Christian Relief Groups Respond to Massive Quake
Monday, Oct. 10, 2005
Posted: 10:30:57AM EST

As people half a world away mourn the deaths of family members and friends, the destruction of homes and the lost sense of security, Christian relief agencies in the United States are quickly responding to the massive earthquake that shook Pakistan and neighboring countries on Saturday morning.

Since the 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit South Asia on Saturday, Christian organizations have been responding to the aftermath with assessment teams, emergency assistance and formulations of long-term relief plans. Faith-based groups such as CWS/PA (Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan), World Vision International (WV), Christian Aid, and MAP (Medical Assistance Program) International are among the Christian relief organizations that have announced their plans to help victims of the quake.

“The greatest need is for the living,” said Sig Hanson, national director of World Vision Pakistan, in reference to the 700,000 survivors, of which almost all have lost loved ones and are without shelter or clean drinking water. The rest


'A generation has been lost'
By Simon Freeman, and agencies in Pakistan

International donors rushed to ferry relief supplies to northern Pakistan today as the estimated death toll from the country's worst earthquake climbed towards 40,000.

More than two million people have been left homeless by the 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which hit Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Saturday morning and sent tremors across the region between Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Story