EMERGENCY RELIEF UPDATES
May 28, 2008 - OKLAHOMA TORNADO
Feed the Hungry has mobilized a 53’ semi
loaded with food and clothing to help hundreds affected
by the deadly tornado that ripped through Parkersburg, Iowa. These
items will leave the FTH warehouse in South Bend, Indiana on Wednesday
morning (May 28) at 8:30am and will arrive Wednesday evening in
Parkersburg at The Hope Reformed Church.
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May 21, 2008 - MYANMAR CYCLONE UPDATE
FTH US Director, Stefan Radelich, has
just returned from Yangon, Myanmar, where he spent the past week
developing the relief effort of the local church
in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country. Stefan tells
us the church has very successfully developed a relief centre, and
is currently feeding over 50,000 people every day.
They are also able to get into the Delta region, where foreign agencies
have not been allowed up to this point, and distributed
10 tonnes of rice in the city of Bogale.
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May 21, 2008 - CHINA EARTHQUAKE UPDATE
FTH Hong Kong Director, Armanda Da Roza,
has been in the city of Chengdu and surrounding villages since Sunday
helping with relief efforts to earthquake survivors in the Sichuan
region of China. She is overcome with stories of devastation,
saying that everyone she talks with has either lost a loved one,
lost their home and belongings, or both. One lady recounted that
she was cooking when the earthquake struck, and although she
managed to escape death it is of little comfort because
her baby was killed.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
Your generous and immediate donation will help us be the hands and
feet of Jesus to these people in this time of need.
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Cheques and money orders can be sent to:
PO Box 290, 130-8191 Westminster Hwy,
Richmond, BC, Canada
V6X 1A7.
All donations are tax deductible
and 100% of your donation will go directly to supply aid.
LeSEA Global Feed the Hungry® is a non-profit
Christian organization focused on fighting hunger due to famine, drought,
flood, war, or other natural disasters worldwide. Our pastor-to-pastor,
church-to-church program is designed to fulfill people's physical
and spiritual needs.
Three principles govern the
decisions of Feed the Hungry:
- feed those who are hungry
- strengthen the local church
- share the gospel with all people
Over the past 18 years more than $150 million of
food and relief supplies have been distributed in 83 nations.
In 2005 alone we have gone into 15 nations with well over
$5 million of aid!
Canada can help the world's hungriest
people directly through the ministry of FTH. Your gifts bring hope
to those who are struggling to survive.
You can be part of the answer. Your support makes all the difference
in their world!
Call us today at 604.244.7879 and partner with us!