My friend Joanna just wrote up this info 4 her blog about at the typhoon that is on its way here. Also, FYI, we are currently without internet at home. Trying 2 get it fixed but has been slow going, and it will probably b after the typhoon now before it happens. Thanks 4 your prayers and words of encouragement. Happy Thanksgiving!
We have a typhoon approaching our region, the Bicol region. At this point (Thursday evening) the typhoon is a Category 1 and we are under Signal Warning Level 2. It is still out in the Pacific but should be hitting within the next two or three days. As of now, the eye looks as if it will pass north of us {will be closer 2 us since we live north of them}, but we will still get plenty of wind and rain.
The biggest problem is that our area is saturated right now. We have had so much rain as of late, all the rivers are high already. The added rain of this storm could cause some major flooding. Also, there is a serious danger of landslides/mudslides in our area {this is also a concern in Iriga, where we live}. Already, many people in the danger areas have been evacuated.
As far as us, we have had a nice Thanksgiving Day today with our friends, the Hagens. They will be staying with us again tonight and heading home in the morning. We will probably spend most of tomorrow "preparing" for the storm - securing things outside, storing water, moving things to higher ground, etc. We are stocked right now on groceries, but need to make a run to the store for some more candles and mosquito coils. The lines at the grocery store right now are taking over an hour! People around here are pretty nervous, considering what happened this time last year.
If you are reading this, I would just ask that you pray for the people of the Philippines. Please pray for our safety in this storm. Pray that God will use this to bring people to Him and that He will be glorified. We never really know how bad a storm will be until it arrives, so we realize there's a chance we could be without power, water, internet, phone, etc. Of course, we are really hoping that's not the case.
If you'd like to follow the track of the storm, here's the website we are watching. http://www.maybagyo.com/ It is updated 2 or 3 times a day. I will try to keep you updated as I can...assuming we have power!
The biggest problem is that our area is saturated right now. We have had so much rain as of late, all the rivers are high already. The added rain of this storm could cause some major flooding. Also, there is a serious danger of landslides/mudslides in our area {this is also a concern in Iriga, where we live}. Already, many people in the danger areas have been evacuated.
As far as us, we have had a nice Thanksgiving Day today with our friends, the Hagens. They will be staying with us again tonight and heading home in the morning. We will probably spend most of tomorrow "preparing" for the storm - securing things outside, storing water, moving things to higher ground, etc. We are stocked right now on groceries, but need to make a run to the store for some more candles and mosquito coils. The lines at the grocery store right now are taking over an hour! People around here are pretty nervous, considering what happened this time last year.
If you are reading this, I would just ask that you pray for the people of the Philippines. Please pray for our safety in this storm. Pray that God will use this to bring people to Him and that He will be glorified. We never really know how bad a storm will be until it arrives, so we realize there's a chance we could be without power, water, internet, phone, etc. Of course, we are really hoping that's not the case.
If you'd like to follow the track of the storm, here's the website we are watching. http://www.maybagyo.com/ It is updated 2 or 3 times a day. I will try to keep you updated as I can...assuming we have power!
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