The only problem with creating 3000 food sacks here in manila is that the storm did not actually hit us. We just had a little rain. So one of the employees at our office, Willie, made some phone calls. This actually isn't a picture of the phone calls. That took a whole day to set up
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The humanitarian outreach of 2 of the TV stations sent vans to come and get a few hundred of our sacks.
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ABS-CBN, and Channel 5 each sent vans.
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And finally, GMA, a third TV station, sent over the marines. They loaded the majority of the sacks onto their truck and then they headed out to the base where the sacks were loaded on a C130 to be flown down to the Philippine island of Samar, the island most badly damaged by the storm.
This was such a great experience, everyone working together for a common good. We asked for volunteers and people spent all of Saturday and Sunday before or after their church. On Saturday we had 10 of the missionaries from the Quezon City mission helping. They were a lot of fun to talk to. As I worked I kept trying to imagine the people this food might go to..
And finally we had about 800 lbs. of rice left over which we donated to the Bubahay Deseret Hospice House. It was founded by the Jacksons to serve as a home where people could live while their children had their procedures. They treat club foot,, with people having to come for several weeks at a time for a year or more, as well as other conditions. I include a link here. It is a very worthy charity.
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