Emergencies: Burma Cyclone Relief

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Burma Cyclone Relief Appeal

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Cyclone Nargis - Plastic sheets and cooking oil WCB

Relief workers deliver plastic sheets and cooking oil to cyclone-affected communities. Photo by World Concern Burma

Please encourage your church, TEAR Group, school and community to pray and give to TEAR's Burma Cyclone Appeal.

Below are some resources for you to use, including a PowerPoint presentation and a flyer to print out and insert in your pewsheet or newsletter.

Donation envelopes are also available; to order please phone 1800 244 986 or 03 9877 7444, or email enquiries@tear.org.au

Please pray:

Give thanks for the swift response of local organisations
Give thanks for the dedication of staff and volunteers
Pray for those suffering psychological trauma
Pray that some of the harvest may be salvaged and replanted
Pray for equitable distribution of relief
Pray for access to emergency supplies
Pray for the health and safety of staff and volunteers
Pray for those who have lost their loved ones, homes, possessions and next season's harvest
Pray for TEAR's fieldworkers in Yangon: David Allan, Tamas Wells and David McClintock

If you are looking for prayers and liturgical ideas, the United Methodist Church (USA) has a comprehensive collection of worship resources in times of natural disaster.

Related files:

A single page for a presentation slide or a poster (Portable Document file (opens in Adobe Acrobat), 132.19KB)

A 7-slide PowerPoint presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint file, 816KB)

A flyer to insert in your pewsheet or newsletter (Portable Document file (opens in Adobe Acrobat), 117.09KB)