The Church is the only answer.

Not governments...
Not relief organizations...
Not NGO's...
Not Business...
Not Unions...
Not social ACTION GROUPS...
Not the RED CROSS...
Not food banks or World Banks...can do for suffering folks what the church can do.

Don't get me wrong...all these organizations can do GOOD things to relieve suffering.

But after all the relief organizations have packed their tents and moved on to the next crisis..THE CHURCH REMAINS.

That's why we partner with the local pastor in relief...the church, the Bride of Christ, can bring hope and change to broken lives by introducing them to the good news of God's love and Christ's offer of forgiveness and new life.

Only the church...only the Lord.

BIG GAP BETWEEN PROPAGANDA AND REALITY

The government of Myanmar is saying...this is our problem...we will handle things.
The reality is...the military junta is dragging it's feet while the people are suffering and starving on a massive scale.

The government of Myanmar says...only a few thousand have died and are missing.
The reality of eyewitnesses is...over 100,000 are dead and laying in flooded fields and delta areas.

The government of Myanmar says...outside relief help is not needed.
The reality is...the government here doesn't want the world to see the horrible state of things in this mess of a country.

The military is saying...give the food and medicine to us and we will make sure the right people get it.
The reality is that top to bottom corruption and paranoid thinking have placed this nation alongside North Korea and Zimbabwe.

Do I sound like a fanatic? Sorry, but every private conversation with citizens leads to the same conclusions..."The military regime in our country cares nothing for the people of Myanmar and this cyclone is just the latest evidence that the generals only care about the generals and the military rule."

Please pray that the church in Myanmar...will be a beacon that people can turn to...for comfort and refuge and hope. The Lord is the only way back to the light.