On Tuesday night at 11 pm, a powerful thunderstorm hit Davao City. At 1am, I was awakened by a worried phone text from a young man who volunteers at Edge Radio which read, “Please pray for my family. The flood waters are rising at my parent’s house.” When we woke up the next morning and checked the news, the devastation was terrible. The Matina Pangi river swelled to unprecedented levels and wiped out an entire community. The flood waters rose 10 to 20 meters in some areas as people climbed trees and rooftops to escape the raging flood waters. Entire homes were destroyed and families were washed away in the destruction. Sadly, 25 people died, most of whom were children. Another 15 people are still missing, two of which are a pastor and his wife. They are estimating that 15,000 families were affected by this flood which represents about 75,000 people.
Partnering with Operation Blessing Philippines, we were already about to provide some rice to needy families. We were able to buy 100 kilos of rice for only $63 US. Operation Blessing will repack the rice in smaller bags tonight and distribute it tomorrow. If you would like to join us in giving 100 kilos of rice to needy families please click the donate button below and donate $63. I am personally buying the rice and delivering it to the distribution center, so 100% of the money will go towards the rice.
In short, If you want to help the flood victims, I can buy rice to distribute through local ministry partnerships for only $63 for 100 kilos. That’s 220 pounds of rice to give at 29 cents per pound of rice. If you want to donate 100 kilos of rice to needy families, please click the blue button and donate $63. Thank you and God bless you.