When Ruben and Jocelyn Aryap heard the typhoon was coming, they had no idea that 3 huge waves would follow it. Without warning, the waves swept in the front windows of their house, then swept Ruben’s family out the back door.
Holding on to his 8 year old son, Ruben climbed the roof of a neighbor’s house. He could only see a few feet in front of himself, and did not know where Joselyn and his daughter went. After 2 hours in the blinding winds, Ruben could finally see. Jocelyn and their daughter were at the top of a coconut tree, only yards away.
Ruben and Jocelyn are faithful believers. Ruben diligently saved from his job as a security guard to build a permanent house for his family. We are helping Ruben rebuild his home.
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- Ruben Aryap stands in his roofless house near the Tacloban airport.
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- A neighbor’s floor rests on Ruben’s wall
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- Front of the Arayap home
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- Ruben points at the power pole where his wife, Jocelyn and their daughter clung at the beginning of the storm.
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- Joselyn and their daughter later were carried by the water to this coconut Tree
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- Ruben and his son floated to the roof of his neighbor’s house
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- Ruben and his son spent 2 hours on this roof in the storm
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- A Neighbor’s House
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- Ruben Aryap inside his home
