Pray for the Philippines

On 22 April, at 5:15 p.m., a magnitude-6.1 earthquake occurred in northern Philippines, with the epicenter located near Castillejos, Zambales.  The earthquake was also felt strongly in densely populated cities in Metro Manila, with reports of people evacuating from schools, hospitals, offices and high-rise buildings.  Then a second, new and powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country’s north and left at least 16 people dead, including in a collapsed supermarket, where rescuers scrambled to find survivors.  Let us pray for the country and all those affected.