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February 2015
Through the
Turning Tragedy to Triumph
An Amazing Fact: On November 10, 2013,
Super-Typhoon Yolanda, one of the strongest
Category 5 cyclones ever recorded, barreled into the
Philippines with wind speeds of up to 195 miles per
hour. Few structures could withstand such severe
winds, and more than 6,000 people lost their lives,
making it one of the deadliest and costliest typhoons
to ever hit the region. In Tacloban City alone, more
than 90 percent of the metropolis was destroyed.
Even now, more than a year later, the hardest hit
areas are still struggling to recover.
Dear friend,
Have you ever been hit by an unexpected “life storm” so severe that it took you years
to recover? Maybe even now you’re experiencing a tragic loss in your family or a cyclone
of sickness, or you’ve been deeply wounded by someone close to you. Or perhaps you’re
going through some other difficult personal storm of life.
I have been through a few of these storms too, losing my brother, mother, father,
grandparents, and a son in just a few short years.
That’s why I’m so glad that you and I have God’s promise—“When the whirlwind passes
by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation” (Proverbs 10:25).
Jesus says that when we faithfully build our lives on the foundation of His promises, we can
survive even the worst of storms!
And I’m thrilled to let you know that you’ve made it possible for many hurting souls,
battered by storms, to discover this promise for themselves and to recover in an amazing
way. Let me tell you a little about Marilou …
Through the Storm
Both of Marilou’s parents were tragically killed during Typhoon Yolanda, and the sudden
loss of her parents sent her into a spiral of depression, anger, and distrust. But one day last
year, two newly trained Philippines Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism (PAFCOE) students
—Flora and Jessalou—knocked on her door.
(over, please)
Through the
Turning Tragedy to Triumph
An Amazing Fact: On November 10, 2013,
Super-Typhoon Yolanda, one of the strongest
Category 5 cyclones ever recorded, barreled into the
Philippines with wind speeds of up to 195 miles per
hour. Few structures could withstand such severe
winds, and more than 6,000 people lost their lives,
making it one of the deadliest and costliest typhoons
to ever hit the region. In Tacloban City alone, more
than 90 percent of the metropolis was destroyed.
Even now, more than a year later, the hardest hit
areas are still struggling to recover.
Dear friend,
Have you ever been hit by an unexpected “life storm” so severe that it took you years
to recover? Maybe even now you’re experiencing a tragic loss in your family or a cyclone
of sickness, or you’ve been deeply wounded by someone close to you. Or perhaps you’re
going through some other difficult personal storm of life.
I have been through a few of these storms too, losing my brother, mother, father,
grandparents, and a son in just a few short years.
That’s why I’m so glad that you and I have God’s promise—“When the whirlwind passes
by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation” (Proverbs 10:25).
Jesus says that when we faithfully build our lives on the foundation of His promises, we can
survive even the worst of storms!
And I’m thrilled to let you know that you’ve made it possible for many hurting souls,
battered by storms, to discover this promise for themselves and to recover in an amazing
way. Let me tell you a little about Marilou …
Through the Storm
Both of Marilou’s parents were tragically killed during Typhoon Yolanda, and the sudden
loss of her parents sent her into a spiral of depression, anger, and distrust. But one day last
year, two newly trained Philippines Amazing Facts Center of Evangelism (PAFCOE) students
—Flora and Jessalou—knocked on her door.
(over, please)
