Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:06 PM
Dear
friends,
As it enters into the fifth day after the quake,
I'd like to share the following info. with you.
19,509 Death toll
50,000 Feared dead
12,300 Confirmed buried under rubble
12,400 pulled alive out of debris
102,103 in hospital
(source: China daily May 16, 2008)
Chinese government, army soldiers work, doctors,
nurses, volunteers hard around the clock, dedicating their lives to save the
lives of tens of thousands.
At the moment, Amity has a team consisting 3
Amity staff, 2 Amity volunteers from Nanjing and Hong Kong are working along
side our partner. 1200 tents have been trucked today to Mianyang ready for
distribution tomorrow morning. Mr. Zheng Ye, assistant director of the
Integrated rural Development Division stays overnight in Zhong Xin Township,
Mianyang City. Total population is 20,000, now over 10,000 people live in the
open air. 70-80% of the houses collapsed.
Today is the birthday of Mr. Yue Yaomeng. No
birthday cake, no candles, no relatives nor close friends around, it has been
an unforgettable birthday for Yaomeng for the rest of his life. In Nanjing,
many colleagues in the headquarters sent text messages to congratulate his
birthday.
The World Christian Council Round Table Core
Group Meeting finished today at noon time in Nanjing. Condolence was given to
the victims of the earthquake. The meeting calls for more support from partner
organization to the earthquake relief in China.
Peace,
She Hongyu
Friday, May 16, 2:43 PM
American Baptist International Ministries has sent a $5,000 grant
to our partner, The Amity Foundation, for immediate relief efforts, after one
of the strongest earthquakes to strike China in decades happened Monday, May
12, leaving thousands dead and more missing.