Flooding In Bangladesh
 The worst flooding in decades continues to devastate Bangladesh. The waters have been slowly flowing down from the Himalayas and through the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Assam. Millions have already lost their homes. The great Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers (called Padma and Jamuna in Bangladesh) are carrying the water to the sea.
One-third of the country has been declared a disaster zone. In these areas, one can only see water everywhere. People are fleeing to the higher lying streets, but they may not be safe there for long. A considerable amount of more water is expected.
It continues to rain heavily and many fear that India may open the floodgates at one or more of their great dams so that they could escape disaster, but if they do, the disaster would simply hit Bangladesh.
The Church of the Nazarene in Bangladesh is not idle. District Superintendent Nathan has visited the flooded areas and confirms: “This is much worse than the great floods of the last ten years. We urgently need to prepare help. People are already dying from water-born diseases due to the lack of drinking water. Soon others will follow from lack of food. Apart from food, water, and medicines, they need some clothes and household items as they have lost virtually everything. We want to help at least 10,000 families.”
Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing Nazarene ministries. The Church of the Nazarene has established hundreds of groups and ministry centers. These people and their neighbors need our help. Over the last five to seven years, dozens of people in the Church of the Nazarene have been trained to respond to disaster situations such as this one. They need the help of people in the church so that together we can show the love of Jesus to suffering children and their families.
Persons and churches wishing to make a donation can mark their checks “South Asia Disaster Relief ACM1549” and mail them to Global Treasury Services, 6401 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64131. In Canada, checks should be made payable and sent to the Church of the Nazarene Canada, 20 Regan Road, Unit 9, Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3.
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August 10,2007
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