120,000 dead with the numbers still rising. it's incomprehensible.
i'm working on a longer note, newsletter, photos and website update to tell more about roshini and caleb -- great people i got to know at litt-world in the philippines. they both live in sri lanka, in separate cities. here is a glimpse of notes on their welfare:
FROM ROSHINI
"I and my family are ok, but there is so much death and destruction around us in the coastal areas. My home town was not affected, but water rose outside our office, but did not come in to the building. I was there with two colleagues, rescuing important documents etc.. and we had to run....
The sheer magnitude of the disaster and human suffering are beyond words.... My office is involved in relief operations and we are working round the clock. Please pray for us and the many thousands of victims."
FROM CALEB:
"We collect things and helps and given to those people. Even today I am going to the north with some people taking things to distribute to them. In north at one church when they were having worship service on sunday with 48 people, all were washed out with the water and all died. And one of the pastor's family, there were 10 members died. Like this there are so many stories. Please pray."
FROM National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (Roshini works here)
Everyday, we receive desperate requests for help and assistance; the needs are overwhelming. We are in need of US$300,000 for initial relief efforts.
Due to the severity and the urgency of the need, we appeal that you respond within 24 hours.
Contact details for pledges or queries -
Phone – 94 -11-5511381 / 2 , 94-11-5511358 / 9
Mobile phone – 94 - 777-302699 or 94 -777-255469
E-mail – easl@systec.lk or efa@stmail.lk
Fax – 94-11-271823
Mailing address – NCEASL, No. 24, Ebenezer Place, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka.
Cindy here again.
it takes a bit longer to mail money, but take the time please! consider doing a quick online donation to a larger organization and also to the one above.
other places to donate. it's something we can do, doesn't feel enough i know, but something.
www.worldvision.org
www.worldrelief.org
www.unicef.com
www.savethechildren.com
www.doctorswithoutborders.com
http://www.donate.ifrc.org/ (red cross)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/tsunami.aidsites/ (CNN website with lots of places to donate to)
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My husband spent many hours researching the devastation. I couldn't join him for much of it, the suffering is just so crushing.
I was really thankful for our young pastor today. We attend a small church that is still quite young. The pastor is fairly young as well and the church has had some financial concerns--yet the pastors decided to send money to help with the relief efforts. I'm so glad I don't attend a church where the budget is so set that it isn't touched for things like this.
Of course we were encouraged as individuals to give as well. Thanks for this post.
Cindy,
We've had a few discussion on your blog about grace. I'm hoping you might have a few minutes to hop over to gracereign and comment on my latest question about grace. I'm hoping to generate some real thought about this as well as flush out my own thinking.
Thanks.
Paula
www.gracereign.blogspot.com
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