Salvation Army assisting people fleeing uprising in Philippines
Salvation Army assisting people fleeing uprising in Philippines
29 May 2017
The Salvation Army in the Philippines is providing support to people forced from their homes by terrorist groups.
The Salvation Army in the Philippines is providing support to people forced from their homes by terrorist groups known as Maute and Abu Sayyaf, which have links to Daesh (another name for ISIS).
Fighters in Marawi City, on the Philippine island of Mindanao, have taken a priest and several churchgoers hostage, and thousands of residents have fled.
Many are seeking refuge in Iligan City, where members of the local Salvation Army corps are now providing assistance. The City Social Welfare Department (CSWD) has provided some basics and found temporary accommodation for the displaced people, but it is asking for other agencies and charities to help with longer-term care.
Working in partnership with the CSWD, The Salvation Army is putting together packs of essentials – water, rice, coffee, sugar, milk, sleeping mats and blankets – for about 2000 people. Volunteers will distribute the packs.
Funds for this project have already been supplied through The Salvation Army's International Headquarters.
The Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, has declared martial law on Mindanao and sent in troops to deal with the uprising.
Prayers are requested for the many people who have been caught up in the fighting, and for the continuing practical and spiritual comfort being offered by The Salvation Army and other groups.
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