Livelihood Program for Haiyan/Yolanda Survivors

On the 2nd leg of our 4th Haiyan/Yolanda Outreach, our team visited, spent time with, encouraged, and prayed for the families that we have been ministering to and helping in practical ways since the supertyphoon came.

When we first met the Caseres family, their house was totally destroyed, yet they continued to raise livestock in their yard lot. Patiently, they worked to provide for their family and eventually got back to cooking fried peanuts for selling. Little by little, they built a shelter to live in – not like the house that they used to have, but good enough to keep the family safe and dry during the rainy season. Having observed how they trust the Lord and persevere as Christians, we decided to give them a substantial livelihood grant.

Please remember to pray for the Caceres family and many others, who continue to live in makeshift shelters, more than 5 months after the disaster. Ask the Lord also to increase our mission’s resources so that we can help more families through livelihood grants.

For more pictures of our Haiyan/Yolanda outreaches, please view our Facebook albums here.

About Glem Melo

I am a believer and follower of Christ, happily married, and have 3 wonderful kids. I am the founder and President of Open Eyes Mission (ministering as New Hope Global in the U.S.); a church planter among Muslims, Hindus, and other unreached people groups in the Devon/Little India area of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., under Park Community Church; and studying Doctor of Ministry at Trinity International University / Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. The Bible teaches that God is real, man is sinful, hell is real, and Jesus is our only hope of salvation. I believe these truths with all of my heart, and I hope to help others learn of them as well. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) May God give you grace and peace. Glem Melo www.glemmelo.com www.openeyesmission.org www.yournewhope.org

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2 Responses to Livelihood Program for Haiyan/Yolanda Survivors

Open Eyes Mission says:

April 24, 2014 at 12:01 pm

Reblogged this on REFORMED TRAINING and commented:
“Visitation, fellowship, ministry of encouragement, and a substantial livelihood blessing for a family of supertyphoon survivors. All the families that we visited still live in makeshift structures, 5 months after Haiyan/Yolanda brought unprecedented devastations to our country’s central region, the Visayas. Let us continue to remember them in our prayers.” – Pastor Glem Melo

Glimar "Glem" Melo says:

April 24, 2014 at 12:03 pm

Reblogged this on Glimar | Glem | Melo and commented:

Visitation, fellowship, ministry of encouragement, and a substantial livelihood blessing for a family of supertyphoon survivors. All the families that we visited still live in makeshift structures, 5 months after Haiyan/Yolanda brought unprecedented devastations to our country’s central region, the Visayas. Let us continue to remember them in our prayers.