Flooding report

From Sister Stamps:

We are doing great. Yes, Pangasinan is flooding. It has been raining and it pours by the bucket. On top of that the gov. opens up the dams.

 

Some of our members have to move to a higher grounds which is schools and we have to open up the church.  Many get sick due to dirty water, crowded school rooms and lack of comfort space. Cold cement floors. We did our best help out.

 

One time we were not able to help because the roads are flooded and we cannot get to where the members are and we get lost just trying to find a safe road getting to them.

 

We are also blessed that in one area where we do not know which to turn to get out from a certain town  

that the water is all around us every which way we try (the road) is deep water. Luckily, a family saw us and pulled side by us. We did not know they are members at first. We were thinking they want to pass us because we are moving very slow so not to get the car engine wet. They opened their window and ask if we are lost, we said we need direction to highway towards Manggaterm. We wanted to just go home at this time. They address us Elders we forgot we had our name tags and President Stamps his white shirt. We feel safe and he looks like we could trust him. He said to follow him. We did, then the road got narrower and narrower and lots of turns. I feel worried not for myself but for my husband. He is americano and white. We looked each other and followed a little more slower then the driver of the van got out and said that the road we want will be to our right, just follow the road and it will lead us to the freeway. We ask if we need to turn right after how many street we past and what corner. Then we ask if he knows about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he said he is a Mormon. Then another window in the van opened and we saw a lot of them and the older lady said they will bring us to the highway instead of giving directions because lots of turning in the road and no road signs. We were thankful for her instruction to her son and thank them all and they told us their names but we forgot it. All we know Jason and his family from Cammiling district had help us to safety.

 

Today we are going to Urdaneta to the Mission Home for a family home evening get together for Senior couples. We are to bring the main dish.