WHI Mobilizing Resources for Myanmar - Updated

Thanks to immediate response to our request for aid to Myanmar, funds have been sent and items have been trucked into the country. The government has given permission for local NGOs and church groups to distribute supplies without their interference. Union Biblical Seminary in Yangon is providing shelter to over 100 people. Some of their buildings have suffered extensive damage they are still able to serve some of the locals who have lost their homes in the storm.

Food, water, blankets and medicines are being distributed throughout the Yangon area with a particular focus on reaching vulnerable children. The leadership of The Wesleyan Church of Myanmar is currently in Irrawaddy assessing needs and distributing goods in that area as well.

We have seen a young couple who lost three children in Yangon, ages 11, 9, and 4. The 34 year old father said, "When the storm took our whole house we tried to stay close each other. I held my little son (4 years old) with one hand and the other two with the other. When the strong water hit us again and again I lost my two daughters, my youngest one also died in my arms. The water took away my 13 year old boy where he hung on a tree which is about three miles from the place where I hugged the post. Now only about 10 people live in their town which has about 2500 households.”

World Hope International is very grateful for the open door the government has given us and we need to be faithful in response. There is much more work to be done. Continued funds are needed to meet these needs. To contribute to the World Hope International relief effort in Myanmar, click here.