Latest report from Noralv
Here is the latest update from Noralv and Tone who work in the Philippines on how the relief work is going after the recent typhoon.
We have now given help to more than 3000 families. This means that 20,000 people have been touch by the love of God over the last two weeks. It is a great privilege to be here right now and be able to extend the help from God’s people. We have a fantastic team from Norway helping us.
They were joined by a team of young people from China that arrived two days ago. The Chinese team was thrown right into the work here in our relief operations. Next week they will stay at our base in Mindoro to be trained there. One truck after the other has left our base here to help ease the burden for the flood victims.
The team is packing food and soap to give to the victims and you can smell the soap all over the mission house here in Cavite. In a meeting with the mayor we looked at the long term help in relocating the people along the river.
We are coordinating with churches in the flood area. They are themselves badly affected and have little resources to help in the situation. That’s why it has a great effect when we come alongside them, helping them to reach out to the people in their area. Our social workers survey the area together with the locals to find those in most need, to comfort them and give them hope.
We also work with the local Social security office to make sure we coordinate everything to maximize the help given. Everywhere we are able to share the gospel and demonstrate the love of God in a most tangible way.
Pray for Gemma and Jovelyn, our social workers, as they work very hard to coordinate everything and find the neediest people. In the midst of this, all the other programs are going on as usual in the ministry.
Just to mention; the first 7 days of October twenty two babies have been born in our maternity clinic here in Cavite. We are grateful to God and give him all the glory!
Noralv Askeland
