A powerful IED blast in Cotobato City.

Sadly, there has been a wave of bombings on our island this month and our city is on high alert for terror activity. The police and military have set up checkpoints on the roads and doubled the security at most of the malls.

Of the recent bombings, the most shocking to me was an explosion at Limketkai Mall that claimed the lives of six people and wounded forty-six. I have personally been to this mall several times with Dr. Jack Tuls and my dad, Michael Triggs, every time we traveled to Cagayan de Oro City in the past. We currently live about 120 miles from this mall.

Another tragic bombing was a failed political assassination using an IED device in Cotobato City that killed another nine people and wounded forty about 130 miles west of us.

Across the country to the north, there has been terrible flooding due to tropical storms specifically Typhoon Maring (Trami) passing over the island. Reports are that half of Manila is under water and several other provinces are flooding as well.

Please pray for the peace of God to reign on the island of Mindanao and protection and recovery for rest of the disaster-stricken Philippines.

Please also pray for us to that we can have the wisdom and resources to help the victims as our resources and strength are exhausted from the last big disaster to hit the Philippines.