Conveying Sorrow And Concern
For The Sakhalin Island Earthquake Victims

At the end of May, an early morning giant earthquake buried many of Neftegorsk, Russia’s residents. This sudden disaster had almost leveled the entire small oil town of Naflegorsk.

Rescue workers had to overcome bad weather and transportation difficulties to carry out the search and rescue work. It was reported that thus far, 2000 people had been trapped beneath the rubble.

Upon hearing this tragic news, Supreme Master Ching Hai promptly instructed the headquarter to communicate with the appropriate channels to find out how to send funds as a relief dona¬tion. After making urgent contact with the in¬ternational relief organization, it was found that, the Association of Medical Doctors for Asia (AMDA) in Japan, had already sent out some emergency aid supplies, and their next delivery of relief goods would follow soon. Therefore, Master immediately instructed that a US$10,000 be sent to this association to serve as relief fund for the purchase of medicine and other necessi¬ties. At the same time, a letter was sent to Mr. Igori Pavlovich Farkhutdinov, the Head of State of Sakhalin Island, to express the deepest con¬cern, and to convey to them God’s blessings, that everything will be fine.

Letters Of Appreciation Attention: Mr. Igort Pavlovich Farkhutdinov The Head OF THE State, Sakhalin Isiand; Russia June 10, 1995 Hon. Mr. Farkhutdinov: We were very sorry to hear of the earthquake in Sakhalin Island. Supreme Master Ching Hai is very much concerned about these helpless victims in Rus¬sia and US$ 10,000 has been sent through Association of Medical Doctors For Asia, a non¬government group based in Japan, to buy medi¬cine and other necessities for the victims. May God bless you that everything will be fine! Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association