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More than 150 killed; local church teams scramble to
aid survivors
GFA WORLD, LOCAL CHURCHES
RUSH TO AID NEPAL QUAKE SURVIVORS: Local church teams in remote
Western Nepal are desperately trying to reach villages flattened by a magnitude
6.4 earthquake last Friday night that killed more than 150 people and left
thousands without shelter. GFA World (www.gfa.org)
is asking for prayer and support.
NEWS PROVIDED BY
GFA World
Nov. 7, 2023
WILLS POINT, Texas, Nov. 7, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- A U.S.-based global mission agency says several of its partner
churches were left "broken" by a devastating
earthquake that struck remote Western Nepal Nov. 3, killing more than 150
people.
"We have also lost cherished members of our church family in this
heart-wrenching tragedy," said K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan), founder of
Texas-based GFA World (www.gfa.org). "Our
prayers are with all the affected families, and we share in their grief during
this most challenging time."
According to news reports, the magnitude 6.4 quake flattened mud-and-brick homes
in the rugged Jajarkot and West Rukum districts, about 300 miles west of the
capital, Kathmandu. It hit just before midnight local time when most people were
in bed. Tremors were felt as far away as Delhi.
GFA World reported three churches were badly affected, and in one village three
church members were killed.
One Nepalese church leader told the mission organization that local Christians
were "broken" by the loss of life and many severe injuries.
Local Church Members Rush to Aid Survivors
"Just like when a quake rocked Nepal in 2015, our teams immediately mobilized.
Local church members are actively involved in rescue and relief efforts in the
region, with thousands of people in need of food, blankets and tents after their
homes were destroyed," said Yohannan.
Because many affected villages are in remote areas impassable by vehicles,
church workers have to use motorbikes to reach them, a local church leader told
GFA World. The organization supports national missionaries and helps millions of
the poorest people in Africa and Asia.
Within hours, one church team reached a devastated village and began
distributing food.
It's estimated in some areas up to 90% of the simple mud-and-brick dwellings
collapsed.
Yohannan urged Christians to pray for those suffering and those who've lost
loved ones in Nepal. "Let our faith guide us in extending God's love, aid, and
hope to the people of Nepal," he said. "Together, we can help them heal."
GFA World (www.gfa.org)
is a leading faith-based global mission agency, helping national missionaries
bring vital assistance and spiritual hope to millions across the world,
especially in Africa and Asia, and sharing the love of God. In a typical year,
this includes thousands of community development projects that benefit
downtrodden families and their children, free medical camps conducted in
hundreds of villages and remote communities, over 40,000 clean water wells
drilled since 2007, income-generating Christmas gifts for more than 150,000
needy families, and teaching to provide hope and encouragement in 110 languages
in 14 nations through broadcast ministry. GFA World has launched programs in
Africa, starting with compassion projects in Rwanda. For all the latest news,
visit the Press Room at
https://gfanews.org/news.
SOURCE GFA World
CONTACT: Gregg Wooding, 972-567-7660,
gwooding@inchristcommunications.com