Nov. 9, 2009 issue
MCC to rebuild in Indonesia
By Mennonite Central Committee staffMennonite Central Committee has appealed for $250,000 in donations in response to natural disasters in southern Asia.
A family from Guci, Indonesia, stands amongst the rubble of their home destroyed by the Indonesian earthquakes. From left, Pak Dailiminur Dt. Mangkulun and his wife, Ibu Erni; Erni’s nephew, Sirakang, 6; and Pak Tengku Agus Salim and Ibu Roswida, Erni’s brother-in-law and sister. — Photo by Dan and Jeanne Jantzi/MCC
The disasters included flooding in India, Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam, and earthquakes in Indonesia.
MCC will rebuild homes in the village of Guci, Indonesia, where about 95 percent of the homes were destroyed, and in the city of Padang. MCC’s partner, Mennonite Diakonial Service, the disaster response arm of the Muria Mennonite Synod in Indonesia, is providing health care, trauma-healing exercises and locally purchased relief packets.
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