December 29, 2004
At the time of this writing, the death toll has risen to 175,000, and the loss of property is beyond measure. Disease, trauma, and human suffering are indescribable.
Churches of Christ all over the world are responding with compassion to this enormous catastrophe. Bill McDonough, of Partners in Progress, borrowed $100,000 and flew to Sri Lanka to help. Don Yelton of Whites Ferry Road Relief has joined forces with Bill. Healing Hands International and other church-related relief agencies are also hard at work.
Praise God for compassionate, warm-hearted people. Let us pray that God will use the generosity of his people to open the hearts of Muslims to the gospel of Christ—in Indonesia and elsewhere.
