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Storm "Ondoy" update from Koleen French, Manila, RP

French — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:32:00 MST

Monday Sep 28

Dear Friends,

Two days ago, Sat Sep 26, the Philippines was hit by tropical storm "Ondoy" ("Ketsana" is the international name). Below is an excerpt from an article taken from a local newspaper, along with photos taken from our home.

During our House Church worship yesterday, we enjoyed singing "Father, You are King over the flood, I will be still and know You are God." (from the song, "Still.") The Wassell family, our dear friends and co-workers, came to join us briefly for worship. Other families that normally join us weren't able to get through the mud.

We are doing fine. Bo

Kittens in your attic?

Wassell — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:08:00 MST

...or, behind every dark cloud there's a silver lining.

Recently, while I was at a training project Kathy heard a terrible racket up in the ceiling above our bathroom. It sounded like a cat. It wasn't too long afterwards that she began to hear the unmistakable sounds of kittens. When I came home the following day, I was given a new job description... "find out what's going on up there".

Being a procrastinator when it comes to climbing up into the attic (especially in hot season), I put off my mission for a few days. I was hoping that the mother cat would eventually realize that our attic was a poor place to raise a family (our