On September 26th of 2009, as typhoon Ondoy sweeps across Metro Manila, Philippines and the Tikling river engulfs the houses in Taytay, Rizal, the Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) serves as refuge of hope to the victims.

Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) was not able to escape the fury of typhoon Ondoy. Floodwaters, facility, and equipment damage are current witnesses to its onslaught.

The Nazarene Compassionate Ministries (NCM) lends a hand in delivering care services to the evacuees from Rowenas in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines caused by typhoon Ondoy.

These are random flood clips inside Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (APNTS) and its surrounding community.

Arenda is a resettlement area in Manila which sits about 2 meters below the water table. The land was raised by making it a city garbage dump for many years. Well over 40,000 people live there now and they are living literally on top of garbage. This area was greatly effected by the floods of Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) with around 6 feet of water in most people's homes. And the water is not receding, it has no where to go. It will take months for the area to normalize. Pray for the people in Arenda and our church there.

Nestor lives in a place where two water ways meet in Novaliches, Quezon City. During the floods of Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) his house was submerged in more than 12 feet of swirling water. Most of his possessions were washed away, however he is thankful that his house is intact.

The Pililla Church of the Nazarene meets weekly in a cock fighting arena. The young church quickly outgrew its small building and the community invited the church to use it's cockpit for their home. During the flood of Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) 6 feet of rushing water moved right through the church. The doors were opened and their chairs and soundsystem were washed away. Many other things were damaged, but the spirit and attitudes of these people remain strong!

The riverside areas around Metro Manila were effected greatly by the historic rains and flood waters of Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy). I some cases the water rose higher than 55 feet from its banks.

Tessa lives near the riverside in Novaliches, Quezon City. During Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) her home which is 30 feet above the riverbank was submerged in 25 feet of water. The entire second storey was washed away.

The clean up from the historic rainfall and flood waters of Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) continue today and will so for months to come.

The community of Novaliches, Quezon City was greatly effected by Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy). In most cases water was 6 - 55 feet above normal levels. Just a few short days after the flooding the city is already cleaning and mobilizing community efforts to rebuild.

One of the challenges in mobilizing relief efforts around the Metro Manila area has been landslides. The ground was so saturated with 17+ inches of rain that the hillsides literally flowed down the mountains. Some communities were isolated for many days before relief efforts could reach them.

One of the most obvious pieces of evidence of how deeply the people in Manila have been effected by Typhoon Ketsane (Ondoy) is by the abundance of piles of trash everywhere. Filipinos pride themselves in keeping their property in pristine shape. Even to the point of sweeping the street 2-3 times daily.