Dear Co-labourers-in-Christ.
Please pray for:
- more survivors to be discovered and those affected by the trauma of the earthquake and tsunami to be comforted and restored even as they cope with the aftermath of the tsunami.
- protection & strength for the thousands of military & rescue personnel helping in the post tsunami work
- all in Japan to have presence of mind, and for those who are believers to rise to the occasion with the power of the Holy Spirit to meet the needs as He directs them.
- the Church to unite to reach out to help in the aftermath—pray for wise response, order and resources applied appropriately.
- the global Church to wake up to the need to be prepared in order to be His hands and feet in these situations as they begin to unfold so quickly around the world.
As some of you have asked, practical ways we could help besides praying, is to come alongside Christian relief agencies that are already doing ground assessment and providing humanitarian help.
There are 3 [ 2 based in Singapore & 1 in Japan] - they are World Vision, BGRI & CRASH Japan- kindly see below:
a. CRASH Japan [ http://crashjapan.com/]
Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope (CRASH) is a network supporting Christians to do relief work in Japan and around the world. CRASH equips and prepares churches and missions to be there to help their communities when disasters strike and coordinates Christian volunteers to work with local ministries in the event of a disaster.CRASH is endorsed by JEMA the Japan Evangelical Missionary Association and works in cooperation with the Disaster Relief Commission of the Japan Evangelical Association.
b. BGRI [http://www.bgri.org/] has also sent a recce team for assessment & is awaiting more details before proceeding.
c. World Vision [ http://www.worldvision.org.sg/CF-General.php?catID=33] - has sent out a recce team of their onsite WV Japanese personnel, will definitely be providing relief aid & establishing child friendly spaces. More details on how you can help below & also in attached pdf:
Keep on praying my friends!!
Blessings always!
Juliette
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On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:34 PM, juliette arulrajah <juliette.arul@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Pastors, Leaders, SCGM Friends & Disasterhope Network,Greetings in the name of our Sovereign Lord!I am forwarding to you the prayer email alert [see below] sent out to the Disasterhope Network on Friday night.Since then there have been further updates with regards the extent of the devastation [more than 10,000 feared dead] inclusive of the nuclear plant explosion on Sat and the increasing amounts of radioactivity in the surrounding areas with further threats of nuclear plant explosions. Food and water shortage is becoming more apparent despite the attempts of the Japanese govt, foreign expert help and international NGOs battling against time to save lives, rescue those still trapped under the wreckage and debris and manage this 3- pronged [quake, tsunami & nuclear threat] mammoth crisis.Kindly continue to intercede for breakthroughs with regards relief operations, the affected people and the relevant authorities handling the situation.Blessings always!Juliette---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: juliette arulrajah <juliette.arul@gmail.com
Date: Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Subject: JAPAN QUAKE & PACIFIC TSUNAMI !
Dear Friends of DisasterHope Network,
By now you would have heard the news of the massive 8.9 earthquake hitting Japan and the consequent 10m tsunami that has had a widespread effect on various parts of the Pacific hitting Hawaii just a little while ago with the W coast of USA expecting waves in the next hour. There have already been more than 50 aftershoocks with 7 of them biger than 6.3 in magnitude.More than 300 bodies have already been found with expectations of this escalating. Numerous are missing. 2,000 people expected to be evacuated from an area surrounding a Japanese nuclear plant because of safety concerns. 4,000,000 homes have been destroyed in Japan with massive tidal destruction even as many are caught in Japan's Narita airport. Economic impacts expected as Japan is the world's third largest economy—stock markets are already tumbling in Asia and Europe.
Dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile (2,100-kilometer) stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles (kilometers) from the epicenter. A large section of Kesennuma, a town of 70,000 people in Miyagi, burned furiously into the night with no apparent hope of the flames being extinguished, public broadcaster NHK said.
Thousands have been deployed for the post-tsunami work.This is being called the seventh most powerful earthquake in history since 1900 and the worst to hit Japan.Please pray for:
- the Church to unite to reach out to help in the aftermath—pray for wise response, order and resources applied appropriately.
- the global Church to wake up to the need to be prepared in order to be His hands and feet in these situations as they begin to unfold so quickly around the world.
Standing in the Gap in His Love together with you for those affected,
Juliette Arulrajah
National Director
Singapore Centre for Global Missions
[Formerly SCEM]
8 Short Street S'pore 188214
Tel: (65) 6339 8950
Mobile: (65) 97606735
Website: www.scgm.org.sg
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Juliette Arulrajah
National Director
Singapore Centre for Global Missions
[Formerly SCEM]
8 Short Street S'pore 188214
Tel: (65) 6339 8950
Mobile: (65) 97606735
Website: www.scgm.org.sg
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"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." ~ Jim Elliot
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