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Christians delivering supplies (Rice, Blankets, Cooking Oil, Skirts) to cyclone victims in Myanmar
In an effort to save the lives of as many as possible, Partners In Progress is adopting five villages. We are providing the basic needs of two of these villages and will soon begin helping them to reclaim their rice paddies that were swamped with salty sea water.
The reclamation process requires they pump fresh water onto the fields and basically rinse them again and again in attempt to dissolve and wash away the salt that was deposited there. The monsoon season is currently dropping lots of water there, so that is helping as well. We will provide diesel for the existing pumps and purchase more pumps to help in this process that can later be used for irrigation as well. All of this is beyond the economic means of the farmers who before the cyclone just eked out a meager existence.
School supplies and building materials to repair damaged school buildings will also be provided. Our team of brethren that are able to go into that area will bring back another report at the end of this week on the most urgent needs.
To all who help through donations, we express the gratitude of the 500 families (3000 people) that we are assisting.
If you do not get our printed reports and would like the forthcoming report on the relief work in Myanmar, please send your postal address to PIPChesser@aol.com and it will be sent you.
Yours for sharing the love of God with all while there is yet time,
William E. “Bill” McDonough, Partners In Progress
Report received from PIP Project coordinator to Myanmar, Phillip Gardner
Sat 14 June 8:45 a.m. Yangoon, Myanmar
Our Burmese Christian co-workers arrived back in Yangoon early this morning and met with me here at the hotel. Their mission was very successful. They visited 298 Buddhist families in four villages (Ka Ngyin Ta Pin, Tai Chaung, Rakhjaine Gome, and Tai Gome) where they provided a 26 kg bag of rice, 1 liter of cooking oil, 1 kg of potatoes, 1 kg of onions, 2 blankets, and 2 longyis (native dress) to most families. (When they reached the 4th village they had supplies for 111 families. This village has 138 families. Therefore, each family received a smaller quantity.) They also provided four gallons of diesel fuel to the 1st village and a 5th village (Daung Chaung) which the villagers will use to pump the salt water out of ponds they use for drinking and cooking. Now that rain is frequent these ponds will fill up quickly with fresh water. In all 5 villages our brothers and sister were received with much thankfulness and expressions of appreciation.
They also took advantage of the opportunity to return to the 3 villages visited last week to check on the well being of these new friends. They did not distribute any additional suppliers nor did the residents expect anything considering the generosity shown them last week. They explained that the residents were very happy to receive them and again expressed their gratefulness for what they have received. They explained to all that they were demonstrating the love of God.
For future consideration some of the local teachers explained that they need school supplies in the worst way.
The brethren again made a record of the names of each of the 298 families and what each received. He has given me a record of expenditures and receipts. I will give you a complete accounting of the money spent and what is currently on hand.
From: Phillip Gardner, PIP Project Director Myanmar
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Partners In Progress continues to provide aid to more then 800 families in the Irrawaddy Delta region that was hardest hit by the recent cyclone.
News Media are reporting that more then 1.3 million people died in the storm and another million were left homeless.
Myanmar Relief Update - June 7, 2008
I returned from Yangoon on Thursday after working with the brethren and our project director who is on the scene. We assisted Christians whose homes were damaged and bought 1000 blankets, and Longyi (native dress). A team of four local brethren went to the delta with the supplies and enough money to buy rice and other food stuffs for several villages.
This a report we just received of the PIP Work going on in Myanmar. Local Brethren are taking the lead with our man, Phillip Garner directing the work. Foreigners are not allowed in the hardest hit areas where we have chosen to help.
On their first trip they brought back reports of the dead bodies floating in the water and the villages where there was not a house left standing. (We will have pictures on our web site in a few days)
From: Phillip Gardner, PIP Project Director Myanmar
I just finished meeting with the four brethren we sent tot he Laputta township in the delta. They had a very successful mission. They visited all 4 of the original villages where they had previously taken aid and concluded that the 4th village does not need help as much as others because it was less damaged and also because there are some wealthy people there who are providing for their own less fortunate.
In the 3 villages they provided supplies (rice - 1 bag, oil - 1 liter, 2 blankets, 2 longyi, (Skirts) 1 kg potatoes, 1 kg onions) to each of 232 families. They ran short of longyi and had to purchase 17 at Laputta. Each family has an average of 5 members. Phillip recorded each family's name and exactly what was given. Phillip and Sian Tan explained that the villagers were very orderly and helpful in unloading the rice. They explained to the recipients that they were from the Church of Christ and wanted to show the love of God. Phillip said that they feel they have established a good relationship with the villagers who invited all four brothers to share a meal. All 3 villages are about 1 1/2 hours west of Laputta by boat and are Buddhist.
Phillip kept a very complete record of all expenditures each day. I have a copy and will bring it to you. We sent them with 6,000,000 Kyats and they returned with 1,325,250 because expenses were less than anticipated.
On Friday Phillip and Sian Tan did some exploring and found 3 more needy villages about 3 hours east of Laputta. They are enthused about making the trip again next week on the same schedule - leaving Tuesday evening and returning on Friday or Saturday morning. They will visit the 4th original village which is larger than the first 3. If time and money permit, they may go to the three new villages. The residents of these villages requested fuel for their water pump to allow them to get fresh water. Phillip said fuel is available in Laputta. Phillip took a lot of pictures which he is transferring to CD. I will bring a copy when I return. (We will send a photo report later)
My best wishes to all.
Phil
William E. "Bill" McDonough
International Director
Partners In Progress
Yangoon Myanmar, May 30, 2008 First Response effort:
The local Christians are feverishly involved in distributing first response relief supplies to the areas hardest hit by the cyclone. From Yangoon to the most devastated area is a 2 to 3 days journey by bus and boat so they are going and coming, taking supplies from Yangoon that cannot be purchased there and buying food stuff on the scene fro distribution. Thus far they have only been able to help about 150 families but with our input of funds they are gearing up to provide for 2000 or more in especially chosen areas that have been neglected thus far by others.
Longer Range plans are being formulated in an effort to impact the chosen areas for good and to help people get back on their feet as quickly as possible while establishing a permanent presence for the church.
The death and destruction is unbelievable. Whole towns and villages disappeared. Brethren report dead bodies are floating everywhere and that the Government is using large ships with nets stretched between them to gather the bodies. Because of the fear of cholera epidemics they are towing the bodies out sea and releasing them rather then attempting to retrieve them for burial.
The sea water that came inland more the 200 miles has turned their rice paddies into salt paddies where nothing will grow for three or four years and has left the poorest of the poor without a means of food production.
Politics and Old Tribal rivalries has played a roll in who is receiving aid from the government and people of minority groups are being basically condemned to death unless they get help from outside.
Now is the time for Christian to act quickly to save hundreds of thousands of people and show God's love while sharing His salvation. Many whom have never had the opportunity to hear that Jesus lives, can now be taught if we will respond to this crisis while there is yet time.
William E. "Bill" McDonough
International Director
Partners In Progress
Friday, May 23, 2008
By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer
NAYPYITAW Myanmar - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.
Thousands May DIE because of Political Fallout In Myanmar
The response to one of the worst disasters in our time is suffering from a lack of monetary contributions by governments and lay people because of the political fallout. World Vision Australia director said, “The contributions are very slow in coming because of all of the political fall out caused by the struggle between the Myanmar Military Junta and foreign governments.” Aid agencies are saying contributions are much slower in coming then usual because of the Political news. The UN reported today, May 1, that only 25% of the victims of the cyclone had received aid and more then 1.5 million may stare and die of disease unless help comes quickly. Brethren are now on the scene working frantically to save some but more funds are needed to meet this tremendous crisis. Partners In Progress is working with other brethren and aid agencies to do all we can. Our man, Phil Gardner, is there now and I plan to be there in a few days. (I'm presently tied down with the Ship of Life in Cambodia because Director Dr. Rick Northen is away for 2 months.)
The non-political, suffering peasants are starving to death and the world is, for the most part, not responding. An estimated 2 million may die unless help reaches them soon. Asia News Network is showing pictures of scores of decomposed bodies of flood victims floating up stream where thousands are forced to get their drinking water. Cleanup operations cannot be done without money. Food cannot be transported without money. Medicines can not be delivered unless there are funds.
As Christians we cannot allow politics to kill 2 million Burmese. Make a donation to Partners In Progress or your favorite humanitarian aid organization to help the innocent victims of World Politics.
Yours for sharing the love of God with all while there is yet time,
Bill McDonough
On the scene in Myanmar
Sunday May 11, 2008
Our Bible correspondence course students are responding now in large numbers asking if we are going to aid Myanmar and telling us of their personal losses of family and property and confirm the things we are hearing on the News Networks. Perhaps as many as 100,000 dead, thousands more missing and fear of 1.5 million dying as a result of disease and starvation.
Non-Governmental humanitarian organizations are freely distributing aid and assisting even though Governments have been virtually locked out until now. The Military Junta finally cracked open slightly the doors to foreign government aid and the French and US have launched large scale efforts to send in food.
Devastation Rocks Myanmar (Burma)
The Country Is Left Helpless
In February we spent four weeks teaching in Yangon, Myanmar, a city of 7 million people that is tonight reeling with thousands dead and injured and without Power and Water and food shortages. A powerful Cyclone hit the city and the Irawaddy Peninsula leaving, Reuters says, estimates of up to 13,000 dead and thousands more injured. We have the local contacts in place to deliver the necessary aid NOW.
Christians there, meeting in small house churches, are reeling. NOW IS THE TIME, history tells us, to impact that society and positively influence the government.
Just as you have partnered with us in Indonesia & Sri Lanka following the Tsunami, Poland Kosovo, Albania, Romania, Cuba and Vietnam in times of similar crises and disasters and have helped hundreds of thousand of hopeless people find hope, changed repressive governments attitudes toward Christians and planted hundreds of churches as a result, we appeal to you to respond once again and "show Myanmar (Burma) and the world that God loves them and that Christians care."
As we leave for Myanmar this week we are acting in good faith that Christians will respond and are borrowing $200,000 to allow us to all respond immediately. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS are needed to properly respond.
Please partner with us with as much as you can. Send checks to the address below marked Myanmar Relief or you can use your credit card at this website to respond immediately.
Thousands are needing your immediate help!
Yours for sharing the Love of God with all while there is yet time ,
William E. "Bill" McDonough, International Director
Partners In Progress
P.O. Box 13989
Maumelle, AR 72113, USA
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