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Relief news update from the Philippines - 23 Aug 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from the Philippines.
On July 27, tropical storm Jolina triggered floods and landslides in the archipelago nation. Eight people succumbed to the storm and more than 100,000 were affected, with many who were evacuated to shelters by military personnel and the Red Cross.
Sending her love and prayers, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$10,000 on July 28, an amount that could obtain US$142,000 in relief items purchased in the United States, based on the cost of living in the Philippines.
On August 4, our Association’s relief team from Formosa (Taiwan) and the Philippines went to the worst-hit Sultan Kudarat province where they spoke to Mayor Madam Shajida Mastura, who helped direct them to affected areas and invited our Association members to hold a global warming seminar there.
Madam Shajida Mastura accompanied our relief team in distributing relief items, with the help of a truck and local military personnel.
In Tacurong City, our relief team met Department of Social Welfare Development (DSWD) officer Madam Lily Paguital, who assisted with transportation to three municipalities where relief supplies were delivered to 1,335 vulnerable families.
Master’s help was the first they received, and all relief recipients conveyed their joy and appreciation for her compassion. Madam Lily Paguital also promised to adopt a vegetarian diet.
Madam Shajida Mastura (F): I would like to thank the Supreme Master Ching Hai for the assistance given to us.We appreciate the assistance of Mayor Mastura and Madam Paguital, and congratulate Madam Paguital on embracing the wholesome plant-based lifestyle.
We are especially grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai, whose loving support brings comfort to many, and thank our Association’s relief team for their endeavors. May we all join hands in fostering a stable environment through our kinder ways.
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Relief news update from Mongolia - 2 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Mongolia.
Beginning July 17, the nation’s capital of Ulaanbaatar was flooded by the worst rains and hailstorm in years.
At least 26 perished and 2,000 residents were displaced as hundreds of homes were affected.
Relief recipient (F): We had floods in our khoroo. For example, in this khoroo, 150 households were in flood. 57 of them lost their homes totally. Six people passed away. One of them was a child and five were adults.
VOICE: On July 22, Supreme Master Ching Hai quickly donated US$20,000 in emergency aid, requesting that our local Association members go help and comfort the afflicted, while conveying her sorrow and prayers.
This amount could purchase US$147,000 in emergency items obtained in the United States, based on Mongolia’s cost of living.
Our Association’s Mongolian relief team distributed packages with basic necessities such as food, clothes, blankets, and cleaning and school supplies to the afflicted in the Gobi-Altai Province and Ulaanbaatar.
They also built a new home for a family that had lost theirs.
Relief recipient (F):I lost my home but in this hard time, my daughter and I have a nice big home from the Supreme Master Ching Hai. I’m really thankful to Supreme Master.
VOICE: In recognition of her benevolence, the Mongolian Ministry of Social Defence and Labour sent Supreme Master Ching Hai a letter of appreciation.
The following is an excerpt.
Dear World Spiritual Leader, The Supreme Master Ching Hai On behalf of the Ministry of Mongolian Social Defence and Labour, we are deeply appreciative to you for your financial and material contributions to the people of Mongolia in time of need.
May your Holy and Heavenly good deed flourish profoundly. Respectfully yours, Minister D.Hyamkhuu
VOICE: We thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her loving aid that comforts people in times of misfortune and send gratitude to our Association members for their endeavors.
May the affected Mongolians be blessed with a smooth restoration of their productive lives as we work to ensure Earth’s stability through our kinder deeds.
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Relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan) - 5 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan).
Typhoon Morakot struck Formosa on August 7, causing widespread floods and enormous mudslides that buried villages and claimed over 600 lives. Conveying her condolences and love, on August 8 Supreme Master Ching Hai requested that our Formosan Association members continuously check and help wherever necessary, donating US$30,000 for emergency supplies and more as needed.
With the mountainous areas of Chiayi County only reachable via helicopter, our Association members sent through the Chiayi Air Base six flights of food supplies, as well as LED flashlights, school supplies, and hygiene supplies.
In response to the requests of the Chiayi County’s Educational Department, they also provided 14 generators to elementary schools so that the students could resume classes.
Principal Cheng Rui-Chen, Siding Elementary School of Fanlu Township, Vegetarian (M): Thank you for your concern, thanks Master. We should cherish our planet, the one and the only. Certainly we encourage no killing vegan diet.
VOICE: Our respectful salute all government and relief personnel working to ease the disaster conditions. We are especially thankful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her loving concern that brings comfort to the distressed, and to our Association members for their helpful efforts.
As we pray for the restoration of the flood-afflicted to their fulfilling daily lives, let us join in fostering kinder lifestyles to ease disturbing events as these.
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Relief news update from China - 7 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from China.
On August 9, Typhoon Morakot struck several provinces in southeastern China, causing at least 9 people to lose their lives. About 16,000 houses collapsed, and over 14.3 million people were affected.
Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately requested that our Association members help those in urgent need, offering a donation of US$30,000 with all her love & prayers.
This amount could purchase US$235,000 in emergency supplies in the United States, based on China’s overall cost of living.
As Supreme Master Ching Hai has requested, the most recent update follows.
August 31, 2009 Most Compassionate Master,
Re: Relief work in Southeastern China Upon receiving Master’s instruction, our relief team immediately went to the most severely affected Zhejiang province, where 2 people had lost their lives and 7 buildings collapsed.
We brought rice and cooking oil to 70 most affected families, including the elderly and disabled, and gave money to the most desperate victims.
In Fujian province, we brought monetary aid and gifts of candies, books, and stationeries to the villagers, as well as SOS flyers to let them know the best way to prevent such disasters is to be vegan.
In Shanxi village of Jiangxi province, financial help was provided to restore a damaged bridge and school, and families severely in need received cash aid.
Our deep thanks for Master’s love and assistance.
We wish to also inform that we did not use Master’s donation as our Association members from throughout China were able to cover this mission, including travel expenses, with their own funds totaling US$15,883.
All gratitude from relief team in China
VOICE: We thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for permitting us to share these details with viewers, and our Association’s Foreign Group for providing them.
Our gratefulness for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s timely and unconditional aid as well as our Association’s relief team for their diligent efforts. May disruptive weather events as these subside as humanity strives for greater care of one another and the environment.
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Relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan) - 8 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan).
On August 7, Typhoon Morakot landed on Formosa, bringing severe floods and mudslides that buried villages and claimed over 600 lives. On August 8, with her condolences and love, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$30,000 for relief and more if necessary. She also asked our Formosan Association members to continuously help wherever needed.
Our Association members set out in relief efforts, covering all of their own expenses.
contributing a total of US$153,000 for the relief work.
As per the request of Supreme Master Ching Hai, the following is an updated report.
September 3, 2009
Most glorious Master,
Re: Typhoon relief work in Formosa On August 9, roads were reopened, allowing us to deliver relief materials to the victims as well as offer two amphibious rescue boats to the government.
We also provided vegan meals for over 10,000 victims and rescue workers from August 13 to 18. Beginning August 16, we visited victims in many hospitals and shelters, and comforted families who lost loved ones with Master’s relief materials, books and SOS flyers. Financial support went to 481 families, including those in remote mountain areas in Kaohsiung and Pintong, where thousands of victims received Master’s relief materials, much to their gratitude.
We also shared information on the climate change crisis, and many expressed their interest in vegan diets.
On August 20 and 25 in Kaohsiung, we donated US$3,400 in vegan cat and dog foods and US$ 3,040 in medical treatment and construction repairs to Formosan Animals Emergency Rescue Team.
They appreciated Master’s unconditional love and said that we were the only help for the typhoon animal victims. Jiayi Society Office just called us requesting tents for the evacuated victims, which we’ll send soon.
We will also visit an animal shelter in Tainan with a donation and dog foods. Thank you so much Master, for your immediate assistance and loving comfort.
Humbly and gratefully from Association members in Formosa
VOICE: We thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for permitting us to convey this report, and our Association’s Foreign Group for providing it.
Our gratitude goes to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her compassionate support as well as our Association’s relief team for their endeavors to assist the vulnerable.
Our prayers that the Formosans quickly recover the stability of their daily lives and that more people join in gentler lifestyles to restore our planet’s precious balance and peace.
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Relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan) - 11 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Formosa (Taiwan).
Severe floods and mudslides from Typhoon Morakot’s landfall on August 7 left villages buried, communities stranded and over 600 people who perished.
Expressing her condolences and love, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$30,000 on August 8 for relief and more as necessary.
She requested that our Formosan Association members provide ongoing assistance wherever needed. They responded by starting relief work, covering their own expenses and contributing a total of US$153,000 of their own funds thus far.Taihe Elementary School of Meishan Township in the mountainous area of Chiayi was one of the most affected, having been overwhelmed by mud.
As part of their overall efforts, our Association's relief team organized nine four-wheel drive vehicles to deliver a generator, books, fuel and other health supplies to the school.
Deputy of Academic Affairs Supervisor Mr. Zhuang Sheng-Quan expressed his gratitude, saying that the school had also received our Association’s SOS flyers with information about the vegan solution to global warming.
Mr. Zhuang Sheng-Quan, Deputy Academic Affairs Supervisor of Taihe Elementary School (M): In regards to the global warming crisis, we’ve been raising awareness amongst our students.
We focus on recycling and encourage a veg diet.
VOICE: In assessing the disaster situation, our Association members also attended a press conference on Typhoon Morakot. There, Formosan President Ma Ying-jeou spoke of the government's own efforts to protect citizens in the event of a similar climate-related disaster.
President Ma Ying-jeou – Formosa (M):Now, as a result of climate change, disasters like Morakot are not that unusual. So we have to be prepared for the worst.
We are drafting a piece of legislation called Homeland Planning Act, which will divide the country into different regions.
Some may have to be evacuated. This is very difficult in this country, but we attach a lot of importance to the factor of global warming.
VOICE: We appreciate President Ma Ying-jeou’s initiatives to ensure the welfare of all Formosans. Our gratefulness also for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s heartfelt care to those in need, as well as our Association’s relief team for their dedicated endeavors.
With the grace of the Providence, may our world be freed of such potential tragedies as more people turn to kinder, eco-conscious ways.
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Relief news update from Benin - 13 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Benin.
Devastating floods throughout the past summer had uprooted 11,000 residents and damaged or destroyed 2,000 homes and other buildings. The ongoing inundations prompted a state of emergency to be declared by the Benin government.
On July 12, Supreme Master Ching Hai conveyed her heartfelt condolences and prayers and offered a US$10,000 donation for meeting the immediate needs of the flood affected.
This amount could purchase US$427,000 in relief supplies if acquired in the United States based on the general cost of living in Benin.
Covering their own travel and related expenses, our Association’s relief team in Benin traveled to some of the most afflicted areas, where floodwaters still surrounded homes.
They delivered to 2,000 families in need packages of 10 kg each of rice and maize, vegetable oil and salt. The villagers, who also eagerly responded to the SOS flyers that were also given, were touched with joyful smiles to receive Supreme Master Ching Hai’s aid.
Relief recipient: We thank Supreme Master for helping us and our family to overcome this situation.
Relief recipient: All the victims are very grateful and they appreciate very well your loving concern.
VOICE: We join in thanking Supreme Master Ching Hai for her loving concern and assistance that has eased the burden of thousands of people. We also appreciate the diligent efforts of our Association’s local relief team. As we pray for the steady and full recovery of flood victims in Benin, and elsewhere in the world, may gentler lifestyles help mitigate such disasters and restore the balance of our planet.
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Relief news update from Nepal - 16 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Nepal.
At the end of July, different parts of Nepal and Bangladesh were hit by continuous torrential rainfall, which triggered floods and landslides.
In Nepal, many families were displaced, and there were 22 confirmed casualties along with others missing. On July 29, Supreme Master Ching Hai asked that our nearby Association members go to help, also expressing her love and sorrow for both Nepal and Bangladesh. She donated US$20,000 for persons in urgent need, especially those who had lost loved ones, elderly without family and the injured. This amount could purchase US$723,000 in relief items obtained in the United States, based on the region’s cost of living.
Our Association members from Nepal first delivered needed supplies to landslide victims in eastern Nepal’s Sankhuwasabha District.
Relief Recipient – Nepal (M): I was running and screaming out of fear. After that it swept away my neighborhood; what can I do?
VOICE: With the help of the district administration and police offices as well as the Red Cross of Sankhuwasabha District, our Association’s relief team distributed relief materials including food and financial aid to 200 afflicted people.
They also provided financial support via the Chief District Officer of Sankhuwasabha for one girl who had lost her family to a landslide.
Mahes Thapalia – District Vice President of Nepali Congress Party, Sankhuwasabh, Nepal (M): First of all, I would like to show my gratitude to Master Ching Hai from Nepali Congress as well as people from Sankhuwasabha.
Usha Karki, Community leader (F): I would like Master to hear that we district citizens would like to thank her for her support in the relief program.
VOICE: National television channels also covered the relief work, saying it was the first ever help provided from a more distant location. The Nepalese government’s District Administration Office of Sankhuwasabha also sent Supreme Master Ching Hai a letter of appreciation, stating:
“We the District Relief Committee want to thank The Supreme Master Ching Hai from the bottom of our heart… Such a blessing received from her side, coming in such a time when we are stricken by the suffering and pain, will be remembered.”
Rajendra Sigdel Acting Chief District Officer of Sankhuwasabha and President of District Disaster Relief Committee
VOICE: To the local officials and Red Cross of Sankhuwasabha District, we appreciate your assistance.
We are most grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai, whose compassionate support brings comfort to the distressed.
Wishing the Nepalese flood stricken a swift recovery as more and more people join in gentler lifestyles to ensure our planetary balance.
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Relief news update from Âu Lạc (Vietnam) - 21 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
On May 26, 2009, a heavy rain caused severe floods in the mountainous Tương Dương district of Nghệ An province. Five people lost their lives and two sustained injuries, with 20 homes that collapsed and over 200 that were damaged as well as up to 400 hectares of crops lost.
Especially affected were the ethnic minority residents in Pa-tý Village, where rice crops were submerged and many homes collapsed.
On May 28, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$15,000 for urgently needed aid, conveying her love and sorrow for those afflicted. This amount could purchase an equivalent of US$252,000 in materials if purchased in the United States, based on Âu Lạc's cost of living.
Our Association members from Northern Âu Lạc (Vietnam) quickly travelled approximately 500 kilometers to bring basic necessities to the affected people, especially those in the worst flood-affected villages of Yên Tĩnh, Yên Hòa, and Yên Na.
These villages were on a high mountain, about 50 to 60 kilometers away from the district center, and all residents were ethnic minorities, mainly the Khơ-mú and Thái, who make their living largely through growing vegetables.
On June 1, with help from the local government, the relief team was able to reach the mountain communities, where they delivered much-needed supplies to communities where houses had been swept away leaving only the foundations, and many residents were confused and distressed..
In Pa-tý, a small village that had suffered five human casualties due to the floods, the relief team went to comfort each household, bringing gifts to the families who had lost loved ones.
As the bridge leading to the village’s primary school had been swept away, our Association’s relief team gave the local government financial support to be able to quickly rebuild the bridge and enable the children to safely return to school.
The people in all areas conveyed their gratitude for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s reassuring comfort and care.
Hoàng Sỹ Thìn, Chief of Agriculture and Rural development Bureau of Tương Dương District (M): People here were very moved when they got Supreme Master Ching Hai’s gifts.
We ourselves feel that hers is a very noble spirit.
We are very thankful to Supreme Master Ching Hai and on behalf of People’s Committee of Tương Dương District and the people here, we respectfully wish her good health.
Đặng Minh Châu, Deputy Chief of Standing Commitee of Provincial Party Committee (M): On behalf of Provincial Party Committee and the local people, I sincerely thank Supreme Master Ching Hai for her kindness and the enthusiasm of your group.
Although the roads here are difficult and the weather is very hot, you’ve come to every house to give gifts in person. People here greatly admire and are deeply grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai.
Lô Thái Sinh, Chairman of People’s Committee of Yên Hòa village (M): I must say that Supreme Master Ching Hai has such a wonderfully kind heart. If we could have more people like Supreme Master Ching Hai, it would be so wonderful. People’s difficulties and suffering would be lessened.
VOICE: Our thankfulness for the help of the local government in assisting our Association’s relief team.
We are also grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her ever-loving support to those in need, and to our Association’s relief team for their devoted efforts to assist the afflicted.
Our prayers for the soon restoration of the Aulacese people to the normalcy of their everyday lives and that humanity’s greater benevolence will help ease calamities such as these.
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Relief news update from Paraguay and Argentina - 23 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Paraguay and Argentina.
On September 7, an unexpected cold front with winds that in some places turned into tornadoes swept across northern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
In the Argentine town of San Pedro, a tornado affected 200 homes, taking 11 lives and injuring more as it destroyed a 25-square-kilometer-area.
On September 9, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated an initial US$40,000, conveying her love and condolences and asking that our Association members search for the most vulnerable and desperate, then do what they can to comfort and aid people.
This amount could purchase US$183,000 in emergency items obtained in the United States, based on the average cost of living in the affected countries.
Covering all their own expenses, our Association’s relief team from Paraguay immediately began a 1,400 kilometer trip through to the afflicted regions of Paraguay and Argentina.
In Paraguay, where the storm victims were widely dispersed, they reached as many residents as they could, distributing SOS flyers while explaining the cause of these climatic events and their solutions, much to the victims’ appreciation.
Although the damage was clearly visible, most rural residents were not facing major difficulties and were already receiving government assistance.
In Argentina, where many residents had already received relief and reconstruction assistance from the Argentine government and several other countries, our relief team visited eight of the families most in need, giving them SOS flyers as well as a financial donation of US$100.
We are grateful, Argentina and all helping governments for your timely assistance to the afflicted. We are also thankful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her care extended to those in faraway lands and to our Association members for their earnest endeavors. Our prayers for the storm victims’ quick return to productive normalcy and that such calamities subside with humanity’s more loving stewardship of the planet.
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Relief news update from Mexico - 24 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Mexico.
On August 31, Category 5 Hurricane Jimena made landfall in North Mexico, bringing floods to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and causing a state of emergency to be declared in the municipalities of Los Cabos, La Paz, Comondú, Loreto and Mulegé.
Homes and crops were damaged as one person lost his life and some 4,000 were evacuated to shelters. On September 4, conveying all her love and sympathy, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated an initial US$10,000 in aid, asking that our native Association members go help the most desperate, such as orphans and the elderly without caregivers.
This amount could obtain US$33,000 in relief supplies if purchased in the United States, based on Mexico’s cost of living. Our Association’s relief team from Mexico went to the affected regions, covering their own travel and related expenses.
As Supreme Master Ching Hai, frequently asks for updates, the following is a report from our Association members via Foreign Group:
September 19, 2009 Most merciful Master,
Re: Hurricane in North MexicoOn September 11,
our Mexican relief team immediately delivered 1,050 bags of food and water to the most afflicted areas of Mulegé and Comondú.
The victims thanked Master with all their hearts and sent their gratitude for Master’s noble contribution and abundant love.
With Master’s donation, half of the affected areas have received relief supplies; however there are around 2,000 families still waiting for more help in Comondú. and Mulegé.
We would like to ask for Master’s support for the rest needed. Thank you so much, Master! With all our love,Relief team in Mexico Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately pledged an additional US$10,000 for the remaining relief work, the total US$20,000 donation being enough to purchase US$66,000 in emergency items,
if acquired in the United States, based on the cost of living in Mexico.
We are grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for permitting us to share these details with our concerned viewers, and to our Association’s Foreign Group for providing this report.
Our thankfulness to Supreme Master Ching Hai for her kindhearted help to those in need, and our appreciation for the sincere endeavors of our Association’s relief team.
Wishing the Mexican people a soon restoration of their productive day-to-day lives as we strive to foster more benevolent lifestyles for the balance of our planet.
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Relief news update from Brazil - 27 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Brazil.
A sudden cold front on September 9 brought strong winds and tornadoes across northern Argentina, southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
In Brazil, 1.5 million people were affected, with four having succumbed to the storms as 168 others were injured. Over 8,000 people were evacuated, with more than 1,000 who completely lost their homes.
A state of emergency was declared in the state of Santa Catarina. Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately donated an initial US$40,000 in emergency aid for the region, requesting that our native Association members go to comfort and help the most vulnerable and desperate, while conveying her love and condolences.
This amount could obtain US$183,000 in supplies if acquired in the United States, based on the average cost of living in the affected countries.
On September 13, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated an additional US$30,000 for Brazil, which could purchase US$138,000 in emergency items in the United States, based on Brazil’s cost of living.
Our Association's Brazilian relief team covered their own travel and related expenses as well as donating US$1,112 of their own funds for relief assistance.
Per Supreme Master Ching Hai’s request for updates, the following is an excerpt of the relief team’s report.
September 23, 2009
Most compassionate Master,
Re: Tornado relief work in south Brazil Following Master’s instruction, our Association members from São Paulo visited the most affected areas of Santa Cecília in Santa Catarina state of south Brazil.
The local Red Cross and the fire brigade informed us that the region was already recovering and only some houses were unroofed by the tornado.
We distributed SOS flyers while explaining the connection between climate change and meat consumption.
Guaraciaba was the most affected county.
Upon our arrival on September 15, the Guaraciaba City Hall helped arrange the transportation for our relief work.
The City Hall was already supplying victims with construction materials and foods, so we offered financial relief. We also handed out SOS flyers and CDs on global warming, sparking the interest of many residents.
We travelled to several affected communities, giving residents financial assistance and SOS flyers, as well as sweets and medicines to the children to help comfort the affected families.
We covered our own travel expenses and spent some US$1,100 of our own money for the financial assistance to the victims.
Seeing Master’s rescue work, the TVBV team, a TV channel affiliated with BAND of Chapecó, Santa Catarina wrote an article about us.Thank you so much, Master, for your immense love and blessing to all!
Love from Association members in Brazil
VOICE: We send our appreciation to Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing us to share this update with our concerned viewers, and to our Association’s Foreign Group for providing the report.
Our thankfulness for the assistance from Guaraciaba City Hall. We are also grateful for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s help to those in need. May Heaven bless the Brazilian people with swift restoration of their contented daily lives as we pray for a subsiding of these events as more people unite in kinder, eco-balancing ways.
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Relief news update from Mexico - 28 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Mexico.
For the first weeks of September, incessant downpours swept through central Mexico, triggering floods that took two lives and forced the evacuation of 1,500 people.
Subsequent mudslides also caused three fatalities and damaged or destroyed several homes.
On September 9, Supreme Master Ching Hai sent her heartfelt sorrow and prayers, asking that our native Association members go help the most vulnerable, saying that funds are available as needed.
Per Supreme Master Ching Hai’s request for updates, the following is a report from our Mexican Association members.
Most merciful Master,
Re: Flood in Central Mexico On September 12, the constantly heavy rains falling since September 1 in central Mexico caused three people to lose their lives and triggered landslides in the District of Magdalena Contreras.
Most of the houses were completely destroyed and covered with mud.
At least 54 families are at risk and need to be evacuated, while more than 60 families need assistance with rebuilding. We will try our best to send help.
Thank you so much, Master, for your love.
Mexican relief team
Upon receiving this report, Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately donated US$10,000 in emergency aid, an amount that could purchase US$33,000 in materials if acquired in the United States, based on Mexico’s cost of living.
We are grateful to Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing us to share this information with our concerned viewers,and to our Association’s Foreign Group for providing the report.
Our thankfulness for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s wholehearted care that is sure to bring comfort to the Mexican people. We pray for the disaster victims’ soon restoration of their normal daily lives and that such calamities are minimized as more people join in caring stewardship of our Earth.
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Relief news update from Âu Lạc (Vietnam) - 29 Sep 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association relief news update from Âu Lạc (Vietnam).
At the start of September, incessant torrential rains affected central regions, from Đà Nẵng city to Bình Định province. Resulting floods took at least six lives, and lightning strikes injured five others in Quảng Ngãi province.
In Thừa Thiên province, thousands of hectares of rice and other crops were destroyed. On September 7, Supreme Master Ching Hai conveyed her heartfelt condolences, love, and prayers while requesting that our local Association members go and help in any way possible.
She also donated US$15,000 for those most urgently in need, including the orphaned, elderly and injured. This amount could obtain US$252,000 in emergency items, if bought in the United States, based on Âu Lạc’s cost of living.
Covering their own food and travel expenses, our Association’s Aulacese (Vietnamese) relief team set out on September 19 for Quảng Điền district, Huế City, and Thừa Thiên province.
Assisted by the Red Cross of Quảng Điền district and officials from several villages, our relief team was able to deliver emergency items to 248 households. The village personnel and relief recipients, including the elderly, expressed their joyful gratitude for Master’s love and concern. Our appreciation, Red Cross and all village officials for your kindhearted help.
We are also thankful to Supreme Master Ching Hai, whose benevolence and support brings comfort to the distressed, and to our Association’s relief team for their diligent endeavors.
May Heaven bless the afflicted Aulacese people with a smooth resuming of their peaceful daily lives as we strive for more compassionate, eco-friendly standards.Please tune in to Supreme Master Television for the second part of this relief report on Noteworthy News.
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Relief news update from China - 30 Sep 2009
After making landfall in southern China’s Guangdong Province on September 15, Typhoon Koppu took nine lives and left at least nine others missing. The storm triggered flooding, mud-rock flows, and landslides that collapsed 2,600 homes and destroyed 5,100, rendering over 100,000 residents homeless. More than one million people throughout nearly 70 towns were affected, with the cities of Jiangmen and Yangjiang being the worst hit.
On September 18, Supreme Master Ching Hai donated US$15,000 for urgently needed aid, an amount that could obtain supplies valued at US$117,000 if purchased the United States, based on the cost of living in China. Conveying much sorrow and her prayers, she asked our Association members to please go help the most desperately afflicted and neglected.
Covering their own travel and related expenses, our Chinese Association members also contributed US$8,141 of their own funds for the relief work. As requested by Supreme Master Ching Hai, following is the most recent update on the situation in China.
September 28, 2009
Most merciful Master,
Re: Relief work in Guangdong province, China
On September 18th, we delivered 500 quilts and 160 blankets to Yongning Town, Yangchun County of Yangjiang City, which was heavily affected by floods. On September 20, we again sent needed supplies there, including 900 quilts, 1,020 quilt cover sets, and 307 blankets. With the help of Yongning town head, our relief materials and money were delivered successfully to those most in need in the remote mountain areas. The town head expressed his deep gratitudefor Master’s help. Thank you so much, Master!
China Relief Team
Supreme Master Ching Hai responded with the following message:
Lotus hearts,I’m proud of you. Love and God bless
♥♥CH
Supreme Master Ching Hai for allowing us to share these details with our concerned viewers, and to our Association’s Foreign Group for providing this report.We are appreciative of the Yongning town head’s kindhearted assistance. Our thankfulness also for Supreme Master Ching Hai’s loving aid that soothes and brings comfort to the distressed, and to our Association’s relief team for their earnest efforts. May the people of China be smoothly restored to their productive lives as humanity’s increased benevolence helps restore our Earth’s balance.
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