Someone said, "if you can dream it, you can make it happen." I'm kicking around some ideas on what to do to help the typhoon victims in my native island and I came up with something that is mighty lofty.....but it's something to pray about. I plan to bring a team of workers to Tacloban, 10 months from now. Here's the logistics.

 I. ADOPT A FAMILY

1. Each team member to pay for his round trip fare. ( $1300-1500? )

2. Each team member  to have another $1000 to adopt a displaced family and build them a home from local/native materials. We call this the 1st priority family; small children and or sick parents living with them.

3. Every person from the recipient family who can work is required to contribute manual help because  this is proven to make the recipient care for the donation and build pride and integrity in the process.

4. Each team member to bring a tent for him/her to live in during the period of construction. 7 days of working and 2 days to rest then fly back to the US. We will all live in the site.

5. Out of the 1k, $100 is designated to build a community toilet/bath for the team to use and will be turned over to the community once the team leaves. (If the team consists of 10 --we will have 1k for this project. $100x10 )

6. The tents we use will be left and given to the next group of families who will use it while waiting to build their own home. This will be for families without small children; 2nd priority families. (Selection process will be by raffles.)

7. The day before the team leaves, I would like to ask donations from a spa or salon owner in Cebu to donate free massage and pedicure to the team members. Of course, this cost is nothing to a team member, (what is 5 dollars?) but this will make the donor masseuse or pedicurist to feel that she's being a part of something humanitarian. This idea can expand to a restaurant owner or a home to invite the team for a native meal or a native snack.

II. SPONSOR  a team member OR GO YOURSELF

1. For Christmas, ask your friends or family that instead of buying gifts for each other, pool all your money together and make you a sponsor or send you halfway across the world to build someone a home.  And you'll be surprised to see how much junk your closet or  garage will be spared this Christmas. And save you from eating that summer sausage (saved 2 summers ago) from your hateful relative.

Again, I say that this is a lofty goal, but I am confident that if God orders it, He will deliver it. (Contributions will be tax deductible from the US through Christian Shore or Way Cool Angels ministry)