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Finding Christ in Christmas

I have lived many lives and died many deaths, existed 31 years and celebrated 31 Christmases. As a child, I was no different from most kids. Christmas was the color red and green; Santa and his 9 reindeer; gifts underneath a plastic triangular tree; Simbang Gabi; Noche Buena; giant red socks filled with sweets and more toys! Growing up, it became the season to be broke, pack on extra pounds in adipose, toss wads of cash to feed the seemingly unbeatable beast that is consumerism which feed the current ways of the world. It was all the same until Sendong came and its eye cruised through Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, revealing an indescribable trail of sorrow and devastation caused by a combination of climate change and generations-worth of disrespect of nature and life (mining operations and ill-legal logging).  Waking up in my sleep hearing wails grieving souls losing their loved ones and everything they worked so hard for and sight of corpses buried in mud, a firm whisper to HELP muted all others. I shared the same compulsion and desire to help in any way I can by giving my energy in both short and long term relief/aid efforts. After sending off 50+ boxes/bags of...
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