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24/11/05 - Pakistan earthquake Update -
Pastor Salik has just been able to file this quick update on the ongoing relief efforts in Pakistan. Stefan Radelich was able to speak to him over the phone and passed this email on to the international offices.
"This is truly an unprecedented opportunity for the gospel to take root in the Kashmir region.
Over the phone Salik mentioned that Christians were forbidden to enter the areas that they are now ministering in!
Food and relief supplies have been the key to open the door into the villages and the villager’s hearts."
Stefan Radelich
FTH Operations Director
Click here to see Ps. Salik's report.
23/11/05 - Global Updates
Pakistan
We are continuing to send finances through to Pakistan for Ps. Salik to purchase urgently needed supplies. With very little ability to communicate with the outside world, we are waiting for his next scheduled update by the weekend we more details about the situation in Pakistan.
Hurricane Katrina
FTH is continuing to truck down supplies to churches and ministries in the gulf regions affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Volunteers are prepping 5,000 Holiday Hope boxes this week at the warehouse as well. Boxes contain holiday foods (canned ham, yams, green beans, etc.), toys for kids, and inspirational literature; they’ll be distributed to targeted families in need who have been displaced/disadvantaged by the hurricanes.
New Zealand Relief Workers
Three members from the New Zealand "Rhema Family Church" have been in the New Orleans region answering the call to help.
Ps. Colin Miller from New Zealand explains that his church was greatly challenged by the Tsunami and has desired to create a "rapid-response" team in his church which can move quickly to bring relief to disaster zones, especially in the South Pacific Area.
Members of his team are providing a boon of encouragement and lifting the spirits of local residents and workers alike. Ps. Colin explains that some volunteers have not stopped helping in the 8 weeks since the Hurricane first hit the shores, have not taken a single day of rest.
One team member was quickly assigned the responsibility of a food distribution point set up in a shopping centre. The role involves the unloading of semi-trailers to the carpark (often by hand) and the regular topping up of "picking areas" where survivors come to collect their food parcels.
The Kiwi's have had many opportunities to minister as people specifically seek them out for prayer and encouragement.
Ps. Colin's team members joined me in Thailand in April.
Rhema Family Church Whangarei will play a crucial part in
future relief operations in the South Pacific area.
Ethiopia
Stefan Radelich is scheduled to head out to Ethiopia from Tues 29th November until Sunday 4th December to assess how our preparations for our food distribution in February 2006.
We are planning to step up from our usual 6 semi-trailers to a massive 60 semi-trailers for this project. Please keep this project in prayer as we seek to impact the nation.
More than ever they need our help.
23/11/05 - Staff Spotlight - Peter Sumrall CEO
Recently FTH Operations Director Stefan Radelich and FTH CEO & President Peter Sumrall sat down to define and talk about the mission of FTH and the goals and direction for the future.
The article was first published in the FTH Field Reports - split over the July & September issues. The full report can be viewed here.
Next month look out for an in-depth interview with Jean-Pierre Rummens, FTH Director from the German Office.
23/11/05 - Partner Letter
The November partner letter, sent 1/11/05, is available online here.
Giving updates on our Pakistan earthquake relief and our upcoming Ethiopia Project; FTH also launched our new ongoing project supporting the food budget of Christian Orphanages from across the globe. Already feeding over 1000 children every day we want your help to expand.
Read more about feeding Every child Every Day here.
A free DVD update has been released, containing an update on our Hurricane Katrina relief. To receive your free copy on video or DVD please contact the office.
23/11/05 - Warehouse Update
As of the middle of October, LeSEA Global Feed The Hungry has sent over 3 million kilograms of food to 15 nation in 2005.
To see the complete list click here.
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