Matter : The second emergency aid report of earthquake victims in Yogya
Enclosure : The first emergency aid report of earthquake victims in Yogya
To.
Brethrens
at place
Greetings in Jesus wonderfula name,
We just arranged music concert by Dave Bilbrough, worship leader from
Kingsway Music
for Christians people, earthquake victims, in Nias. 23 May in
EMERGENCY’S MINISTRY REPORT
EARTHQUAKE IN
Our God is good! On Thursday night-25 May 2006 we arranged music concert
“Everybody Sing” by Dave Bilbrough, worship leader from Kingsway Music
in
victims, in Nias. At that moment we also introducing “FRONTIER CRISIS RESPONSE
NETWORK” (FCRN) to the local churches. On Friday morning at 05.45 a.m I and Dave Bilbrough went to Denpasar, so we’re save from earthquake which hit
Our God is good! On Saturday at 05.55 a.m, our 2 partners in NAT (Agustin
and
shaken by earthquake. They run out of the hotel, they’re very panic because
there’s a rumor that Tsunami would also hit the city. But it wasn’t true, so
they backed to the hotel and took their things. By God’s help, finally they
found a bus (the only bus left) which took them back to
unforgetable experience!
Gathering Aid for Earthquake’s Victims in Yogyakarta
Indeed, we’ve planned to take a rest after arranged 4 days music concert by
Dave Billbrough for gathering fund to buy Bibles for Christians people,
earthquake victims, in Nias, but because of the earthquake so we immediately
contacted our ministry’s partners and also local churches in Yogya which we ever
served to coordinate for gathering emergency aid.
Immediately we contacted churches in
Life” for gathering aid and coordinating with BAMAG Jatim (An Association of
Churches in East Java) in ”Love from
in Yogya. On that Saturday immediately BAMAG delegated Herman Pontoh (the
general secretary) to observe earthquake’s location in Yogya and cooperate with
local churches there.
On Sunday 28 May 2006 some churches began to collect contribution from
congregation either medicines, clothes, sanitary napkins, food or money. After
we got news from Herman Pontoh, we began to deliver aid to Yogya on Monday
night.
Aid Delivery
Monday morning 29 May was the busy and tiring day, in the morning we attend
coordination meeting in BAMAG office, then we bought things for earthquake
victims. Congregation of GKA Elyon church (Protestant church) and GKA Gloria
church (Protestant church)contributed medicines, while the others contributed
money which we used to buy T-shirts, underwears, food, biscuit, blankets,
kerosene lamps, tents, etc. Only in 3 days post the eartquake some churches and
institutions participated for gathering aid such as GKT Hosana Citra Raya
(Protestant church), GKKA Arjuna (Protestant church), GPPS, Gloria SMP (Yunior
High School) and SMU (Senior High School), Pelangi Kristus school, also from
some people, even from Jayapura. All of aid was loaded in 2 trucks. At 10 p.m we
(24 persons) went by 5 cars and 2 trucks.
Network of Local Churches Posts
Arrived in Klaten the group was divided into 2, one group delivered aid to
GPDI Fajar Pengharapan Post (Charismatic church), the other delivered aid to
GKJW Bantul Post (Protestant church). In this emergency condition, church opens
public kitchen to serve local people without discriminates their religion. From
Klaten we delivered aid to GBI Alithea Yogya Post (Charismatic church), then by
local youth’s help we’re accompanied to deliver aid to GKJW Bantul Post
(Protestant church), then to GKI Post (Protestant church) and
(Catholic).
Furthermore, we delivered aid to GKI Ngupasan Post (Protestant church),
there we’ve been waited by the Head of NGO Habitat-Yogya. After we took a rest
and collected information there, we continued to deliver aid to GKKD Post
(Protestant church) “Love Yogya” then backed to
which we hadn’t visited yet: Bahana Post, JDS Post (City Prayer Network) and
YCS (Yogya Christian Society) Post. From visit to these Posts, we establish
emergency aid network for delivering the following aid.
Earthquake’s impact
Although strength of earthquake in Yogya is lower than in Nias, but the
impact is more than in Nias because Yogya is more densely populated city (more
than 70% population in
300 victims, then in Yogya caused 6.500 victims even it’s predicted can reach
10.000 victims.
Aid distribution is more difficult because the victims were spread in vast
area even in outlying places. Many buildings and housings were completely
damaged, even in Yogya almost all plazas and malls (except Malioboro Mal), and
many hotels also other concrete buildings were thoroughly cracked.
Urgent Need
At this moment, earthquake victims’ condition is bad. Plundering everywhere
because aid distribution by Sarkolak or other government institutions is too
slow because of needelessly long bureaucracy. After earthquake, heavy rain fell
for 2 days at a stretch, and there’s no place for taking shelter for victims
because all of buildings were damaged.
Local chuch posts are very helpful because they directly face with society
need and also practise. From church posts we got urgent need for this moment,
such as: tents, tarpaulins, kerosene lamps, lanterns, flashlights, dry-cell
battery, rice, noodles, drinking water, canned food, sugar, gasoline,
cooking-oil, baby milk, food for children under 5 years old, eucalyptus oil,
ointment, medicine, sanitary napkins, underwears, clothes, etc. Also volunteers,
medics and paramedics who’re willing to help in those posts.
Through this writing, we ask local churches and brethrens “Friends of Life”
to help for these soul salvation.
Ø All of fund contribution can be transferred to Purse of Pro-life: LIPPO
BANK a/c 103-003-1004 on behalf of Heru Tjandra Mulia; LIPPO BANK's Swift Code
: LIPB IDJA (please give complete information and address for report’s
sending).
Ø All goods contribution can be sent to Nafiri Allah Terakhir office in
Jl. Kedungdoro 82 E, Surabaya-Jawa Timur,
031-5328025.
Ø For getting all information about this activity, please contact
Rahmajulia (62817591948) or email sukacita@mitra.net.id
Next aid delivery will be sent on Wednesday, 7 June and 14 June 2006. Who wants
to go, please contact us!
We ask local churches to mobilize congregation, particularly youth to become
humanity volunteers in Yogya. They can go, divided in groups, we can help to
place them in local church posts to help humanity aid distribution for
earthquake victims.
This humanity service is a good moment for local church to train Christian
youth to have heart which cares about social life, heart which loves others, so
since youth they already have mission heart, then they’ll become the mission
next church generation. God bless! (Heru Tjandra Mulia).