Human casualties number over 100 persons. Damage to infrastructures and property are estimated to be 135 million pesos; as many as 800,000 people are sheltered in 80 evacuation centers, well over 5,000 homes have been destroyed. 

Donations from One Great Hour of Sharing and funds received through NA Churches are assisting with the rebuilding of the parsonage and the church building. Pastor Jun and members of his congregation are volunteering their labor for the rebuilding. Donations will also provide relief for the many persons affected by these devastating storms. 

TRAVANCORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
The Travancore Church Council has opened the Collice Ward Community College. The college offers technical courses for Nursing Assistants (for women) and Medical Lab Technicians (for men and women). Upon completion of this one-year program, graduates receive a diploma in their related field of studies and are prepared for career opportunities in the medical field. Rev. Kenaz Solomon, director of Travancore, requests donations for furniture, library materials, and teachers' salaries.

CHRIST TO THE VILLAGES MISSION IN NIGERIA
Rev. Solomon Oladele is very concerned about the implementation of Shariah Code in Nigeria. Shariah is the Islamic social and penal code that is intended to replace civil statues for Muslims. It is feared that the long-term plan is to impose these laws on Christians living in Nigeria in an attempt to create a Muslim state. These laws would gradually take away or greatly diminish the rights of non-Muslims. Eventually, non-Muslims in an Islamic State become, Dhimmis, citizens without the equal legal rights as Muslims. Under Shariah Law:

• Christian converts from Islam could be executed.

• Muslims under Shariah Law are superior to Christians in court systems.

• A single witness under Shariah Law is equal to three Christian witnesses.

• Christians would not be able to build houses of worship.

• Christians would not be allowed to practice their religion publicly.

• Christians would not be able to enlist in the army.

• Christians alone pay Jizya (tax).

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TYPHOONS BATTER PHILIPPINES Early on in the rainy season, six typhoons left a swathe of destruction in the Philippines. The parsonage of the Agape Bible Christian Church located at Caloocan City was destroyed. This church is a member of the		Phillipines:
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