VeGenesis
01-17-2010, 12:46 AM
Hi Everyone - Hi Ron!
Well, I have been up and down the last month...
There has been a number of services interrupted, including power and Internet as well as transportation. Transportation is hard as we get most of our food via Cebu City and lack of transportation means fresh food is the first to suffer. Not to mention cost for whatever is available.
For the last couple weeks Percy and I have been doing our best to live in the "high raw" area instead of all raw - just to get through this.
Illness, lack of strength and typhoon fever (like cabin fever) has hit us really hard since the beginning of December.
Our blender flew apart, but we were able to obtain a small hand held blender.
It is still raining but at least most of the floods have stopped for now. We have actually been sleeping with a bucket in our bed because of roof damage. Yesterday the landlord's workers repaired the roof but because of so much water in the ceiling it may take some time before our ceiling stops dripping. It is much slower!
We did have a raw Christmas - mainly just fruits. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, many of our neighbors are much worse. Some closer to the river lost their homes and others lost their lives. We had five of our neighbors join us - they had nothing else for Christmas. Everyone was so happy to just eat from a table of fruits! I believe some people laughed that hadn't been happy in weeks.
Likewise the fighting in the Philippines continues. A couple of massacres took place just over the ridge from Percy's parent's farm in Mindanao. 57 died, and at least 30 journalists plus some support staff are known to have died in the massacre. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called the Maguindanao massacre the single deadliest event for journalists in history. (http://cpj.org/2009/11/maguindanao-death-toll-worst-for-press-in-recent-h.php) (The Previous record was 11 in Iraq.) Even before the Maguindanao massacre, the CPJ had already labeled the Philippines the second most dangerous country for journalists, second only to Iraq. Some have said with the Political situation the Philippines and the coming first ever electronic election, that this year could be a political blood bath. We plan to stay home until long after the change of power.
Percy and I have not forgotten you, we have just been struggling along and we covet your prayers. Thank You!
Well, I have been up and down the last month...
There has been a number of services interrupted, including power and Internet as well as transportation. Transportation is hard as we get most of our food via Cebu City and lack of transportation means fresh food is the first to suffer. Not to mention cost for whatever is available.
For the last couple weeks Percy and I have been doing our best to live in the "high raw" area instead of all raw - just to get through this.
Illness, lack of strength and typhoon fever (like cabin fever) has hit us really hard since the beginning of December.
Our blender flew apart, but we were able to obtain a small hand held blender.
It is still raining but at least most of the floods have stopped for now. We have actually been sleeping with a bucket in our bed because of roof damage. Yesterday the landlord's workers repaired the roof but because of so much water in the ceiling it may take some time before our ceiling stops dripping. It is much slower!
We did have a raw Christmas - mainly just fruits. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, many of our neighbors are much worse. Some closer to the river lost their homes and others lost their lives. We had five of our neighbors join us - they had nothing else for Christmas. Everyone was so happy to just eat from a table of fruits! I believe some people laughed that hadn't been happy in weeks.
Likewise the fighting in the Philippines continues. A couple of massacres took place just over the ridge from Percy's parent's farm in Mindanao. 57 died, and at least 30 journalists plus some support staff are known to have died in the massacre. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called the Maguindanao massacre the single deadliest event for journalists in history. (http://cpj.org/2009/11/maguindanao-death-toll-worst-for-press-in-recent-h.php) (The Previous record was 11 in Iraq.) Even before the Maguindanao massacre, the CPJ had already labeled the Philippines the second most dangerous country for journalists, second only to Iraq. Some have said with the Political situation the Philippines and the coming first ever electronic election, that this year could be a political blood bath. We plan to stay home until long after the change of power.
Percy and I have not forgotten you, we have just been struggling along and we covet your prayers. Thank You!