INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN

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FIRE IN NAVOTAS

 

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A FIRE SPREAD THROUGH A SLUM AREA NEAR OUR NAVOTAS CHURCH EARLY MORNING JUNE 14, 2005, DESTROYING APPROXIMATELY 1000 SHANTY STYLE HOMES, INCLUDING 75  FAMILIES WITH AT LEAST ONE FAMILY MEMBER DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN OUR CHURCH.  WE RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY WITH SOME FOOD PACKETS AND USED CLOTHING AND MADE AN APPEAL HERE AND ABROAD FOR HELP.  WE WERE SO BLESSED WITH AN OVERALL COMBINED CASH RESPONSE OF $22,693.67.  WITH THIS WE WERE ABLE TO RESPOND WITH TWO ROUNDS OF MATERIALS VOUCHERS FOR REBUILDING, FIRST FOR THE 75 FAMILIES, AND LATER FOR AN ADDITIONAL 64 FAMILIES .  A FINAL ROUND OF MATERIALS FOR 11 FAMILIES WAS DONE IN DECEMBER.  REMAINING FUNDS WERE USED FOR CHRISTMAS FOOD BASKETS, BIBLES, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR THE AFFECTED FAMILIES. 

 

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THE PICTURES BELOW WERE TAKEN OVER THE PERIOD JUNE14 TO DECEMBER, 2005.

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MAP OF THE AREA WE FOCUSSED ON IN GIVING MATERIALS FOR REBUILDING. COLOR CODED.

THE FIRE BURNED LIKE THIS FOR MORE THAN 4 HOURS.

1000 HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. 72 INVOLVING FAMILIES FROM OUR CHURCH. THIS IS VERY NEAR THE CHURCH, ABOUT 5 MINUTES WALK

THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS. THE FIRE CAME CLOSE, BUT DID NOT REACH THIS HOUSE

THERE IS ONLY ONE STREET LEADING TO THIS SQUATTERS AREA. PEOPLE POURED OUT, FLEEING FROM THE FIRE, TRYING TO SAVE SOME OF THEIR POSSESSIONS

BASICALLY, EVERYTHING WAS DESTROYED AS THE HOUSES ARE BUILT OF LIGHT MATERIALS

IT LOOKED LIKE A WAR ZONE WHEN FINISHED

THESE PEOPLE ARE ON AN ELEVATED CEMENT WALKWAY THAT USED TO BE PACKED WITH SMALL HOUSES ON BOTH SIDES, NOW NOTHING.

THE ONLY PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE TO GO WAS IN THE STREET. THERE ARE ONLY NARROW WALKWAYS LEADING TO THE HOUSING AREA

THIS BOY AND FAMILY LOST EVERYTHING

SOMEHOW, A LONE HOUSE WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DISASTER.

SOME OF OUR CHURCH STAFF PUTTING TOGETHER FOOD PACKAGES FOR THE FIRE VICTIMS

WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOOD PACKAGES AS LONG AS THE EXTRA-ORDINARY NEED EXISTS.

SORTING THROUGH USED CLOTHES DONATED FOR THE FIRE VICTIMS

72 PACKAGES OF DONATED CLOTHING READY FOR DELIVERY FOR FIRE VICTIMS

MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF OUR NAVOTAS CHURCH DONATED LOTS OF CLOTHING FOR THE VICTIMS

SOME OF TEMPORARY HOMES ARE BUILT OVER THE WATERS OF MANILA BAY

FOR NOW, THE FAMILILIES ARE LIVING IN TERRIBLE CONDITIONS, WAITING FOR OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD

THIS AREA USED TO BE COVERED WITH HOUSES

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN HERE IF WE GET A TYPHOON?

ANOTHER ONE OF OUR MEMBER'S TEMPORARY DWELLING

PEOPLE ARE STAYING HERE TO PROTECT THEIR CLAIM TO THE LAND (SQUATTERS)

ONE OF THE HOUSES BEING REBUILT WITH DONATED MATERIALS

WIDER VIEW OF REBUILDING AREA. REMEMBER WE ARE HELPING WITH 75 OF 1000 HOUSES.

FROM AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE THESE BUILDINGS LOOK CRUDE. FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THEY EVER HAD.

NEW NEIGHBORHOOD TAKING SHAPE IN THE FIRE AREA (NOVEMBER, 2005)

WORK IN PROGRESS (NOVEMBER 2005)

A SMALL STORE OPERATED FROM THE WINDOW OF ONE OF THE NEW HOUSES (NOVEMBER 2005)

MUCH OF THE REBUILDING AREA IS OVER WATER DURING HIGH TIDES (NOVEMBER 2005)

WITH ONE OF THE FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED MATERIALS FOR A NEW HOUSE (NOVEMBER 2005)

WITH ANOTHER FAMILY THAT RECEIVED MATERIALS FOR REBUILDING (NOVEMBER 2005)

DECEMBER, 2005. REBUILT AREA

DECEMBER 2005. REBUILT HOUSE WITH STORE

WITH FAMILY OF HOUSE REBUILT, DECEMBER 2005

WITH JEZEBEL. HER FAMILY RECIEVED A COMPLETE HOUSE. THIS GIRL HAD SURGERY FOR CLEFT PALLATE LAST YEAR.