He Will Come And Save You - Don Moen & Paul Wilbur ( Tribute To All Victims Of Typhoon Ondoy)

The international community Tuesday rallied to Manilas appeal for help to avert a humanitarian crisis following the weekend storm that forced 375,000 people into evacuation camps. Among the first nations to respond to Manilas appeal for food, money and technical assistance, Australia, the United States, China, France and Japan said they had either sent or pledged support for relief efforts, officials said.

Even Vietnam, across the South China Sea from the Philippines, pledged rice aid as it awaited the imminent arrival of Typhoon Ketsana (tropical storm Ondoy), the system that devastated Manila over the weekend.

As a tropical storm, Ondoy on Saturday dumped more than 40 centimeters of rain on Manila and its surroundings, unleashing 6-meter floods that killed at least 240 people, according to the latest official tally.

The floods affected nearly two million people, 375,000 of whom have sought shelter in schools, gyms and other makeshift camps, according to the government, which said it had been overwhelmed.

Pledges pour in

In Australia, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith told parliament his country would give up to 1 million Australian dollars ($874,920) in aid to the Philippines.

Australia extends its condolences to the communities affected by this disaster, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said in a joint statement with Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance Bob McMullan.

Australia stands ready to offer further assistance if additional needs are identified by the Philippines government, Smith added.

The United States offered $50,000, and a small number of Navy personnel were helping in relief efforts, according to a US Embassy statement.

Earlier, China also pledged to help. And in a statement Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said that its government decided to provide an additional amount of $100,000 in cash to the Philippine government as humanitarian assistance for its disaster relief efforts.

Up till now, the disaster relief assistance from China totaled $140,000. The previous assistance includes $10,000 from the Chinese Embassy and $30,000 from Huawei Technologies Philippines Inc.

Also on Tuesday, France pledged 10,000 euros (P700,000). This contribution is attributed to the Philippine National Red Cross for its relief efforts, according to a statement.

Other French organizations in the Philippines have also begun relief efforts and donation drives for the victims of the storm, the statement added. The European Union, of which France is a member, is currently conducting an inspection of the disaster in order to pinpoint the urgent needs of the victims and the appropriate response to those needs.

South Korea, for its part, pledged $300,000, according to a statement from its embassy in Manila.

The statement added that the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OCI Co. Ltd., Lee Soo Young, donated $50,000 to the Red Cross on Tuesday. OCI is a company based in Seoul.

Plus, the statement said that the United Korean Community Association in the Philippines was also conducting voluntary humanitarian assistance activities delivering relief items to the people in need in Valenzuela City, Parañaque City, Antipolo and Cainta.

Vietnam sent about $208,333 worth of rice according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council, and Japan sent emergency relief goods worth about $220,000.

Donations reach bishops

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said also on Tuesday that foreign assistance has been coming in since Sunday, the day after the tropical storm struck.

Sr. Rosanne Mallillin, executive secretary of the bishops National Secretariat for Social Action (Nassa), said that she has been receiving calls as early as Sunday morning from foreign Catholic organizations asking how they could send donations.

Caritas Española donated 100,000 euros (about P6 million) on Sunday. The donation, Mallillin said, will be used to provide victims with immediate food aid and potable water especially for those in evacuation centers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

We will also provide people affected by the flooding with blankets, mosquito nets, sleeping mats, soap and more, Mallillin added.

Also, the US-based Knights of Columbus Supreme Council sent an emergency financial contribution of about $50,000 (P2.3 million) to the bishops social action arm to help address basic needs of victims.

We will also be inviting state councils throughout the Order to make contributions which the Supreme Council will collect and convey to the CBCP-Nassa in the coming weeks, Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, said in a letter to Angel Lagdameo, president of the bishops conference and archbishop of Jaro.

About $25,000 (around P1 million) was also donated by Caritas New Zealand, Mallillin said, adding that Caritas Norway also vowed to make a contribution.

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[art9972]

Hundreds of thousands of exhausted Filipino flood survivors crowded into schools, gymnasiums and other makeshift shelters on Tuesday, as the death toll from the weekend disaster soared to 246.

[art9972]

The massive floods that inundated the Metro Manila were a chilling reminder of the need to seriously address climate change, experts said, warning that the lives of millions were at stake.

[monsterlyinlove]

Pag kakaisa at Panalangin ang natatanging paraan para makasalba sa mga nangyari sa ting mga Filipino... ipanalangin natin lahat ng mga taong namayapa na masumpungan nila ang tamang landas papunta sa kaharian ng ating Ama... salamat sa napakagandanfsg presenstasyon aking mahal na kapatid gwapz...

-=CaptaiN MonZ=-

[joeymhelmarkjustyn]

... another one is coming sana lumihis na lang ... tama si lhits makakabawi din tayo ... just put all our faith and trust to GOD ... He will come and save us

[beauxyz1]

GOD IS GOOD! ALL THE TIME!!!

[MultiCathy81]

How can he sing about a Gods loveing heart and show this kind of Pictures? Did I miss something here?

[Carmelyi]

gloria a Deus.

[Herwin41]

Another great song for God by Don Moen :)

[El7Cantante7]

Your title reads: Don Moen & Paul Wilbur... this is misleading...

[MrBhoy1982]

I Like The People Of Instrument Of God...I Fell The Sound And Lyrixs.......

[teddybabear]

i like the mellow version of this song

[situationshab]

nice