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Of Men,
Beast, Ancestors, and Nature by Marvin X
Report on Tsunami Relief
by Pastor Pilli Ravindra Babu
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Of
Men, Beast, Ancestors, and Nature
By
Marvin X
The
Tsunami in South Asia is only the most recent tragedy in that
part of the world. The History channel recently reviewed the
history of Japan’s barbaric role in the area during World War
II, of course it neglected to mention the bitter days of
European colonialism prior to the Japanese invasion of China,
Korea, Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and elsewhere.
Clearly, the Japanese atrocities went beyond the level of beasts
in their treatment of the occupied peoples, especially prisoners
of war and women who were raped by the thousands without
hesitation.
King
Solomon asked whether man was any better than beasts. The
Japanese proved he was indeed worse. We saw that even a most
civilized and cultured people can degenerate into behavior far
surpassing animals of the jungle. Of course America’s
hydrogen bomb revealed an even greater degree of man’s
inhumanity to man. After all, the bomb was dropped despite
Japan’s surrender.
But
the recent Tsunami proved that Nature is the master of all
things for it spared no one and nothing in its path of
destruction. The people on one island were spared only because
they recalled the ancestors had warned them to head for the
hills whenever there was an earthquake because a Tsunami
was sure to follow, so they heeded the ancestors.
On
another island the gravediggers said they could hear the
ancestors crying from the grave to help them. They said the
voices were unrelenting in their plea for help. In our quest for
freedom in America, we wonder how many voices of our ancestors
can be heard throughout this land, pleading for us to do the
right thing to adjudicate their pain and suffering. A lady who
visited the slave huts on a plantation in Louisiana said she
could hear the ancestors speaking when she stepped inside a hut.
She said in one hut there was much love, but in another much
pain.
And
so it is: man, beasts, ancestors, nature, all entwined in the
escapable drama of life that so puzzled and perplexed a man like
Solomon who concluded all was vanity and vexation of spirit.
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Report on Tsunami
Relief
from Pastor Pilli
Ravindra Babu |
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Dear Brother Rudy in Christ,
Grace be unto you, and peace from God the
Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and honour
forever and ever I received your e-mail dated 31st December and
understood all the contents of the same in a most and sensitive
outlook. Thank you very much for your e-mail.
Yes! Dear Brother! Rudy, I do agree with
you and trust that God’s anger on mankind is the main reason
for the cause of Tsunamis that lead to greatest devastation and
destruction in our area and in several other countries.
I remember at this time, the days of Novah
when God created immense downpour for continuous 40 days, there
by water spread every where on the earth submerging the
hills and mountain peaks and God came to the rescue of His own
people.
Praise the Lord.
The Tsunamis hit our country on 26th
December in the State of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala.
In our state of Andhra Pradesh it hit at the port areas of Vizag,
Machilipatnam, Nizampatnam, Manginapudi, Suryalanka, Ongole and
Prakasam Districts. In our Area only about 10,000 people
either died or missing due to unofficial sources.
These people now remain, lost all their
belongings like houses, households, nets, fishing boats and
remain helpless looking to God for help and support. Even
though some International Agencies came forward to extend help
and support it cannot act independently. It must take the
assistance of some Local Officials. The Local officials
are most corrupted and what the relief the victims get is far
less where as most portion of the aid shall go to the pocket of
these corrupted some officials.
NOW IT IS OUR BOUNDEN DUTY AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO GO TO THEIR RESCUE AT THIS CRUCIAL TIME AND
REQUEST YOU TO KINDLY PRAY FOR THE DEPARTED SOULS REST IN PEACE
AND FOR THE VICTIMIZED TO LEAD NORMAL LIFE PROVIDED WITH THE
NEEDY.
I have been working with the Tsunamis
victimized in the areas of Nizampatnam, Machilipatnam where some
our congregations are located and helping them in raising their
huts built with bamboos and palmyrah leaves and just day before
returned back to our Headquarters and hence the delay responding
to your e-mail.
Praise the Lord for His glory.
DEAR BROTHER, I HAVE TAKEN IN ADOPTION FIVE
ORPHAN CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR PARENTS (TSUNAMI VICTIMS), OUT OF
WHICH I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF ONE BY KEEPING HER IN MY OWN HOUSE
PROVIDED WITH FOOD, ACCOMDATION AND SCHOOL EDUCATION. HER
NAME IS RUTH.
I GOT ADMITTED THE REMAINING FOUR ORPHAN
CHILDREN TO “GLORY TO GOD ORPHAN HOME”. I REQUEST YOU
TO KINDLY PRAY FOR THESE ORPHAN CHILDREN FOR FOOD, CLOTHING AND
SCHOOL EDUCATION BY EXTEND YOUR LITTLE HELP AND SUPPORT AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. PRAISED GOD SAYING HALLELUIAH,
HALLELUIAH.
We were all constantly praying for you,
your family, Ministry, Board Members, Church Pastors and request
you to continue to pray for us, for our Holy Fire Ministries and
for the Tsunami victims and for the Orphan Children taken in
adoption to “Glory to God Orphan Home” provided with
necessary help and support for food , clothing and good
education.
We shall await for your further valuable
and fruitful response at an earliest with utmost eagerness and
fervent hope.
Thanking you
Brother,
By The
Grace of God Alone,
Pastor Pilli
Ravindra Babu,
President/Founder/Director,
Holy Fire Ministries, India.
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