Power of Partnership
Thank you for helping
India flood victims
By Rev. S. Duraiswamy
Director of Partner Relations,
Evangelical Church of India
compassion and love of Jesus Christ. We
gave relief help through our various partners and the local churches in Chennai in
a variety of ways, including providing food
for 40,000 people, clean certified water
cans to 12,000 families, and 10,000 provision kits to families. We also helped repair
50 homes, gave financial assistance for
clothing for 350 pastors, helped repair 50
churches, and provided temporary shelter
to hundreds in our churches.
As well as the initiative of our local
churches, ECI appealed to OMS for financial
assistance to provide relief to the victims.
We are grateful to One Mission Society and
its donors for their generous contribution of
nearly $65,000 for the victims.
On behalf of ECI leadership, pastors
and their families, church members, and
the people of Chennai, thank you for your
support and love, which shows the love of
Christ through your generous gifts.
During November and December 2015,
Chennai faced its worst flooding in more
than 100 years. Due to continuous rain for
more than three weeks, most of the main
streets and homes were flooded, bringing
the city to a standstill and postponing the
Evangelical Church of India’s (ECI) Jubilee
Celebration planned for January 2016.
More than 500 people died, and 1.8 million people were displaced. Estimated damages and losses neared $3 billion, making it
one of the costliest natural disasters of the
year. Government officials reported that
around 90,000 people had been evacuated
from their homes in Chennai and another
10,000 had to be rescued from danger.
ECI, which has always been involved in
relief efforts for natural disasters such as
floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes, swung
into action to help the affected people of
Chennai and its suburbs.
In the midst of this disaster, ECI
reached out to the flood victims, regardless of caste, class, or religion, with the
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