Union Rescue Mission, The Way Home

Here is an update on the latest at Giving Children Hope (GCH), a partner of URM on many projects.

According to the Associated Press, at least 284 people have died or are missing after torrential rains and subsequent flooding pummeled the Philippines on Saturday.

Two new storms were brewing in the Pacific and threatened to complicate relief efforts in the Philippines, officials said.

Giving Children Hope is working with our international partners on the ground to strategize the best possible way to bring aid and assist those who have been affected by the disaster.

Right now we are accepting monetary donations to procure disaster relief items to send to the region. We are also accepting disaster relief products as donation.

Two Shipments of Medicines Leave for the Philippines

Today, in partnership with Cottonwood Church and the Mahal Foundation, Giving Children Hope has sent two medicine packages to treat people in Philippines who are still suffering from the aftermath of the two typhoons that hit their country.

This shipment was also made possible by Hawaiian Airlines who helped us send these life-saving medicines.

Thank you to all of our partners and our donors who made this possible!

2009.11.12 by Harmony Trevino

Ministry to Distribute Medical Relief

One of partners, Spread God’s Love Ministry, along with a team of volunteer doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists, and nurses will conduct medical, dental and eye care to remote areas of the Philippines which have been great affected during the recent typhoons. Relief goods such as multi-vitamins and medicines will be distributed to these areas.

The team will be treating 500-700 indigent patients in those remote areas which already struggle with problems with access to health care, malnutrition, food insecurity, economic stagnation and frequent natural disasters.

2009.10.29 by Harmony Trevino

First Shipment of Medicines Ship to Flood Victims

Giving Children Hope has sent its first shipment of medicines to help victims in the Philippines who were affected by the recent typhoons. Donate today and help send the rest of the medicines!

2009.10.27 by Harmony Trevino

Third Typhoon Headed Toward Philippines

Typhoon-weary Philippines braces for another strike

by Tim Ballisty , on Oct 19, 2009 12:22 pm ET

weather.com: The Philippines have been dealt blow after blow from Mother Nature in the form of powerful, slowly-moving typhoons. The past few weeks have been full of tragedy especially for the northern half of the country.

Two back-to-back storms (Tropical Storm Ketsana and Typhoon Parma) killed 858 people and inundated the homes of more than 7 million. Ketsana buried Manila and its neighboring towns/cities with excessive rainfall.

Parma just about a week later stubbornly stalled over Luzon for several days producing even more deadly flooding.

The news does not improve with Typhoon Lupit looming in the western Pacific.

2009.10.21 by Harmony Trevino

Update from the Field: Diseases Plague Flood Victims

Recent news from the Philippines have reported that leptospirosis and other diseases have been spreading throughout the flooded areas.

Help us send medicines to these people affected by the aftermath of the flooding.

2009.10.15 by Harmony Trevino

New “Super Typhoon” Heading Toward the Philippines

According to Reuters, officials warn that Typhoon Parma, which is expected to make landfall Saturday, could be the worst storm to hit the Philippines since 2006. Thousands have evacuated from the likely path of the storm, which has been gaining strength. Officials worry that the storm could obstruct relief efforts in the area. This typhoon comes less than a week after Typhoon Ketsana left more than three-fourths of Manila underwater.

Help Giving Children Hope send emergency aid to these families in the Philippines.

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