SoCal Theologica: Musings from the West Coast

I just received another e-mail update again from a very trustworthy family friend (who is also a Medical Doctor). This aid effort is a very unique opportunity, because as you will read below, funds are distributed to churches and then the churches are helping their communities. Here is the update I received:

The first truckload of supplies from Ethnos Asia will move through Pa’an District across the Thai border and should reach Yangon in 2-3 days. All relief from here will go to churches for their distribution, with E.A. supervision. E.A. is blessed with adequate communication, so we can track the progress and try to be sure that we don’t ship a lot of stuff that will be confiscated! Also, E.A. has been able to deliver some funds, purchasing some roofing materials, food and mosquito nets where most needed. But prices there are rising rapidly as supplies dwindle.

At the moment I have enough medications to treat 2,500 persons for malaria, various forms of dysentery, diarrhea with dehydration, and infections, the most common life-threatening illnesses in this disaster situation. What I now have is about the maximum I can personally carry in. I hope to increase that to a supply of pharmaceuticals necessary for 10,000 persons, to be delivered by colleagues here (or on a subsequent trip if I must courier supplies myself).

Things are likely to move unpredictably here, so I may suddenly be out of access to e-mail or any other form of communication. Your continuing interest and prayers are appreciated. Contributions that probably have the best chance of any organization of actually getting 100% to reliable Christian workers can be sent to: INCOR, PO Box 531, Kent, WA, 98035.