The
7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 and another
registering 7.3 on May 12 devastated the country nestled in the
Himalayas, but private citizens are leading the effort to rebuild and
recover, according to the director of an indigenous ministry. Many
churches lost buildings and homes. In Dhola Kha, a local ministry with
assistance from Christian Aid Mission has purchased land and is
rebuilding a house to be used for worship, including a small room in one
corner where the pastor will live. “We still need financial help for
this project,” the director said. “It is a very hard time for the
believers. In winter it will be very cold. Therefore, we are planning to
temporarily put a tin wall round it. If there will be no earthquake any
more, it will be okay for a few years. But yesterday again a 5.5
earthquake came. It is on and off.” The ministry also offered a
three-day, earthquake trauma program for more than 300 children,
including worship, drawing, art and dance, to help them overcome their
ordeal. “We also did a medical camp for two days, and around 280 people
benefited from it,” the director said. “We had many helpers as full
volunteers from our church and from our sister church. Of course we did
gospel work, too, through these works. To run the program we had
offering collections and your help.”
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