All over our news for the past week has been news of the devastation from Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent flooding throughout the vicinity of Houston and surrounding areas. It has been heartbreaking to see, but heartening to read about the numbers of people who have donated money, time, and heroic efforts to assist the people of Houston.
Not in our news has been the devastating flooding in Nepal. Whole villages have been wiped out and many thousands have been left homeless. The death toll is somewhere near 1,000. In Nepal, the government infrastructure doesn’t have a FEMA, and many of the hard-hit areas are not easily accessible for relief teams. So, it is often left to outsiders to provide money for relief. I put the word out a couple of weeks ago and a number of you responded. So, on Friday I sent $2,000.00 to Nepal in order to provide blankets, tarps, rice and medicine to 2 areas. I sent $1,000.00 to each area, to missionaries I know who live in Nepal. Though it is not a great deal of money, the dollar goes far there and it will definitely provide relief and assistance to 2 areas and the families who live there.
I want to thank those of you who donated for this purpose. May God bless and reward you for your sacrifices.
A few weeks ago I wrote about feeling helpless in the face of so many needs that are brought to me. In reality, I CAN help. I cannot do all I am moved to do, but TOGETHER we really can make a difference for a few.
I now look ahead to my next international trip: I will be going to Burma/Myanmar in November after visiting with Pastor Tung and some of his leaders in Saigon, Vietnam. Accompanying me will be Pastor Ed Hickey from London, Ontario, Canada. I’ll give more details as we near the time.
God bless you all,
David