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Hi All!

Again, we are OK! Thank you LORD!

And, thank you(!) for praying with us and for us!

Yesterday, it finally stopped raining and we visited with some of the folks in our village. There is a need for rice and building material, but it is hard to tell how much of what is truly required.

Patrick will try to meet with the barangay captain (village official), Jun Hilario, to do further assessment. Of all people, Jun’s house was totally destroyed and needs to rebuild from ground up!

Power was restored yesterday afternoon, as well as our internet that same evening! Praise the LORD! We are expecting short, intermittent outages due to ongoing repairs…

Also, our well pump is pumping water as I write this! Praise the LORD!

Yesterday, 1 of the 2 ATMs was online long enough, so we were able to withdraw much needed funds! Praise the LORD! …Karen is in town right now, buying needed groceries & supplies…

The LORD answers prayers! Praise Him!

In closing, please continue to pray for how we can help our neighbors in need…we need much wisdom in this regards, because of the cultural expectations (jealousy, corruption, etc.)…

Thanks for praying with us and for us!

In HIM!

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Typhoon Update! Dec. 16th, 2015

by PATRICK CARDER

Dear Friends and Family!

On December 16th, 2015, Typhoon “Melor” (aka. “Nona”) came right on top of us (Tuesday) at 3 am, with 120 mph winds and left a huge path of destruction behind.

We are ok, praise the LORD!

Our village was severely damaged, but no lives were lost! Many of the houses have been destroyed and need to be rebuild from ground up…

We lost power Monday evening around 10pm and it probably will be out for few days… Many crews of men are clearing downed trees and debris from the electrical lines…please pray!

We get our drinking water form a shallow well across the street, but without power we can not pump it to our house and filter it…also, we do not know at this time if the water- or power lines, coming fro-&-to the well, are ok or damaged…Please pray!

We are running a small generator for 4-5 hours a day, to keep our fridge cold, but are low on fuel… ATMs are off line and we do not have access to funds at this moment to buy groceries and needed fuel for the generator (our pantry is stocked well, though… Please pray!

Our internet connection is slow or not working at all, so we might not be able to send any updates for some time…but we will keep trying…

Also, please pray for how we can help our neighbors in need, in a God honoring way. We need much wisdom in this regards, because of the cultural expectations (jealousy, corruption, etc.)…

Please continue to pray for us!

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