There was a devastating fire in the community of Isla Verde, Davao City that burned about 200 homes, two churches, and a missionary school in the poorest of the poor areas. Several of the Bagdao tribe lost everything they owned. The worst thing is this happened five years ago in the same place and we helped them then too!
Five years ago, many children died during the time their families were displaced in refugee camps. This time, I have been there three times bringing disaster supplies to help the people. The most striking moment was as we gave out a meager one kilogram of rice to each family, one family immediately put the rice in their pot to cook it! These people are in great need. Please pray for them to recover and for us to be able to help them recover and communicate the love of Jesus to them in the process.
