The Macro-Encounter had just been concluded when typhoon “Cosme” started to devastate northern Luzon.  I was told that Pangasinan was at that time under signal no. 2.  But when the clock struck 6:00pm, Saturday, May 17, 2008, Pangasinan was feeling more than a signal no. 2 typhoon.  At around 9:00pm, many houses had been severely damaged and the Solid Rock Bible Congregation (SRBC) church building was not spared.

The morning of Sunday showed in better view the collateral damage that “Cosme” has left behind.  I was supposed to go to church because it was Sunday, but I knew I could not go to church.  I saw houses of some brethren wrecked by the typhoon.  I still went to visit the church building and when I got there I saw the extent of repairs we have to make.  The following pictures were taken one week after the typhoon swooped down in the area.

The damage you see in these pictures has been sort of patched up a little bit.  There was a more horrible sight than what you see here.