This weekend we're having a special offering to support Christian leaders in Pakistan - those known to Roger Pomeroy who face significant hardship following the devastating floods

Here's some information from Roger:

Following our missionary involvement in Pakistan since 1968 we have many contacts in the lower Punjab and Sindh provinces.  Many of these contacts are Christian Marwari people. There are also other Hindu oriented people known as Sansi and some Muslim converts who are now our brothers in Christ.

Apart from these there are millions of suffering people who have lost homes, possessions and is some instances their own loved ones. Over 1200 have already perished in the floods.

The people we have contact with are sending reports, video clips and pictures of the desolation. Through a WhatsApp group called PREM MINISTRY I have been updating friends of the present situation and any who request can be added to this. Previous details can be circulated. 

The map shows the worst flooded areas of the country (in red). The black circle just shows where the person who sent this is living. The people we have contact with are from just north of the black circle, South almost to the coast. See the faint line that marks the south east province of SINDH. The people we have contact with are in this badly affected area. 

In these badly affected areas Christian friends as well as many many Hindus and Muslims are in great need. We cannot but touch the surface of what is needed. In some instances help to rebuild simple mud brick brick homes may be provided. In some communities money to buy emergency food and medical aid might be sent. For others the need is for string beds and bedding.



Please pray for these two families in particular that we have heard from recently:

1. Arbelo Arif, a Marwari evangelist who with his wife Haseena and 5 children. He has been instrumental in leading many from various communities to Christ. Here are his family and his introduction of them:

"My name is Arbelo Arif and my wife's name is Haseena Maseeh and I have five sons and one smallest daughter. Their names are Kamran Arbelo, Imran Arbelo, Farman Arbelo, Irfan Arbelo, Noman Arbelo, Neelam Arbelo. We are eight persons in our family. Rain in our country is running from a month and will continue to 15 September. Our conditions are bad. Please pray for us."

They lost their newly constructed home in the floods and presently are camping in a Government School. You can see them 'rescuing' some bedding to sleep on in the school. .

2. Rustam, a Marwari evangelist lives some 25 miles from Arbelo. He has a similar family and there are some 20 or so families professing faith in Christ. A week ago he had to wake up the community in the middle of the night as a local canal burst its banks and floodwater poured into the homes of the community.


3. Rajan Victor tells of his situation:"In these days Situation of Dist Mirpurkhas Sindh Pakistan, it is so hard to tell that the Terrible Disaster we are facing right now in our region Mirpurkhas City and Surrounded Cities. People are homeless, hundreds of thousands seeking help to survive in this situation. Flood damages everything of villages, even cities are full of water. Heavy rains stop for now, but we are facing a big famine, starvation is here, no clean water, thousands of villagers are homeless, fields of crops almost finished, thousands animals dead, prices of groceries Increasing as we were already facing economy issues. Words can't explain what condition are going through, keep us in your prayers." 

4. Raju Rahool (pictured with his family) He is a leading Christian and one of very few Sansi believers living in outside the North Sindh city of Shikarpur. 





As far as I know this is the only church building where Sansi people worship. Now badly damaged in the flood. I worked here in this community for several years from 2002-6. Homes here have also been damaged.





 

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