Tuesday, 17 June 2008
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Burma Cyclone
The southern coastline of Burma, an already impoverished area, was attacked and devastated by Cyclone Nargis on May 2nd and 3rd. Along the southern coastal area of Burma homes were demolished by water and winds, destroying resident’s belongings. Crops and farmland have also been devastated by the cyclone creating problems for residents of the coastal region as well as the entire country of Burma, which depends on the rice crop as their main food source. BBC news said that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization reports that crops must be planted within forty or fifty days to be able to harvest the rice by the end of the year. The issue is greater than waiting on the fields to dry up so they can plant; new equipment is needed for planting as well as seed and fertilizer. The transportation of these materials is difficult since roads in the delta are flooded or severely damaged and unstable. Some people have found their income and meals from fishing but, now they are also in need f fishing equipment to be replaced. The World Food Program was already in Burma prior to the cyclone, providing food to half a million malnourished citizens of the country. This situation was previously unstable but can only have gotten much worse after the cyclone. The number of malnourished and starving people would expectedly reach heights beyond imagination.
There are many things that threaten the Burmese people, economically, physical health, and spiritual health.
In this time as many of us are left with a feeling of powerlessness I ask that you would find power in the relationship and conversation we have with our Heavenly Father. I ask in prayer that the people of Burma would hear and believe in their Savior, Jesus and trust in Him for their time of spiritual and physical desperation. I also ask that God would provide the necessary resources for the Burmese to rebuild their homes as well as the resources to grow crops. In this time of desperation that they may come together; that Satan would not be able to divide and stir up problems among the Burmese.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7405414.stm
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