Sword & Trowel 2015: Issue 1 


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Teams of volunteers from 22 churches have been trained to take relief convoys to remote vil- lages. Hired lorries and trucks with emergency supplies of food, tarpaulins, blankets, medicines metal sheeting for temporary shelters, and small solar panels have reached over 8,000 families so far.


support for relief efforts. Teams of volunteers received training to prepare them for the diffi cult circumstances. We focused initially on places where we had pioneered churches, but it has been our aim to help all members of the local communities regardless of religion. As news of our activity spreads we have been receiving calls for help from other locations. Three months after the initial earth- quake, many villages had still received little or no help. We desire to reach areas that have not received attention from government or private sources, as


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