The Flood Part 3

The River beside our house. This is after the water has subsided but still the river water level is still quite high is this is supposed to be about 10 feet below the ground.

A continuation from The Flood part 1 and Part 2

The Aftermath

It only took a few hours for the water subside. So, when we were all settled and already found a temporary place to stay ( yes, thank God for my cousin's family who was so willing to let us stay in their vacant house) all the guys went to the flood site to see the situation. The mud was knee deep and the houses were a major mess.

The water mark is the proof that the water level has gone that high in my Mom's house.

This is our dining room after the flood. Everything was a mess and our fridge has fell and so as other furniture and appliances.

The Muddy multicab. When the flood was at it's peak, they said that only the 'multicab's roof can be seen from afar. We just overhauled this 2 days ago..and now, we have to do some repairs again..hehe!

My sister's house is on a bit higher ground and farther from the river but the water has still reached on her window sill. Their house is unfinished..and after the flood, they decided not to finish building their house and maybe build another house somewhere.

They couldn't even open the door to go inside my Mom's house since the thick mud jammed up the door. Most of the cabinets and appliances fell down and everything else was muddy. Most of our things were still intact. Only few things like our shoes and other things that were outside the house were washed away. We really made it a point to close all our doors before we left so that our things won't be washed away.

But there were a lot of amazing things that happened that truly touched our hearts. Every Saturday, we have a children's program for our neighborhood. ( About 30-40 kids come regularly for bible study and activities. Last month, we even gave out a party for their families and gave some clothes and groceries. ) And when some family members came to check the flood site, they were surprise to see many of our neighbors and kids were already there and doing some cleaning and gathering our tables, chairs and even coke bottles that were washed away and brought to other areas. Wow! That truly touched our hearts! We have seen their genuine concern for us. Thank you Lord! Indeed our labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Our neighbor bringing our bamboo chair that he found on another neighbor's lot.

One of the DVBS kid and her mom, bringing our center table that they found on another area.

to be continued....