Posted: 5/30/06
Baptist World Aid sends team to Indonesia
By Staff
Texas Baptist Communications
FALLS CHURCH, Va. —Baptist World Aid May has sent its Rescue 24 team of first responders to serve in the wake of an Indonesian earthquake that killed nearly 5,000 people May 27.
The relief arm of the Baptist World Alliance directed a Hungarian Baptist Aid medical team to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from its post-tsunami ministry in Nias. Another medical team will be there soon. The organization also designated $20,000 for the relief effort.
The relief team is working in conjunction with indigenous Baptist groups who also are responding in an area not far from the region affected by 2004's South Asia tsunami. These first responders will help find ways other Baptist groups can join the relief effort.
According to incomplete reports, the 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed about 5,000 people and injured more than 2,000 others. About 1,700 sustained minor injuries. Hospitals quickly were overrun by the surge in demand for services.
"It is great to see the way in which Indonesian Baptists have responded so quickly to this tragedy," Baptist World Aid Director Paul Montacute said. "The worldwide family of Baptists now needs to give generously to support the continuing relief efforts."
Financial donations to this response can be sent to Baptist World Aid, Baptist World Alliance, 405 N. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA, 22046.
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