As you may be aware there is a tropical typhoon, Kappu, heading towards the Philippines. Our missionaries have been alerted to prepare for a storm. Their preparations will include but are not limited to preparing for possible flooding, checking their 72 hour kits, having emergency cash in small bills, and charging their cell phone. We have a line of communication in place.
The storm is expected to make landfall at about 2 AM our time on Sunday morning, October 18 at a category 4. It looks to change to a category 3 as it moves inland. The track of the storm right now has it entering at about the center point of our mission around Cauayan, and then traveling through the center northward. We expect wind, rain, flooding, and probable power outages. When the storm has passed and all missionaries are accounted for, we will let you know.
We use a site called Weather Underground to follow the tracking of the storm. I will post updates as possible on the FB page as well as the blog. Be aware that I won't be able to do that if we lose power.
Thank you for your prayers--for the missionaries and for the Filipino people. This is harvest time and there are many whose rice crops are not quite ready for harvesting. We are anxious for them.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all the missionaries, members and families in the path of this storm. We anxiously await your updates. God bless, the Porters.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the update. We appreciate you watching over all the mission and for your preparations. Know that our family is praying for the missionaries as well as the people of the Phillippines. May all be well. The Russells
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