A little baby rescued
from Pakistan flood waters
It’s amazing how the indigenous missionaries in Pakistan are helping to rehabilitated families devastated by the recent flooding in Pakistan, which displaced over 20 million people.
The United States base Christian Aid Mission (CAM) http://www.christianaid.org%20in/ its recent release said that local missionary volunteers are helping out a family dig out silt and set up fans to dry out their house.
It noted that although the secular news media have nearly forgotten the flood disaster in Pakistan, local Christian mission teams still carry on the grueling relief efforts every day.
“Delivering aid to one family at a time, they are often forced to use public transportation and walk to remote villages. Native missionary volunteers are finding that a family can survive and start to rebuild with about $100 in emergency supplies,” it added.
According to the report, with emergency relief supplied by CAM local missionaries are able to reach stranded families with incredible efficiency adding that CAM helps in delivering compassion to over 750 native mission agencies working among the poor in 3000 people groups around the world. “Contributions continue to be accepted by Christian Aid for Pakistan.”.
One of the missionaries said: "Every morning our teams check to see which roads are open and then we deliver relief goods to local pastors and church leaders in that area. We use our mission mini-van, motor rickshaws and even public buses to deliver emergency supplies. We purchase goods in Rawalpindi with the emergency grant from Christian Aid and then take them out to the local Christian mission teams.”
He noted that Christian volunteers load bed frames onto a motorized rickshaw to help deliver emergency aid to Pakistan flood victims. To survive the floods and set up camp on higher ground, a small family needs about $100 in relief goods.
"The local pastors and leaders already know the situation and which families are in most need - 30 in one village, 150 in another, one here or another there. With the help of this Christian Aid grant, we are able to demonstrate the love and mercy of God as soon as it is possible to get to the survivors," the missionary added.
It needs to be noted that, CAM sends help to local missions groups in almost every underdeveloped country of the world, and the assistance varies according to local needs.
In Pakistan, for example, they are helping to supply flood survivors with the immediate items needed to start recovery - food packages, bed frames with nylon netting, blankets, canteens and water bottles, metal trunks, mess kits, pedestal fans, and changes of clothing.
These kinds of goods are produced and purchased within the local economy - and rarely provided by the government or foreign aid agencies.
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