From http://assembly.uca.org.au/resources/update/item/1587-nationalupdate-sept14
Overseas Partnerships, Relief and Development
Rob Floyd, National Director, UnitingWorld, Uniting Church in Australia
UnitingWorld launches Kashmir Flood Appeal in support of our Partner Church
More than 250 people are feared dead and 400,000 are anxiously awaiting rescue after the worst flooding in
sixty years triggered massive landslides and submerged hundreds of villages in the North Indian regions of
Kashmir and Jammu. In an email we received on Thursday September 11, Reverend PK Samantaroy of the
Diocese of Amritsar, Church of North India, expressed his grave fears for thousands of people in the region
who have lost their homes, water supplies and livestock. Roads have been washed away hampering relief
and rescue operations. The Church has set up a Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative called “Love in Action”
to reach out to the people of Kashmir. As Uniting Church partners, we have launched an appeal to support
this vital work through UnitingWorld. Included is a prayer for our friends in North India. Reverend
Samantaroy writes: “I am thankful to all our friends and partners who have expressed their concern through
prayer and letter and are willing to help. In this time of great calamity God wants us to show our love to the
whole people of Jammu and Kashmir through out meaningful presence and action of solidarity.” You can
support relief efforts by donating to this appeal through our website http://www.unitingworld.org.au/
announcements/prayers-for-our-partner-in-north-india-kashmir-floods/ or by calling 1800 000 331.
People in other countries can send money directly to the Amritsar Diocese’s “Love in Action” fund:
Transfer of funds from foreign contributions
Title of Account : Diocese of Amritsar
Account No. : Saving A/c 630410100006228
Name of the Bank : Bank of India
Address : Mall Road Branch, Amritsar
Swift Code : BKIDINBBASR
Indian residents can contact the Bishop Samantaroy’s office on 0183 2222910 for details of how to make
the transaction, & for news. Aid is now (14 Sept.) reaching Srinagar, & Bishop Samantaroy has travelled
there himself.
A prayer for people experiencing flooding in India
Leader: God who silences the storm we pray now for our friends in India:
For those who have lost family, lost friends, homes, possessions.
People: In the midst of this darkness we pray light.
Leader: We pray for those who bring rescue, for relief workers, medical staff and all who bring shelter.
People: In their weariness we pray strength.
People: In the midst of this darkness we pray light.
Leader: We pray for those who bring rescue, for relief workers, medical staff and all who bring shelter.
People: In their weariness we pray strength.
Leader: We pray for those who bring comfort, warm meals and gentle words,
People: In their caring we pray hope.
Together: God who silences the storm we pray for our friends in
India. Amen.
Grace & peace, David Reichardt
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