I was honored to be asked to represent American Baptist International Ministries at the recent Roundtable talks concerning ways Baptists from around the world could aid both Burma and China in the recent disasters which have hit both countries within the last month. It was heartwarming to see the amount of support being offered from so many countries and organizations.
I have especially been concerned for Burma and our Karen brothers and sisters who are suffering from the devastation of their homes. I have also been praying for many families which have lost loved ones as a result of the storm and the lack of help which has been given them from their own government.
As I sat and listened to a report on what the Myanmar Baptist Convention has already done to help its people, I was awed by the faith and humility in the face of such loss. As I looked at the pictures shown of bodies lining the river, families huddled under bamboo shelters which were so small that no more than one or two of the ten to twelve people were sheltered from the rain, the lack of clean water and food, the vast devastation of the entire countryside, I couldn’t help but weep at such sorrow.
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