Some of the relief funds from ABWE are going toward repairing bamboo houses in this neighborhood. This is the home of a Christian family being assisted by ABWE.
Myanmar (MNN) ― Representatives from ABWE in Myanmar are planning how best to help local churches minister to assist cyclone survivors.
They are working with a Baptist church in Yangon and trying to make
contact with Baptist churches in the delta region or Irrawaddy
district.
The roads into the delta region have been destroyed, making travel to that area impossible. Even now, security issues may prevent local believers from traveling to the delta.
"Our friends and partners in Myanmar are not sure that they could even get into the delta region themselves. Whatever relief work is done will be done low-key and low profile, so as not to attract attention from the government. They said they will do relief work diligently but with less publicity," ABWE representatives report.
ABWE would like to help the Yangon church and its outreach village in several ways. Rebuilding one bamboo thatched-roof house costs only $250 USD. ABWE may also help rebuild a seminary and provide medical care and supplies. It may provide child sponsorship for tribal families struggling to send their children to school.
Stockpiling staple foods like rice, cooking oil, salt, beans, and grains will protect local believers from skyrocketing food prices. Many believers are poor and make only three dollars per day. Under normal conditions, they spend one dollar on food every day. Now, food is going to cost them more than three dollars per day.
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