I didn’t get to sleep tight last night. I was so bothered with what I saw in the news. My heart is pounding and breaking into pieces as I watch the news about how this typhoon Sendong almost wiped some parts of Cagayan De Oro and other provinces in Mindanao out of the map and left more than a thousand of casualties and lots of people still missing up to this moment.
Thousands of families lost their homes and belongings, but lucky are those who managed to survive. Our whole family is watching, this devastating disaster is all over the news in different TV stations in the country. My husband and I are crying especially when we saw this picture of a father carrying the dead body of his beloved child.
Thousands of families lost their homes and belongings, but lucky are those who managed to survive. Our whole family is watching, this devastating disaster is all over the news in different TV stations in the country. My husband and I are crying especially when we saw this picture of a father carrying the dead body of his beloved child.
We couldn’t say that we exactly know how he feels because just by looking at the picture our hearts is crying inside but I bet, what we felt is not even an ounce compared to how hard it is for him to accept the fact that your beloved child is taken away from you by a disaster like this.
We hear a lot of campaigns and fund raisings to be able to help the victims in Cagayan De Oro which has the largest damaged province in Mindanao. I know that not a lot of people here in the country is fortunate enough to donate a huge amount so let’s put it this way. Every big thing came from smaller ones. As the Filipino says, “Waang isang daan kung walang piso.” Every little bit counts. So, it’s a good thing that Red Cross came up to this idea of donating via SMS. It is hassle-free and we get to choose from the small denomination of 5pesos up to 1000pesos. Whatever may suit your budget, every peso counts.
Here’s how:
Just text RED <space> AMOUNT to 2899 for Globe subscribers or to 4143 for Smart subscribers.
For G-CASH
Text DONATE <space> AMOUNT <space> 4-digit M-PIN <space> REDCROSS to 2882
You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
You may also go to www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow for other options on how you can help or send donations in cash or in kind.
Please let us do our part. It is the best time to give back because we’re too fortunate we will be able to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones and in our homes. Let us take this chance to extend our hands and prayers to those who are in need because the fulfillment brought by a helping hand is priceless.
God won’t ask what you did to help yourself, but definitely ask what you did to help others.
Brace yourself, it actually happened.
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