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Recovery, Gratitude, and Compassion in Myanmar
Published June 27, 2008 @ 12:54PM PT
“It has been a heavy month for the Church. In Dedeya, Fr. Benedict and his group valiantly buried dead bodies, exposed to sun and rain for a month. It is a challenging work, for days together, many villages were a valley of bones, and now they are rested with dignity in a place. Elsewhere the caregivers, our volunteers, faced threats to their own physical and psychological health, living amidst contaminated water and rotting bodies…All the parishes have been turned into disaster response teams.”
From Archbishop Charles Bo on the CRS blog is this moving letter about the continuing struggle for recovery from the cyclone in Myanmar and thanking everyone who has stood in solidarity with the people of Myanmar. Public attention on the cyclone is starting to fade, but real recovery from the disaster is still only starting. I highly recommend reading his thoughtful, touching description of the situation on the ground, as well as this letter on compassion in Myanmar.
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Good use of a blog to always link back to your site! Terrible situation...
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