Flooding in the Philippines

 Whenever we can't see past the second apt. building, we know we are in for a huge 

storm - the lightening and thunder just outside our winder give us a big clue also!

 On Aug. 20th we had a storm that dumped tons of rain that brought flooding! They even

 closed the PAO so we had the day at home. We did some reading and studying and I even 

made some cookies. Unfortunately, they floated to the end of the pan!!!

 The flooding was all over the news and some places it was worse than last year.

The news reporters started to talk 

about the taxi drivers and how they 

couldn't get through the roads to get 

any fairs. They commented that they 

would need help  some support. We 

couldn't help them but suddenly 

we realized we could help some

 other people!

 

 Our security guards are always taking care of us so we decided to give them a little gift pack!

 We went to the store and bought rice, meat, and a little treat and made 

up some bags to share with our guards.

 We told them it was a thank you for all they had done for us and we said we hoped 

they could use it in their families now because of the flooding.

 Third was so excited as he told us about so many of the workers who hadn't even 

been able to get home the night before and had slept in the break room.

 We gave out almost all of the bags we had we Third told us about on of the guards 

who had been in an accident on the way to work.

We went to give him one of the few bags we had left. 

Suddenly there were seven workers there, and we didn't have enough to give them each 

their own bag. Elder DuPaix began giving a candy bar here and a can of meat there until 

everything was gone except the last bag of rice. He said, "Who would like this rice?" They

 are looked excited to get it but suddenly the boys were all patting one fellow on the back

 and pushing him forward. He accepted the rice gratefully. I was so touched that they 

each could have used it, but they all knew who really needed it and made sure that he 

was the one who got it. 

It was a sweet tender experience for us.

Later the rains began again in earnest and Elder was soaked before we could 

get back to the apt!!!

Raining blessings on us!!!