Subject: EARTHQUAKE
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 3:48 PM

Received from Bill Hicks--Missions Abroad Director.
Church of God (Seventh Day)
PO Box 33677
Denver, CO 80233

DISASTER RELIEF REQUEST

THE CHURCH IN EL SALVADOR ASKS FOR Assistance...

    1-17-2001

    The international news has been covering the story of the earth quake 
this past weekend that hit El Salvador.

    In a phone conversation today with the current president of the General 
Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day)in El Salvador, Alfredo 
Castellón, GC Missions Ministries received this brief report.

    Brother Castellón said, "Things are very difficult here at the moment. We 
have a lot of damage and some deaths in our church areas. We have limited 
resources and will need any help that anyone can give us at this time"

    With some 98 churches the  CoG7 GC in this small Central American 
Country, they are trying to survey the hardest hit areas and have reports in 
from all but the department of Usulutan. So far the damage to CoG7 membership 
and property is as follows:

    Churches Damaged or Destroyed: 4
        Comasagua
        Izotes
        Rio Frio
        Santa Anna       

    Casualties to CoG7 members-families:
        20+ families homeless
        8 dead
        1 child hospitalized, helicoptered to San Salvador, in critical 
condition

    Because of the extent of the damages we are asking our congregations to 
take up offerings to assist our sister conferences there to meet the 
challenges ahead. 

    Please be in prayer and send any offerings as soon as possible to:

"The Disaster Relief Fund - EL SALVADOR"
Church of God (Seventh Day)
P.O. Box 33677
Denver, Colorado  80233-0677

    GC Missions Ministries will endeavor to keep you updated as soon as we 
receive more information. May God give us the grace to meet this need!

    Your Brother in Christ:

    Bill Hicks
    GC MISSIONS MINISTRIES

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