A note from Carol

Hello praying friends back home. We were feeling very weary after the long flight and were most relieved to see the smiling, welcoming face of our Joey Escoto. It is wonderful to be back amongst the friendly people of the Philippines. Sally Escoto is still unwell and we are all praying a speedy recover for her. We are looking forward to spending the week amongst our fellow Christians at the Hands of Mercy Community Church.

During the long flight I spent some time in bible study and will be speaking on Tuesday along with Ian sharing the Word from Deuteronomy "Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, soul, mind and Strength".

Thanks to my praying friends, Jules, Helen, Jam, Ron, Uncle Bob, Auntie Fran, David, and Jane and David and Debbie Newbound - your support means so much to us.

Manila

OK we are here, have been for a while, but just got round to using the Internet. We are all OK, more to follow.

Singapore

Arrived here after a bit of a bumpy landing, all safe.

Manila next

May prayer diary and celebration pictures

The May prayer diary is available here

In the last month there has been a celebration to mark nine years since Mercy Community churches was formed, here are some pictures of the young people performing for the celebration:






Also the community was able to share some food together:

April prayer diary

The April prayer diary is now on the website:

http://www.handsofmercyph.org/prayer.htm

Block 37 Rebuilding

Following the fire in Block 37 intense activity has been going on the rebuild the homes in that community. The government did some work to level out the land and then allocated plots to those who used to live there. This redistribution of the land has meant that most people now have a larger area to live in than before. Also the government have decreed that when the new homes are built they have the following: a concrete floor, a toilet and that the construction is primarily of materials that are not flammable (not much wood). This has added to the expense of rebuilding, but it means that the homes are more durable, less likely to be burnt down in another fire and have some form of sanitation, all good things to come out of a dreadful situation. Here are the latest pictures of the rebuilding:









Thank you to all who have supported Hands of Mercy in our efforts to help those affected by the fire.

February Prayer Diary

Now available here