7'9 Degree Earthquake Hits Sichuan Province, CHINA

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7.9 Degree Earthquake Hits Sichuan Province,
CHINA
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Dozens of small cities, towns and villages near
the epicenter were devastated by the 2 ½ minute
quake
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The immediate needs are overwhelming

• 19,500 dead
• 27,000 missing
• 100,000 injured
• millions homeless

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• I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie
  down, declares the Sovereign Lord. I will search
  for the lost and bring back the strays. I will
  bind up the injured and strengthen the weak.
• (Ez. 3415)

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Large-scale search and rescue efforts are underway

• 130,000 troops mobilized
• The Chinese government has allocated 785 million
  (US) for the relief effort
• International Aid has been pledged

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Small-scale relief efforts are also springing
into action

• Foreign and local non-profit organizations in
  Sichuan Province are also getting involved
• Local believers are stepping forward to help

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The path to long-term recovery is daunting

• Estimated US20 billion in damage
• Countless homes, schools, bridges, and roads
  destroyed
• Widespread personal trauma and grief
• Shattered families and lives

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What can we do?

• Pray
• Give
• Go

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PRAY

• For aid to reach those in greatest need
• For wisdom for the government
• For comfort for those who suffer
• For opportunities to share the Fathers love

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GIVE

• We can provide specific details about how you can
  give
• For immediate relief efforts
• For longer-term rebuilding projects

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GO

• Form or join a short-term team to travel to
  Sichuan later this year to help with
• Rebuilding projects
• Restoration projects

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• Matthew 2540
• I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one
  of the least of these brothers of mine, you did
  for me.

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