This post was copied from my ministry website, http://www.hopeforthehopelessministry.com/blog.html
 with Steve last December giving out Christmas shoeboxes
Last night we finally received communication directly from Steve, and I can't even begin to tell you just how overjoyed my heart felt seeing his name pop up on my phone. The good news still remains...all of our children, staff, and village families that stayed at our home are safe and doing well. We did however learn that there was more damage done to the home than we initially thought. The roof was blown off of the boys dorm, our main building, and our dining hall. The only roof to survive was the girls dorm. Also, we were informed that our church was completely destroyed, and will need to be built back from the ground up...nothing remains.
We are now beginning to collect the information and devise a plan to most effectively help out our orphanage, as well as our village. Right now, our biggest concern is food for everyone, as the supply and funds are scarce, and also tarps until our roof can be replaced. The estimation for food, roofs, and our church rebuild is $10,000. I would like to point out that any amount given will be a huge blessing, and will help tremendously in taking the first step in getting them the immediate needs they are needing. There will not be a rebuild team going until spring, but we hope to supply the Filipinos with the funds to help do some of the work as soon as possible. To make a donation please click the support link. Once again, I thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! 
our church: East Marietta Baptist Church of the Philippines taken December 2012
with my Filipino Lolo (grandpa) taken December 2012
with Jenny Lynn, one of our younger orphans taken December 2012
with Unice, one of our orphans taken December 2012
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