Good morning all,
We do not have any specific news about the 5 children matched with our families, yet. Our staff and contacts in Beijing are working tirelessly to get the most up to date information for us and will pass it on as soon as they can.
We do know that after a 6.0 aftershock, the Chengdu orphanage was briefly evacuated but the children and staff are now in a safe area of the building. They have water and electricity but no natural gas so are finding it difficult to cook. They emergency crews are focusing on the epicenter that is 159 km west of Chengdu and so they have not yet reached the orphanage to restore the natural gas. They have experienced 1,950 aftershocks since the first quake hit. There have been 3 over 6.0 and 14 between 5 and 6 on the Richter scale. I am sure there will continue to be many more aftershocks.
We will keep you as updated as we can and will call the 5 families as soon as we hear about their individual children.
Please continue to hold all the people of the Sichuan province up in prayer, especially those close to the epicenter in Wenchuan County.
We are holding you and your children up to God!
Praying constantly,
Emily
Emily House, MA
China/Vietnam Program Director
We know of two organizations working specifically to provide relief supplies to the affected area of China. For more information, see Half the Sky and Love Without Boundaries.
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