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Local pastor reaches out to friends and family in the Philippines
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Nov 11, 2013
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Local pastor reaches out to friends and family in the Philippines
Five months ago, Jeffrey Ilegan left his home in the Philippines to pursue ministry opportunities in the United States. He left his wife and three kids in the hopes of creating a better life not only for himself, but for those he hoped to serve.
A surivor walks among the debris of houses destroyed by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 11, 2013. The United States, Australia and the United Nations mobilised emergency aid to the Philippines as the scale of the devastation unleashed by Super Typhoon Haiyan emerged on November 11.
A surivor walks among the debris of houses destroyed by Super Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban in the eastern Philippine island of Leyte on November 11, 2013. The United States, Australia and the United Nations mobilised emergency aid to the Philippines as the scale of the devastation unleashed by Super Typhoon Haiyan emerged on November 11.
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Five months ago, Jeffrey Ilegan left his home in the Philippines to pursue ministry opportunities in the United States. He left his wife and three kids in the hopes of creating a better life not only for himself, but for those he hoped to serve.

Five months ago, Jeffrey Ilegan left his home in the Philippines to pursue ministry opportunities in the United States. He left his wife and three kids in the hopes of creating a better life not only for himself, but for those he hoped to serve. When the massive typhoon devastated the Philippines Friday, his loved ones seemed very far away. 

Ilegan is the associate pastor of Filipino Disciples Christian Church here in Los Angeles and shared his story.