Sadin, above, is one of many quake victims who have received emergency aid from OBI teams.

TASIKMALAYA, Indonesia - Like many Indonesians, Sadin is now without a home.

The 50-year-old man had been forced to sleep outside after a powerful 7.3-magnitude quake shook the Indonesian island of Java earlier this month, destroying his home along with thousands more.

“The quake shook our building here for about 2 minutes, and sent millions running out of their houses and places of business,” said Mark McClendon with Operation Blessing Indonesia.

Two Operation Blessing medical teams deployed to the hardest hit regions. The first, in Tasikmalaya, a city approximately 70 miles northeast of the epicenter, which had as many as 11,728 houses heavily damaged. The second region was the Regency of Ciamis with more than 8,000 heavily damaged houses.

A team of doctors and support staff treated injured victims and distributed family emergency packages in the hardest hit regions.

Operation Blessing's medical team and support staff provided emergency medical care to more than 2,600 injured quake victims and distributed several hundred family emergency packages containing rice, drinking water, instant noodles food, baby and children's food, blankets and hygiene packs.

For Sadin, it was much-needed relief.

"Thank you OB for medicines, and your doctors. My body was in pain, but now I have medicine. Thank you for helping us," he said.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
You can help by making an online donation toward OBI's disaster relief efforts. With your support, we can continue to provide emergency relief and recovery. Please make an on-line donation today.

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