Yolanda Victims’ Message to the Pope

“You brought God to us”, uttered by the hearts of every Waray. <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yqduRcFKKWE/VLsjFHxlzQI/AAAAAAAADgk/LG5rZ9GoCw4/s1600/this1.png" width="340" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image source: abs-cbnnews</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Pope’s visit to Tacloban gave hope to the people living there who were once victims of tragedy, who once lost the lives of their love ones. His message gave them a new direction, that there is still life, a happy after the devastations of the typhoon “Yolanda”. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to Archbishop John F. Du of Palo, Leyte, he could not find the right words to express his deepest gratitude towards the Pope. He gave thanks for bringing comfort and giving mercy to the people who were affected by the previous super typhoon. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Although, during the times that the people in Leyte were battling against the monster typhoon, physically the Pope were not there but they knew deep inside their hearts, the Pope was sending out his prayers for the people in Philippines who were affected. </div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-581JjGGM-UY/VLslOUJipFI/AAAAAAAADhA/xuOK0WJfzVY/s1600/francis.jpg" width="340" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Stefano Rellandini, Reuters </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> “Most holy father, I would never have imagined I would be able to say these words, in this very place, in front of your Holiness, and in the presence of many pilgrims: We are on Yolanda ground zero. In this very place, where we are standing, on that fateful day of November 8, 2013… In the midst of the pain and suffering, it was our Christian faith that helped us through,” </blockquote> </div> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--y7PCGpKJUw/VLslR7UnowI/AAAAAAAADhI/UMpZwut6FhA/s1600/francisd.jpg" width="340" /></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Damir Sagolj, Reuters </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “Your holiness, you have come to us with a father’s compassion and loving concern and thus have brought us to God, the father of all. You have come to us as a shepherd of the Lord’s flock and thus have brought us closer to the good shepherd himself.”</div> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">source: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/01/17/15/yolanda-survivors-pope-you-brought-god-us">abs-cbnnews</a></span></div>

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