“I lift up my eyes to the mountains – Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, The Maker of heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1-2

Dear friends,

Left: Flood survivors enjoying merienda at Samaritana
Right: Relief goods included rice, milk, canned food, drinking water, school supplies and cleaning materials.

On September 25th, Samaritana sent a team of six to one of our partners, RENEW Foundation (www.RENEW-foundation.org) in Angeles City, for a joint training session on conducting outreach, and exposure to the situation of prostituted women there.  The two teams shared experiences, encouraged one another, and explored new ideas for outreach activities in their respective settings.  Although Samaritana's team had originally planned to join an anti-trafficking march in Angeles the next day, they decided to go home early because of an impending typhoon.  While they were on the bus heading back to Quezon City, Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila and surrounding provinces. The highway exit was flooded, and they were stranded on the bus for over 10 hours.