Cyclone Nargis Update - 30/06/2008 12:46

Our Partner, Pastor Bec reports from the field on how the Karen people are repairing their communities and using the aid we were able to send.“I have just returned to Rangoon from the Irrawaddy Delta region. On this trip we were able to purchase the 4 boats ordered. These boats will be used to get foodstuffs, staples and building materials to the remote outlying villages as well as transporting teams to minister to the needs of the people living there."We were also able to give funds to help the school children and orphans."I travelled together with the Karen Peace Council, medical professionals, and Pastor Timothy. We visited Bogale one of the main townships in the Delta region which was affected by Cyclone Nargis."Over 250,000 people have died in the townships of Bogale, Laputta, and Pyapon. As we passed through the townships, Cyclone Nargis’ mark was evident in the heaps of...