Jesus Our Victory Church gives to supertyphoon victims

by Susan Palmes-Dennis

The Fil-American members of the Jesus Our Victory Global Outreach Church here at North Carolina held their own fund-raising event for the victims of supertyphoon Haiyan (locally known in the Philippines as Yolanda).

Church member Mary Ann of Kernersville told this writer that their group made several “cantatas” or sing and dance presentations to raise funds for the victims which were attended by members and visitors.

Over the past few weeks, the group held presentations with the Camden Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Greensboro and at the Friends Nursing Home Center.

“We are blessed to see a lot of people in the audience,” said Mary Ann. She said the audience was moved to contribute after seeing a video presentation of the devastation caused by the supertyphoon in Tacloban City, Leyte and Samar. 

She said they will buy tents for the victims. Mary Ann said their members went to Tacloban City to distribute tents last Dec. 22.

It was learned that this multi-culture church of Chinese, Indian, American and Fil-American members has two Filipino pastors, one being the Rev. Jay Aguilar. 

The JOV “cantata” group has been performing every year even before the Yolanda visit.  Supertyphoon Haiyan's devastation last Nov. 8 resulted in more than 6,000 people killed and more than P1.5 billion in destroyed and damaged properties.

International assistance was mobilized for the victims and the United Nations (UN) called on the global community to continue giving to rebuild the affected areas.