Catriona Gray, celebrities pray for Australia

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray led the Philippines in praying for an end to the catastrophic bush fire that hit Australia.
“Father God, I pray for Australia. I pray for rains that would come and dispel the fires that are raging. I pray for your protection over the land, all of its people, their families and wildlife. I pray for the volunteers, the firefighters, the servicemen who are putting their lives at risk every day. We ask for a mighty miracle Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. AMEN,” Gray wrote in her Instagram account.
Gray’s father is Australian and the beauty queen grew up from Down Under.

 

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Prayer warriors, please join me in praying for Australia. ? Father God, I pray for Australia. I pray for rains that would come and dispel the fires that are raging. I pray for your protection over the land, all of its people, their families and wildlife. I pray for the volunteers, the firefighters, the servicemen who are putting their lives at risk every day. We ask for a mighty miracle Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. AMEN. ? Australia is in a state of emergency! For two months, we have seen unprecedented heat and catastrophic bushfires sweep across the nation, with today’s forecast to be the worst so far, and the fire season is only just beginning… The damage caused so far devastates me to my core: ⁣ ⁣ – 14.5 million acres of land has been lost. That’s six times more than the Amazon fires in 2019. ⁣ – Half a billion animals have been burnt alive, with fears some species of animals and natives have been wiped out completely. ⁣ – 20 people have died, more are missing and the death toll is estimated to rise. ⁣ – 8,000 koalas have died and are now declared “functionally extinct”.⁣ – 1,500 homes have been lost, with tens of thousands of people being evacuated and entire towns fleeing for shelter on the beach or boats.⁣⁣ – Canberra experienced the worst air quality in the world partly from a cloud of smoke as large as Europe.⁣ ⁣ We are experiencing a national crisis, and it is only going to get worse. Right now we need a miracle to stop these fires. Our firefighters are VOLUNTEERS, taking time off from their paying jobs to put their lives on the line for us. Please help & donate to these charities (LINK IN BIO) & if you can’t donate, please share this:⁣ ⁣ – @NSWRFS: to help the volunteer firefighters battling on the frontline. ⁣ – @WIRESWILDLIFERESCUE: to help the wildlife victims. ⁣ – @SALVOSAU: to help families & communities affected by the fires with food, resources, etc. ⁣

A post shared by Catriona Gray (@catriona_gray) on Jan 4, 2020 at 4:42am PST

Anne Curtis-Smith, who is also a Filipino-Australian and is now vacationing in Victoria state in Australia, posted this in her Instagram Story.

Other local celebrities who followed Gray’s call include:
Gary Valenciano

 

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#PrayForAustralia ???♥️???? – And even if you missed to say a prayer at 9pm tonight…you can do it at any other time but please do. ?????? – Thanks for that post @ogiealcasid ??

A post shared by Gary Valenciano (@garyvalenciano) on Jan 5, 2020 at 4:56am PST

John Prats

 

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?? #prayforaustralia

A post shared by John Paulo Q. Prats (@johnprats) on Jan 4, 2020 at 9:31am PST

Jaya

 

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Dasal para sa Australia ?? #Repost @catriona_gray with @make_repost ・・・ Prayer warriors, please join me in praying for Australia. ? Father God, I pray for Australia. I pray for rains that would come and dispel the fires that are raging. I pray for your protection over the land, all of its people, their families and wildlife. I pray for the volunteers, the firefighters, the servicemen who are putting their lives at risk every day. We ask for a mighty miracle Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ. AMEN. ? Australia is in a state of emergency! For two months, we have seen unprecedented heat and catastrophic bushfires sweep across the nation, with today’s forecast to be the worst so far, and the fire season is only just beginning… The damage caused so far devastates me to my core: ⁣ ⁣ – 14.5 million acres of land has been lost. That’s six times more than the Amazon fires in 2019. ⁣ – Half a billion animals have been burnt alive, with fears some species of animals and natives have been wiped out completely. ⁣ – 20 people have died, more are missing and the death toll is estimated to rise. ⁣ – 8,000 koalas have died and are now declared “functionally extinct”.⁣ – 1,500 homes have been lost, with tens of thousands of people being evacuated and entire towns fleeing for shelter on the beach or boats.⁣⁣ – Canberra experienced the worst air quality in the world partly from a cloud of smoke as large as Europe.⁣ ⁣ We are experiencing a national crisis, and it is only going to get worse. Right now we need a miracle to stop these fires. Our firefighters are VOLUNTEERS, taking time off from their paying jobs to put their lives on the line for us. Please help & donate to these charities (LINK IN BIO) & if you can’t donate, please share this:⁣ ⁣ – @NSWRFS: to help the volunteer firefighters battling on the frontline. ⁣ – @WIRESWILDLIFERESCUE: to help the wildlife victims. ⁣ – @SALVOSAU: to help families & communities affected by the fires with food, resources, etc. ⁣

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Paulo Avelino, meanwhile, tweeted that Joshua Garcia sent donation for the victims of bushfire in Australia.
Avelino’s girlfriend is from Australia.

Thank you @iamjoshuagarcia for being a kind hearted soul not just locally but globally. Hindi lang tayo puro tanggap, tumutulong din tayo. @JTarasek #AUSTRALIANBUSHFIRES #australiaisburning #AustraliaOnFire pic.twitter.com/PeFOovc7Po

— Paulo Avelino (@mepauloavelino) January 4, 2020