living the story:global
The two most recent natural disasters to devastate our world-the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China-provide the body of Christ with immediate opportunities for global action. As the number of dead, wounded, and displaced continue to escalate in both of these countries, relief agencies from across the world are responding. However, the amount of aid these agencies supply is contingent on the number of donations they receive. Visit any of these Web sites to find out how you can send money directly to Myanmar and China through organizations with people already on the ground:
World Vision
http://worldvision.org/Baptist Global Response
http://www.baptistglobalresponse.com/main/
Samaritans Purse
http://samaritanspurse.org/ Red Cross
http://icrc.org/The attention of the world is focused on these two traditionally oppressive countries, and the world will see the church's active or inactive response. Join us in choosing action in the spirit of Isaiah 61:1.
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,