Jan. 25, 2005 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

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Indonesia: Church Workers Train to Meet Tsunami Survivors’ Emotional Needs

Pematang Siantar, Indonesia ... [Elisha Gultom/AND/ANN]—The Adventist Church in Indonesia held a three-day Victims’ Assistance Seminar, which began Jan. 19, at the local church’s headquarters in Pematang Siantar. Seminar participants learned techniques for helping victims of trauma cope with and recover from emotional repercussions. 

The seminars were led by Martin Feldbush, director of Chaplaincy Ministries for the world church,  and his wife, Martha, and Jonathan C. Catolico of the regional church office. They also taught the same seminar to church workers in Sri Lanka. 

Indonesia: Relief Organizations Work Together in Meulaboh, Indonesia

Meulaboh, Indonesia ... [K. R. Sagala/AND/ANN]—Several humanitarian organizations are working together in Meulaboh, Indonesia where some 20,000 people died in the tsunami and most of downtown Meulaboh was swept away. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is working with the military and the government on relocating people who are currently staying in public buildings and schools.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) was the first non-governmental organization to register its presence in Meulaboh, and though many other NGOs have arrived with equipment, many of their supplies are in limbo due to transportation limitations.

The groups are providing medical relief supplies, makeshift clinics, food, cooking equipment, blankets, student supplies and tents for temporary education facilities.

Electricity supply is slowly being returned to unaffected houses in Meulaboh, and water is being distributed by tankers through the town. The only means of communication with Meulaboh is via satellite phone; it is expected that telecommunications will function again within two weeks. 

West Indies:  Adventist Churches to Collect Special Offering for Tsunami Survivors

Jamaica, West Indies ... [Jamaica Observer]—On Saturday, Jan. 29, an offering to help tsunami survivors will be collected in all 720 Seventh-day Adventist Churches and congregations in the West Indies region of the Church. This includes Jamaica, Cayman, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Jamaica has also opened an account at the Jamaica National Building Society to benefit the Tsunami Victims Aid Fund. 

For more information call the telephone hotline at 876-625-2005/962-2910 or e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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