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    Building Boats & Rebuilding Lives in Indonesia

    Four months have passed since the tsunamis hit Southeast Asia and devastated millions of lives. Operation Blessing’s relief and recovery teams are still on the ground helping survivors rebuild their lives in Indonesia’s Aceh province. As of April 16th, our medical teams have treated 66,866 injured and sick patients in Aceh. Survivors in this area have also received 8,788 packages of emergency supplies.

    In addition to providing emergency and short-term relief, OBI teams plan to build 300 traditional boats for Aceh fishermen who lost their boats and equipment. Fifty boats have already been constructed. One fisherman named Nadar is among the many that are thankful to be able to return to work.

    Nadar, 40, has been fishing for a living since he was ten years old. “Being a fisherman was not my dream, but I had no other option,” he explained. “The fact that I could support my family by fishing and living simply was enough for us.

    “This storm [tsunami] not only destroyed our belongings and took the lives of our relatives, it also crushed our one and only source of income. How can we work if our boat has been smashed? I was so desperate because I didn’t know what to do.”

    Thanks to Operation Blessing’s caring partners, Nadar and his friends have begun to cast their fishing nets into the waves again. “Now the fishermen in our village can take a breath, for Operation Blessing Indonesia had constructed new boats for us,” said Nadar. “At last we can work again to support our families.”

    Not only do Indonesian fisherman like Nadar have new boats and gear, these men and their families have a reason to hope for the future. Your gift of $40 or more can help Asia’s tsunami and earthquake survivors continue to rebuild!





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