OBI disaster relief specialist arrives in country
by adminMyanmar – I made it in to Myanmar just before dark.
I heard about an orphanage outside the city that had its roof ripped off and was partly destroyed during the cyclone. I will be there tomorrow morning early to start working.
The leader is telling me the children are sick with diarrhea and badly need a new roof, which is made out of corrugated steel tiles. I’ll see what I can do for a quick initial project.
After that, I have arranged for a driver with a 4 x 4 to take me and my translator to some of the worse-hit areas. We will assess the needs of the people and look for partners already in place. My hope is to get as deep into the zone as possible tomorrow.
I have been unable to get through to anyone at the YMCA clinic where OBI and Humedica hired three local doctors and two nurses. I hope to be in touch with them tomorrow. I am also trying to track down the World Food Programme team.
I think the doors will soon be open for other aid workers to come in, but for now, OBI is on the ground doing our part in helping the people of Myanmar.
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May 12th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
OUR PRAYERS FOR THE MULTI-BILLIONAIRES & THE GOVERNMENT OF THESE AREAS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE! WE CHERISH LIFE & THEY COULD CARE LESS! HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT GOD WILL HAVE THE LAST WORD WITH ALL THOSE WHO TURN THEIR BACKS ON THESE HELPLESS CHILDREN & PEOPLE! I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY!
MAY ALL THE DOORS OPEN FOR EACH OF YOU WHO PLACES THEIR NEEDS ABOVE YOUR OWN! WE ARE THERE IN SPIRIT! OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU! MAY THE LORD, ALMIGHTY GOD, THE ONLY TRUE ONE, SEND LEGIONS OF ANGELS TO ASSIST EACH OF YOU….WHEREVER YOU GO! MAY THE HARD HEARTS BE OPENED & THEIR EARS HEAR GOD’S VOICE! WHAT MUST HE DO TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE ‘POWERS THAT BE’ TO WAKE UP & HEAR THE CRY OF THE INNOCENTS! IN JESUS’ NAME! AMEN!