Operation Blessing - Supplies help flooded Nigerian villages
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Operation Blessing - Supplies help flooded Nigerian villages
Supplies help f looded Nigerian villages stay alive Posted: Sept. 21, 2007 John Patrick
Heavy f looding in August destroyed ten villages in the Langtang area of central Nigeria, displacing several thousand people. LANGTANG, Nigeria – Af ter losing his f arm and watching the destruction of his village, Patrick f elt as if he were living a nightmare. He and his f amily narrowly escaped the f loods that drenched Langtang, destroying his f arm, home and village. As a result of the devastation, Patrick took his f our children to stay at a relief camp in central Nigeria. T hey weren’t alone. More than 3,400 villagers, including 1,800 children, poured into ref ugee camps af ter the worst f looding in 40 years destroyed 10 villages in the area.
OBI teams brought f ood, medicine, clothing, blankets and cooking utensils to more than 3,400 people living in two disaster relief camps. T he situation in the camps was desperate. Operation Blessing workers responded to the crisis by distributing f ood, clothing, blankets and cooking utensils to the villagers. Medical teams established clinics where they treated and gave medicine to hundreds of people. Patrick, along with his f amily, was gratef ul. “If it were not f or you I do not know what would have happened to my f our children that have been crying f or f ood,” he said. “I don’t know how to thank you f or the love you have shown us in this time of our need.”
"We would have been dead by now if it were not f or God’s intervention,” said a village leader. "With your continued help, we shall stay alive.” Ezra Manf er, a leader of one of the villages that was destroyed, also expressed his gratitude. “We would have been dead by now if it were not f or God’s intervention,” he said. “Please extend our appreciation to those that made the money available f or you to buy the items you have distributed to us. With your prayers and continued help, we shall stay alive.” Okey Onwudiwe contributed to this report. Full Disaster Relief News Archive
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http://www.o b.o rg/_pro grams/disaster/news/2007/dr_2007_0921_Nigeria_flo o ds.asp
Operation Blessing - Supplies help flooded Nigerian villages
Supplies help f looded Nigerian villages stay alive Posted: Sept. 21, 2007 John Patrick
Heavy f looding in August destroyed ten villages in the Langtang area of central Nigeria, displacing several thousand people. LANGTANG, Nigeria – Af ter losing his f arm and watching the destruction of his village, Patrick f elt as if he were living a nightmare. He and his f amily narrowly escaped the f loods that drenched Langtang, destroying his f arm, home and village. As a result of the devastation, Patrick took his f our children to stay at a relief camp in central Nigeria. T hey weren’t alone. More than 3,400 villagers, including 1,800 children, poured into ref ugee camps af ter the worst f looding in 40 years destroyed 10 villages in the area.
OBI teams brought f ood, medicine, clothing, blankets and cooking utensils to more than 3,400 people living in two disaster relief camps. T he situation in the camps was desperate. Operation Blessing workers responded to the crisis by distributing f ood, clothing, blankets and cooking utensils to the villagers. Medical teams established clinics where they treated and gave medicine to hundreds of people. Patrick, along with his f amily, was gratef ul. “If it were not f or you I do not know what would have happened to my f our children that have been crying f or f ood,” he said. “I don’t know how to thank you f or the love you have shown us in this time of our need.”
"We would have been dead by now if it were not f or God’s intervention,” said a village leader. "With your continued help, we shall stay alive.” Ezra Manf er, a leader of one of the villages that was destroyed, also expressed his gratitude. “We would have been dead by now if it were not f or God’s intervention,” he said. “Please extend our appreciation to those that made the money available f or you to buy the items you have distributed to us. With your prayers and continued help, we shall stay alive.” Okey Onwudiwe contributed to this report. Full Disaster Relief News Archive
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