Baptist World Aid (BWAid), the relief and
development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has pledged $10,000
for relief following the October 29 super cyclone that hit Orissa, India.
Communication is still difficult and
BWAid has been unable to make direct contact with local Baptist leaders.
This cyclone came just a few weeks after an earlier devastating one, and
is estimated to have affected over 10 million people.
Bonny Resu, from Nagaland, India, the secretary of the Asian Baptist Fellowship, reports that "the numbers of casualties are mounting - from the official estimate of some hundreds initially has now risen to about 9,000 dead. Thousands more are suspected to have been swept to the sea." Resu estimates that it will take months and perhaps years to restore the area to normalcy, and has asked for BWAid's assistance.
BWAid is ready to help Baptists in Orissa as they care for those in need, but communication problems, also experienced by Resu, make it difficult to fully assess the role that local Baptists can play. Resu is planning to visit the area on behalf of the BWA and ABF.
Paul Montacute, BWAid Director, indicated that "it is BWAid's experience with such devastating cyclones that the relief and rebuilding effort will need to continue for many months ahead. Funds received by BWAid will be used directly to assist local and national Baptist leaders in helping those in need."
Donations should be designated for "India Cyclone Relief"
Baptist World Aid
Baptist World Alliance
6733 Curran Street
McLean, VA, 22101, USA
Phone: +1 703 790 8980
Fax: +1 703 790 5719
Email: BWAid@bwanet.org
Contacts: Paul Montacute or Lee Hickman
A US tax receipt will be issued.
Donations may also be made by Visa or
MasterCard, in US dollars. State the Gift Amount in US$; Card No; Exp.
Date; Signature of donor; and name as it appears on credit card.
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Cheques in British Currency
Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist House
Box 44, 129 Broadway
Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8RT
England,UK
Phone: +44 1235 517700
Fax: +44 1235 517715
Email: international@baptist.org.uk
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Germany and the Rest of Europe
This is a BWA Bank Account
Spar-und-Kreditbank
Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden
Postfach 1262
61282 Bad Homburg v.d.H.
BLZ 500 921 00
Konto-Nr.791-03
Germany
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Checks in Canadian currency
Canadian Baptist Ministries
7185 Millcreek Drive
Mississauga,
Ontario L5N 5R4
Canada
Phone: +1 905 821 3533
Fax: +1 905 826 3441
Email: msmith@cbmin.org
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Checks in Australian currency
Australian Baptist World Aid Inc
PO Box 122
Frenchs Forest
NSW 2086
Australia
Phone: +61 2 8451 1199
Fax: +61 2 9452 4720
Email: David.Groves@abwaid.org
Contact: David Groves