2008-05-20
Dear Friends,
As you have all heard in the news, ‘Myanmar’s Cyclone’ (hurricane) death toll keeps rising and is now officially past 100,000. Entire villages have been wiped out. Right now there has been a massive outbreak of deadly dysentery due to a lack of sanitation. Having been to Aceh right after the massive tsunami of 2004, I can only imagine what the conditions are like; they are desperate.
Ground Report:
World Harvest,
“Thank you very much for your prayer and your message on Monday, May 12 2006 12:51 AM. In view of the devastation caused by the recent Cyclone in Yangon Myanmar. We also suffered damage to Bible School and Orphanage. Our Children have no place to stay right now. UN and other nations are not allowed to help in the form of food, medicines, shelter and etc by our nation’s leaders. Therefore, we are really needed your prayer and help to recover quickly.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev.Dr. C.B. Philip Thang (President)
Win Myanmar Mission”
World Harvest has obtained visa access to Myanmar, and today (5-15) has sent a team of 13 disaster relief specialists, comprising of 7 Doctors, a couple Nurses, and a couple Logistics members to the region. They will arrive in Yangon on Sunday morning bringing a full supply of various medicines, and also 3 units of high output water filtration machines. The team is led by Dr. Mitch Duininck, who has worked with World Harvest in Aceh, post the tsunami, and also post the Pakistan and Yogya earthquakes. Dr. Mitch and the team represent World Harvest’s premier medical disaster and relief field team.
Our times are economically depressed, however, I believe that a little effort can go a long way in expressing our compassion and care for the thousands of hurting people in Myanmar. I think it would be beautiful to see a ‘united-movement’ toward helping these suffering people. I perceive that the ‘Hand of God’ may use this tragedy to open up this otherwise closed country for the ‘Good-News.’ I pray that World Harvest will be able to minister there long term, and to see relief and development transform this impoverished nation; much like what World Harvest has accomplished and experienced in Aceh.
Please join World Harvest toward helping our brothers and sisters in Myanmar. The easiest to make a contribution toward this effort is by visiting: www.worldharvest.cc and clicking on the Myanmar “Make a Donation” link on the homepage. Updates on World Harvest’s relief efforts, will be also update periodically on the site.
Please help spread this appeal to your circle of influence, so the work in Myanmar can be maximized. The cost of this mission is approximately $60,000.00 (all our Doctors and personnel have offered to pay for their way as a contribution toward the Myanmar efforts). The funds we are attempting to raise are allotted toward medical supplies and water filtration systems.
Please pray with World Harvest so that we can meet all the needs within our ability.
Thank you so much for your care and compassion.
Danny Hanafi
Vice Chairman, Co-Founder, World Harvest
PS. I have committed to sending some of the funds raised from our upcoming Harvest Summer Concert, to further relief efforts in Myanmar. Please come and join us in order to support this noble cause.