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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (October 22, 2009) \u2013 More than a month after Tropical Ketsana overwhelmed much of the country, many Filipinos have no choice but to live in homes with at least a foot of water in them, and they continue to face a severe medical crisis, says Evangelical Covenant Church Missionary Don Dwight.
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\nMosquitoes and other disease carriers are proliferating in the stagnant water, Dwight says. Click here<\/a> to see additional photos of Pasig City Covenant Church members assisting in relief efforts.<\/p>\n

\"Cleanup\"Ketsana dropped a month\u2019s worth of rain in just six hours on September 26, killing 246 people. Most of Manila was under water and nearly two million people were affected. The storm later strengthened into a typhoon that slammed Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Water finally receded from the home of Jesus Covenant Church Pastor Jhun Peji during the past week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have gone in to start cleaning up, but it is a huge job and will take several days,\u201d Dwight says. \u201cThe flood waters were stagnant, so it became quite dirty and foul smelling.\u00a0 This smell has stayed with the house after the water has gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus Covenant Church and other mission groups are conducting cleanup efforts and offering medical assistance around the city. \u201cOne of the members of the Pasig City church, Sister Ming, has just become a doctor and she is actively working with the church in doing medical outreach,\u201d Dwight says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a big need for medicines to help with these outreaches,\u201d Dwight says.<\/p>\n

\u201cMorrison Academy, our missionary school, sent 16 students and teachers down to the Philippines a week ago and they spent several days helping one of the mission organizations run feeding and medical stations,\u201d says Dwight, who teaches at the school.<\/p>\n

The school also has a shipping container on the campus and local families are filling it with rice, water and other emergency supplies. They will send the supplies next week.<\/p>\n

Members of the Taiwan Covenant Church have been providing physical and financial assistance. The Taiwanese already have had to deal with severe storm damage in August.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe needs are great and will continue for some time,\u201d Dwight says. \u201cOn top of that, more typhoons keep hitting the Philippines and make relief work harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

The third typhoon in four weeks is predicted to hit the nation this weekend.<\/p>\n

Covenant World Mission is assisting the Filipino Covenant churches and their members as they clean and rebuild after the typhoons. Anyone who wants to assist these churches can contribute by sending a check to 5101 N. Francisco, Chicago IL 60625. They should note on the memo line, “Filipino Covenant Church Disaster Relief Fund.”<\/p>\n

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