Monday, March 16, 2015
Brothers and Sisters in Christ at Vanuatu
Dear Friends,
The email below came through Pastor Lloyd Donica of Bethel
Baptist Church in Hampton, VA. He
received this message from Steve Gibbs.
On Sunday, we first heard of Steve through Fellowship Bible Church of
Lancaster, SC, where Pastor Mills is the pastor.
Please read this information so your church can know the
needs of the brothers and sisters on Vanuatu.
“Dear Friends, We
have just been able to get through on the phone to Jimmy Kalo in Vanuatu. The best news is that everyone on their
property survived the cyclone. They
still have no water and no electricity, and the outdoor kitchen where they do
their cooking has blown across the street and down the road. During the night while Pam was passing over,
the men had to block the door with their bodies to keep it from blowing
in. Much water came in the house but
mercifully their roof stayed on. You can
imagine that everyone is in shock. There
is no one who has not been affected by the ravages of the cyclone. Many ministries and businesses and families will
be rebuilding from basically nothing.
Photos of Port Vila show uprooted trees, mangled buildings, shipping
containers displaced in the road. What
kind of wind can blow a shipping container around? Extensive flooding has also caused a lot of
damage to buildings and infrastructure. Boats are splintered and washed up on
shore. Power lines are down everywhere
and roads and bridges washed away. Many
pictures of the devastation in Port Vila have been posted on Facebook. It’s a sobering journey to see the
devastation. As yet there is no word
from the outer islands. We cannot
imagine how people in bush housing have managed to survive. Vanuatu will be a
long time in recovery from this major storm, the South Pacific equivalent of
Haiyan or Katrina. Thanks for
praying. We will let you know when
structures are in place to receive donations to help the victims.
It will be many weeks, perhaps months, before children can
return to school, gardens will once again produce food and life will be begin
to take on some semblance of normalcy.
We ask you to pray for us that we will have wisdom and insight as to
what is the best way to help those whose lives have been radically changed by
natural disaster.
Steve and Jane”
Operation Renewed Hope will commit $2000.00 immediately for
this work as it is needed.
If you would like to participate by debit or credit card go
to Operation Renewed Hope and choose “Network for Good.” Please designate the gift for “International
Relief.”
If you would like to participate by check, please, send the
check to Operation Renewed Hope, P.O. Box 43242, Fayetteville, NC, 28309. Please designate the check for “International
Relief.”
Jan Milton
Operation Renewed Hope
1017 Sage Green Ct
Raleigh, NC 27610
910-987-5072
orhus@aol.com
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