Tropical storm Ketsana unleashed record amounts of rainfall on the Philippines this past weekend, causing extensive flooding and displacing over 450,000 people. At one point, an estimated 80% of Manila was submerged. Flood waters tore homes apart, leaving many people with nothing but the clothes on their backs. While our CRWM missionaries did not experience the full force of the flood, many of our partner churches and colleagues have seen much devastation. Pray for the government as it responds to this crisis, for the CRC of the Philippines, for the families who've lost loved ones, and for the poor who, already having nothing, have lost what little they had.
