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Earthquake in China: Kirk Calls for Prayer
The Rev Colin Renwick,
convener of the World Mission Council, has called for
churches in Scotland to pray for all those affected
by the earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale,
which hit the south-western Province of Sichuan, one
of China's most densely populated Provinces, on 12 May.
The Amity Foundation - a Chinese, Christian initiated,
NGO based in Nanjing - has already sent a staff member
to the Province to co-ordinate Relief work. The Scottish
Churches' China Group (SCCG), of which the Church of
Scotland is a Member, is a long-time partner of The
Amity Foundation and will seek to support their disaster
relief work. Through the British and Irish Amity Teachers'
Group the SCCG supports a number of English Teachers
working in China under the auspices of The Amity Foundation.
Scottish Amity teachers working in Gansu and Guangxi
Provinces are aware of the devastation but have been
unaffected by it.
As the earthquake struck mid afternoon schools, offices,
factories and shops were busy. Colin
Renwick remarked "The
latest information from Amity is that there are 20,000
dead and wounded in Beichuan County and over 60,000
missing and an estimated 80% of the buildings destroyed
in Wenchuan County, the epicentre of the earthquake."
Ends.
Note to Editors:
For further enquiries, please contact the Rev Colin Renwick,
convener of the World Mission Council, on 07796 828626
(M) or 0141 959 1310 (H).
nr/33/05/08
Wednesday 14, May 2008
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