I had not expected my second post to be about a typhoon.

The most important message is that all of our missionaries are accounted for and safe.    

We were made aware of typhoon Utor late Friday night.  On Saturday we contacted our missionaries and asked them to be prepared with water, food, batteries and cash in the event that Utor followed its predicted path, which would take it right through the heart of our mission.  By Sunday morning, the typhoon was upgraded to a Category 4.  We asked those missionaries that were in low-lying, flood prone areas to move to places of safety.

Utor made landfall at about 6:30 AM and initially moved as had been predicted. But then the storm suddenly veered left and some parts of our mission received minimal rain and wind.  Others, though, got plenty of both.  As of this writing, all of our missionaries are in safe places and all are well.  Some have lost power, and a few are temporarily displaced due to flooding, but all are safe.  

We are grateful for the many prayers offered on behalf of our mission.