The news is filled with reports of how relief is not getting through to the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar, thanks to the paranoid, narcissistic interference of the thieving generals that run the country.
We're here quietly to report that aid can get through by other means, not reported by the MSM. Christians in Myanmar have developed sophisticated, effective means of transporting Bibles, Christian literature and other supplies into the country. Those Christians are now ready to do the same with rice, water purification systems, plastic sheeting for temporary roofs, medicines, clothing and the like.
And as gentle readers fulfill their generous impulses to help, we recommend again that they do so through International Disaster Emergency Services. IDES is already sending funds to on-the-ground Christians who can have immediate and long-term impact.
Here's a link to recent info from IDES on what's already going on. As a member of the board of directors, we assure gentle readers that this is just the start. Folks connected to IDES are finishing up work that other organizations abandoned or never really started in other disaster spots. The same can be expected in Myanmar.
To give to IDES online via a secure web site, follow the instructions here.
To give the old-fashioned way, send a check to:
IDES
PO Box 60
Kempton, IN 46049-0060
And check the link above for updates on the situation in Myanmar.
1 comment:
Bibles, literature,
and CASH. Loads of cash.
I don't know what the rate is now, but last time I was there the exchange rate was 800/1. $1k supports an awful lot of native missionaries/church planters in a country like that.
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