COMING: View pictures of New Church in Tsunami area and Meet their Staff
COMING: View Dr. M. K. Thomas and his colleagues and the children from the Blessed Hope Children's Home

On our historical visit to the Tsunami area in 2005 we found an area, on an island, with 7,000 homes, and hundreds of make-shift houses, tents, lean-tos, and 80,000 people. God led you to give for us to purchase enough rice, potatoes, and onions to feed them all. This is a fishing village that lost boats and fishing nets . . . so we bought nets and helped repair boats also.

The area was divided in 13 sections. We fed 2 sections at a time. We followed up with Gospel literature and "loving kindness". You also gave enough money for us to support a pastor for 2 years ($150.00 per month). He will move his family into the area where the only Christian influence is a very small Catholic work. He will begin witness-ing, start a Bible Study in his home, and when he is ready to build a building we have set aside $10,000 you gave to go toward paying for the first church building. Thank you.

We gave financial assistance to a number of people . . . needy families. We also gave financial aid to some of our Christian workers. For instance, we gave $800.00 for a young pastor to finish building his humble home. We gave $500.00 to another pastor to pay off a loan he had taken out to pay hospital bills for his wife’s illness. We bought a Christian worker a motorcycle and several men were given bicycles. We also bought Bibles and literature to be passed out.

One of our great joys was to help the Blessed Children Orphanage . For some time Sue and I have been sending money each month to support these 60 precious children but we need help. It takes about $1,200.00 a month to fully support them, about $20.00 per child. Sue and I have only been able to send $400.00 per month. I sure wish about 14 of you would join us by sending $20.00 a month to help these boys and girls have food, clothing, education, and bare necessities. The last night we were there we gave them a "banquet". Wow, you should have seen them enjoy that meal!