahit kailan. Hindi ko alam kung paano at saan ako magsisimula sa kwento ko. Bigla lang pumasok sa isip ko na magsulat at magkwento gamit ang aking blog. Ito ang hilig ko ang magkwento at kahit sino pa dyan ang tutol wala ka nang pakialam dahil blog ko ito at hindi sau, akin ito at igalang mo ang gusto ko. Sana, ikaw nababasa mo ito. Oo, ikaw nga wala nang iba! Inhale, Exhale. Araw ko ngayon kaya walang magrereklamo. Basahin mo na lang kung anong kwento ko.

Galit. Lungkot. Nalilito. Masaya. Apat na pakiramdam pero naguguluhan ako. Hindi ko alam kung alin sa mga yan ang dapat ko maramdaman. Ginagawa ko na maging balance ang lahat nang bagay sa paligid ko at sa mga taong nakakasama ko. Ito ang nararamdaman ko at ito ang dapat mo malaman. Ikaw..Ikaw..Ikaw..Gusto ko maging patas sa'yo at ayoko na dumating sa huli na sisihin ko ang sarili ko at sisihin mo din ako. Ayokong magsisihan tayo dahil walang maidudulot na maganda. We can get good benefits by means of understanding. Oo na, iintindihin na lang kita pero sana maintindihan mo din ako. Pero ano pa ba ang dapat ko intindihin? Ano din ba ang dapat mong maintindihan sa akin? Meron pa bang kulang o hindi ko nalalaman at dapat mong malaman? Ano nga ba talaga? Hinihintay ko na balang-araw maisip mo ang nararamdaman ko. Sana makuha mo kung anong ibig ko sabihin sa sinasabi ko. Hay nako! Oo alam ko masyado akong madrama..Eh sa ganito ang genre ko ngayon may magagawa ka ba? mapipigilan mo ba ko? aangal ka? ..Genre? Oo genre nga! Parang sa kategorya ng musika. Basahin mo na lang para maunawaan mo ang mga pinagsasasabi ko. Bakit ba kase lagi ka na lang ganyan? Hindi ko alam kung dapat ba ko magalit sa sarili ko o sau o sa ginagawa mo. Magagalit ako sa sarili ko dahil sa mga tama/mali na iniisip ko o magagalit ako sa'yo dahil ganyan ka o magagalit ako sa ginagawa mo dahil nasasaktan ako. Ano nga ba talaga?? Pwede bang sabihin mo naman sa akin para malaman ko. Ay, oo nga pala, pano mo masasabi sa akin kung hindi mo naman pala naiisip. Is it too much to ask for you? Alam mo kung anong sinasabi ko. Oo ikaw nga..at ikaw lang wala nang iba! Sana talaga nababasa mo 'to. Alam ko sanay na ako na laging ganito ang nangyayari pero natatakot akong dumating yung oras na biglang maging manhid ang puso ko at ang sarili ko sa mga ganitong bagay. At alam ko na kung anong sasabihin mo sa akin kapag nabasa mo ito..kung mababasa mo nga ito. Sabi nga sa message ni God sa akin, "That every little part of you is magical, even the parts that hurt. It's alright to love what is in pain. More than alright, that's exactly where your love is needed the most. So why not touch that part that hurts and smile at it, at yourself through it, and whisper: I love you." Sa totoo lang laging ganyan ang ginagawa ko "smile at it." God is always right because He is perfect. Pero may oras din na napapagod akong gawin ito at hindi ko masisi ang sarili ko at mas lalong hindi mo din ako masisisi kung ganito ang nararamdaman ko. Pero kapag naiisip ko yung lagi mong sinasabi sa akin napapangiti ako at napapa-isip din ako. Ano nga ba talaga? Alin ba sa mga kategoryang yun ang tama at mali?? Tama..Mali..Tama..Mali. Sana kapag naisip mo na, sabihin mo sa akin.

*** Oh la la! Gusto ko lang ipaalam na walang halong pag-iinarte o dahil sa nagsulat ako just to please you. Kung negative ang iniisip mo, you're wrong. I wrote this entry to express my random thoughts and feelings. And of course, it's my day and time for sharing! ♥♥

REALITY

If you need a place, in this reality
Just to be yourself, while everything seems awfully
To cry, to scream, to relief your heart
When you feel your world is falling apart

I will be right here, to wait and hope
And I will gently remove the rope
Which lies and tightens around your neck
Pull you away, and of course

I’ll check The light in your eyes is fading away
Turning black, turning cold, clearly with dismay
Your heart feels far away, gone to disappear
I want you to stay, I want you near

I smile at you, and try to remember
What it was like, no need to go further
Loneliness and sadness passing by
Hand in hand, with tears in the eye

Drowning in words, unnecessary pain
No need to describe, no need to complain
Your eyes are open, lightning once more
Watching, sparkling, just like before

I’ll hold you in my arms, hold you tight
Tell you, that we, together, have won this fight

~ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ~