Greetings to you in the strong Name of the One who brings relief in the time of need! 
There has been a long, dry spell in adding information to this blog. Since the time immediately following Nargis, it has been difficult to get information and
pictures to publish. This is not because there has not been news but more because the persons doing the relief are wholly overworked and have little time to write reports and send pictures. Additionally, they place a stronger emphasis on doing what they can do by trying to meet the great needs at hand and less on telling others about it. Nevertheless, I have some hopeful news! I just received a report from the treasurer of the Myanmar Baptist Convention this morning and I want to share it with you. We have sent a good portion of the One Great Hour of Sharing funds that have come in to help with the relief efforts of the Myanmar Baptist Convention and its 18 people/ethnic conventions.Here is what he says:
Dear Rev. Stanley Murray,
Regarding the Nargis relief work, we received funds from International Ministries through the Thailand Baptist Missionary Fellowship.
1. Karen Baptist Convention : Homes totally destroyed are 13,722 & death toll is 4594. Thirty churches were damaged or destroyed.
2. Myanmar Burmese Churches Union: Affected villages were 78 & 7,215 families,, Twenty Churches destroyed or damaged
3. Pwo Karen Baptist Convention: About 2,472 homes affected & 1,372 completely destroyed. Thirty-eight churches ruined.
4. Asho Baptist Convention : 12 villages affected containing 3,960 homes.
To these ( 4 ) Conventions, we have distributed rice, oil, water filters, medicines, mosquito nets, boats, tarpaulin, and seeds for cultivation.
To these ( 4 ) Conventions, we have distributed rice, oil, water filters, medicines, mosquito nets, boats, tarpaulin, and seeds for cultivation.
Most of the pictures included in this posting are from the work being done with the Pwo Karen and were given by
Dr. Ko Ko Lay, General Secretary of the Pwo Karen Baptist Convention via Dr. Paul Aita, Senior Pastor of the Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle Washington who with his wife just came back from a lengthy time of volunteering at Myanmar Institute of Theology in Insein, Myanmar.
Dr. Ko Ko Lay, General Secretary of the Pwo Karen Baptist Convention via Dr. Paul Aita, Senior Pastor of the Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle Washington who with his wife just came back from a lengthy time of volunteering at Myanmar Institute of Theology in Insein, Myanmar. 
More news very soon!
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