Taiwan Disaster

In the beginning of this week we received an e-mail by Matthew Thomas about the disaster in Taiwan. The disaster affected many FMC Churches in the country. Here is the history in Bishop Thomas words,

Dear Friends:

I have been in regular contact with the superintendent of the Taiwan Annual Conference, Frank Yin, discussing the damage upon our churches and the lives of our FM brothers and sisters since the typhoon swept through last week. The devastation in several areas is severe. About 15 churches are damaged. Our churches in Ta Wu, Taitung, Ali, and Chu Nu are destroyed. These are rural churches in the mountains of Taiwan. In many places we need to get assistance to dig out. Fortunately there has been no loss of life identified at this point. However, a full assessment has not been completed.

We ask you to pray, give and go. Please pray for those who are dealing with the devastation. Also, please give to Bishops Famine and Relief Fund for the immediate needs. Also, Superintendent Yin told me that they are very interested in any short term teams who might be willing to come and help them recover and rebuild. If you are interested, please contact VISA in World Missions.

Thank you for being an active part in the solution to the crisis in the world.

Matthew A. Thomas