MIssionaries by Susan L.

  The missionaries our church helps support sent a letter from Nepal. Their own village wasn't damaged by the earthquake but one of the villages Steve and Tara visit regularly was utterly devastated. Only three of seven hundred homes were left standing but the aftershocks soon leveled them as well.
  It's a figure I am having a hard time wrapping my head around and that was only one village. Many more were wiped off the face of the earth.
  Steve shared of God's grace in that many lives were saved because it was a Saturday. No children were in school, people tended to be outside or relaxing in the park and many were in church. Where they exist, these are better built, single story buildings that survived the earthquake's initial tremors. This gave those inside time to get out. However, those in home churches did not fare so well.
  It's a terrible disaster for everyone.
  Next Sunday we are doing a gift offering to help Steve and Tara. They are purchasing a truckload of tents, flashlights and sleeping mats from India to take to the hardest hit places and hope to do more to help the survivors. If you would like to support their efforts, donations can be made to:
  Steve and Tara Regnault
  Global Outreach Mission
  Box 210
  St. Catharines, On
  L2R 7A7
  "We then, as workers together with Him, also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you."" 2 Cor 6:1-2