Hi everyone. Please read the message from Anthony below. We would appreciate if any of you can help! God bless! :)
Bill Breen is my best friend of almost 23 years and, as many of you are aware, he was the best man at mine and Alisha’s wedding. His wife Reyna is from the Philippines. If you are not aware, her family and friends have been directly affected by the typhoon that hit that country a few days ago.
The following is his email response to me just this morning on the situation:
“Her family, and subsequently our home there is in Baras, Rizal. You will see the town Tanay mentioned (a lot of death there). Tanay is like Sacramento to our west Sacramento. Since Baras is very small, no banks, gas stations, nothing really.. Tanay is the closest town with services.
Our house had 3 feet of water inside it, and some roof damage. But the house there, like most, is made out of cinder block and cement. So mostly just Dirty and full of mud. They have started cleaning. My septic tank (as is everyone’s) is full, and will need pumped out whenever pumping services resume. We have a private well, so the family has drinkable water. They have not turned on the pump yet, since the motor is dirty, but they have a hand pump backup that works.
Out house is two stories..so they moved everything upstairs.
Not so lucky at her moms house that was lower in elevation, and one story. Everything was still inside when the water came. They are still waiting for it to recede completely last I heard. Should be down by now. Then they can sort out was was ruined, versus what can be cleaned and saved.
Seriously.. I would accept donations from your church members if they were so inclined, and insure the money went right away to feed my family and friends there that are displaced. B”
If we could come up with like $200 between everyone that would go a long way in the Philippines. It is a very poor country. Their currency is worth like 1/50th of US money, so $200 US dollars is like a few thousand over there.
Many of you are fellow believers in Christ and as such we are graciously called to follow His example in “giving to those as they have need…” This is not a guilt trip, but simply a plea for us to come together, as each one is able, and help show the Lord’s love in action. Therefore, please don’t take this as an insistence upon your obligation. Many of us have been blessed immensely by Jesus. I can personally testify to His faithfulness in pulling me out of years of darkness and pain and loss and emptiness. I wish to extend a hand to Reyna’s family as Christ has done so mercifully to me, time and time again. If this were happening to my family I sure hope that others would step up and help us in this way.
I know times are tough for many. Lish works for the State so you know our family has personally taken a big financial hit in recent months, but can anyone match my $20.00? Can you give even a $10 bill? To make it easier, I will personally drive to your house if I have to and pick it up. For your convenience, we have arranged a way for you to make a donation directly through Paypal, if that is easier for you. I have posted it on our blog. There is a "donate" button just to the right of the front page on this blog. If you have a problem with the website, you can also go directly to www.paypal.com & send a payment. If you do that, make sure you send it to this email: luckymom2aiden@comcast.net.
So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” Luke 21:3-4
Blessings to each of you and thanks for listening, :)
~Anthony & Alisha~
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