SeekHim [2017-01-26 02:59:29 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the fave!

I notice you’re from the Philippines. I hope you didn’t lose anyone during the hurricane!

 

I've found that a lot of people here in the U.S. don't know much about their own country,

much less anyone else's. 

 

I post prayer updates about different countries. Part of the reason is to raise awareness about what's going on in the rest of the world.

 

Recently I’ve started a personal initiative; if I notice someone on DA is from another country,

if I've done their country I let them know. It’s my way of letting them know that others are thinking about their home.

 

These two are about your home!

 

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Pray for the PhilippinesThe Philippines is an island nation in Southeast Asia.
Its closest neighbors are Taiwan in the north, Vietnam in the west, Borneo
in the southwest and Indonesia in the south.
The Philippines are made up of 7,107 islands.
1,000 of the islands are inhabited.
The largest islands are Luzon in the north and Mindanao in the south.
Manila is the capital.
The estimated population is about 94 million.
FACTS
The Philippines are the world's 2nd largest chain of islands.
The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country.
The Philippines is the only nation in Asia where the majority of the populaton
profess the Christian faith.
The Philippines has the third largest English-speaking population in the world.
Over half the population is under 15.
In 1543, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands
'Las Islas Filipinas' in honor of Philip II of Spain.
There are over 175 different languages spoken.
Filipino and English are the two official languages.
DEMOGRAPHICS
30.1 % Vi

Hurricane

Please pray for the PhilippinesPlease pray for the Philippines
For the very few who may not have heard the Philippines(an island nation consisting
of over 7000 islands) was recently ravaged by the Haiyan Typhoon.
Haiyan has become unofficially the strongest recorded tropical cyclone
to make landfall, with wind speeds up to 195 mph.
The typhoon devastated Samar Island and Leyte.
It is estimated that at least 10,000 people may have died in the city of Tacloban alone.
About 11 million people have been affected.
Countless are missing or dying
Many have been left homeless.
Only days after the typhoon, a 4.8 earthquake struck the island of Bohol.
The provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Cebu, Iloilo, Leyte, Palawan, and Samar
have been placed under a state of national calamity
Widespread looting has taken place in Tacloban.
The president has considered declaring martial law in hopes of restoring
order in affected areas.
Please, please pray for all of those who have suffered.
Please pray for those who have lost friends and family.
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GOD bless

John 3:16

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