Helping Chinese Earthquake Survivors

Dear friend,

As you have likely heard, China’s deadliest earthquake since 1976 claimed thousands of lives in western China earlier this week. The images of mothers and fathers mourning the loss of their only child are some I will never forget. No doubt, they have affected you in the same way. And, sadly, the death toll continues to climb.

The epicenter covers about ten counties of Sichuan Province and is a stronghold of Tibetan Buddhism. A large Buddhist monastery in this region has more than 50,000 monks and nuns.

Our ministry partners in China have already sprung into action. Our local ministry team drove as far as they could over the broken roads and mudslides to assess the situation. The leader is originally from this area. Our East Asia Area Director and Assistant Area Director are en route to the site and will visit different locations within the quake zone to assess how best to respond to the places in greatest need.

Our partner has set up a base camp in an area northeast of Chengdu that is especially hard hit. Our partners are mobilizing the believers in the area to help with relief efforts. Partners International has sent an initial disbursement of funds to help them purchase relief goods.

This has been a week of overwhelming suffering around the world, as this earthquake fell on the heels of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar. We ask for your help, as God leads, to provide care for those in desperate need.

To give a gift online, please visit our website, or by phone, please call (800) 966-5515.

Most of all, we ask for your prayers for God’s comfort and strength for earthquake survivors, and for safety and open doors for our partners to share God’s love and eternal life with many. We will keep you informed of the needs and our next steps as we hear from our partners in China.

Under His Wings,

Jon Lewis
President and CEO

Partners International
1117 E. Westview Court
Spokane, WA 99218 USA
(800) 966-5515
www.partnersintl.org
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Partners International is a global ministry that works to create and grow communities of Christian witness in partnership with God's people in the least Christian regions of the world.

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