When Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippine islands on 8 November, more than 10,000 Filipinos sought refuge with 4,000 of their Mormon neighbors in 200 chapels of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Even though several meetinghouses were damaged, all inside were protected. The video below shows how these sturdy structures now shelter hundreds of displaced families while also providing humanitarian support to those in need in dozens of ravaged communities.
In each of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 29,000-plus congregations throughout the world, a local leader guides and serves his congregants. In the video below, Mormon Newsroom follows the ministry of Ricardo Aban, a local leader of more than 4,300 Mormons in Tacloban, as he and others recover from Typhoon Haiyan.
James A. RufferNovember 26, 2013
This was a spiritual and touching video of a stake president and his flock, their joint dangers and suffering. The Spirit of the Lord touched me powerfully and brought me to another place and condition of heart as I listened and looked into their world. May God bless them and all that are in their service! I pray that we will not forget them in the weeks and months and years of their temporal suffering and regathering. Spiritually, they are in safe hands, and their growth and strength surely is assured in ways that we can not fully appreciate.