Dear friends, greetings and regards in the might
name of our Lord Jesus. I give thanks to God for
is continuous care and blessing s for the
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. PCP continues
its relief activities in the most difficult and
the worst hit areas. In my previous reports I
have informed you about our preference to serve
the most neglected and the neediest victims of
floods. We took the second trip to the district
of Rahim Yar Khan on October 10th, 2010. This
was the most difficult trip so far. Personally,
I prepared everything along with my team but got
sick a day before and was unable to travel with
the relief team. Yet to encourage the young team
members, I stood with the trucks as supervised
the loading. We hired two trucks to carry the
goods. We had discussed with the truck company
about the stuff that we wished to carry. But the
trucks that company sent were not good enough to
carry all the stuff. PCP relief led by the
moderator himself left very late on the night of
10th. The team embarked on a 14 hours journey by
road which was lengthen considerably due to the
trucks getting punctured on the way. But once
all the goods were received in the appointed
place team got very busy in distribution. We
served over 500 families in 11 different
villagesof Distrcit of Rahim Yar Khan. The
villages we served are:
- Mohiab Shah
- Barder
- Chak# 118
- Goth Trahll
- Chak # 206
- Goth Ashique Bhore
- Kot Sabzel
- Goth Jind Wada
- Chuto Chaeher
- Goth Bheen
- Chak # 117
ITEMS DISTRIBUTED:
By God’s grace and with the help of our
partners we were able to distribute to each
family:
- One sack of food items containing; rice
5kg, wheat floor 10kg, sugar 2kg, lintels
1gk, grams 1gk, milk 2kg, tea leaves
500grams, salt 1gk, chili powder 500grams,
cooking oil 2gk.
- Hygene items; washing powder 2kg, bath
soap 4 cakes, tooth pastes and tooth
brushes.
- Tents; as most of the people are without
any roof on their heads, we were able to
provide very god tents, one for each family.
Tents were the most expensive items. It cost
us Rs. 2850000. The recipients most grateful
for the provision of tents. Tents are still
needed.
- SHOE BOXES FOR CHILDERN. One of the most
exciting experiences was to share shoe boxes
filled with wonderful toys for the children.
It was great to see the shining eyes of the
little children as they opened their gifts.
- We were also able to provide clean water
in 4 different places. We installed water
pumps for the clean drinking water.
- Dinner Sets. We also provided one dinner
set to each family. The dinner sets
consisted of 75 pieces of melamine articles
- Winter bedding. One of the biggest needs
as the winter is approaching is warm clothes
and winter bedding. We were able to provide
winter bedding to each family.
- Warm winter clothes. Warm clothes, like
pullovers, sweaters and jerseys were also
provided.
- Medical Camp: One of the things that we
are truly grateful was the medical service
that we provided at this time. This was the
first time that we took the medical team
with us to the these villages. The team was
led by Dr. Qasar Javed and Mrs. Norina Gill.
In three days the medical team served over
1000 people. People are exposed to extremely
un-hygienic conditions. Typhoid, cholera,
malaria, diarrhea, and lots of other water
born diseases are spreading. People are weak
and malnourished, so they fall sick easily.
Along with the treatment we also provided
multivitamins to the patients.
After three days adventure, our team
returned, exhausted but filled with thanks and
the spirit of compassion. They were touched with
the suffering and misery that the victims of
flood are going through. They were overwhelmed
by the damage done by the flood and needs of the
people. It further inspired our team to continue
to provide help and share the love of Jesus with
the suffering humanity. People are begging to
realize and respond to the love of Jesus. As
moderator shared the good news of Jesus with the
Hindu tribal people, some 15 people responded.
They wanted to be baptized but our team thought
it unwise at this stage. There is a demand of
church building by those who have already
accepted Jesus. We do not aim at converting the
people but this is an additional blessing for
those who do not know Jesus to come to know
Jesus and respond positively and receive the
greatest gift of God for the miserable and dying
humanity.
We are truly and really grateful for our
partners worldwide. Without your partnership we
will not be able to serve these extremely needy
people. This time I am not attaching any
pictures with this report as my internet is not
working well. For the pictures please visit our
website www.presbyterianchurchpk.org. May God
bless you.
Love
Rev. Dr. Maqsood Kamil
Executive Secretary
Presbyterian Church of Pakistan.
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