Thursday Evening

Paula travelled to the town of Salcedo in the typhoon ravaged part of Eastern Samar. Their church was nearly destroyed.  Here is a picture of their parish church:

Funds from various government and foreign agencies are restricted and cannot be used for any religious purposes.  Therefore their churches are largely still in ruins. 

We stopped by the Oikos home today. Here is a picture of one of the Oikos children whose name is Angel. You may remember the story of Angel. She was abandoned by her mother who suffered from severe post-partum depression. 

We will have a five hour van ride to Tacloban tomorrow followed by a one hour flight to Manila. The airport in Tacloban is a shell of what we remember in years past. 

There are no longer any windows or doors in the terminal. 

A great trip is coming to an end. Thanks to all for your  thoughts and prayers.