Typhoon Haiyan hits the Philippians

Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines with force today.  #UMCOR is already making preparations to respond through our local office there.

Please keep the people of the Philippines and our staff at UMCOR - Philippines in your prayers. Donations to International Disaster Response, Advance #982450, will be used to respond to this and similar emergencies.

To see the latest news about this storm being described as one of the biggest storms ever known:
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/super-typhoon-haiyan-latest-news-20131108
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/08/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-haiyan/index.html?hpt=hp_t1