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Snowstorm Struck Xinjiang

In late January of this year, the northern part of Xinjiang Province was struck by a rare snowstorm. In many areas, the temperatures dropped to as low as minus 40 degrees, and the snow on the ground was over 2 meters deep, the highest in local history. The extreme bad weather seriously threatened the lives and property of the people. Upon knowing of the disaster, Master was very concerned about those affected and instructed our Association members to render relief.

At the end of January, our relief team reached the poorest town in Huocheng County, Yili District, in the north-western part of Xinjiang, bringing God’s love and relief funds. This area was heavily devastated by this snowstorm. The leading town officials gathered the victims and destitute households to receive rice, food, cooking oil, coal, and relief cash. When the distribution work was finished, the team then visited several other families to convey Master’s care and to distribute a monetary contribution plus some daily necessities.

Serious Drought in Yunnan and Guangxi

This year, Yunnan Province was hit by the worst drought in the last century; many places were desperately short of water. On March 29, our fellow initiates bought 1,200 bucket-size containers of mineral water plus 13 cases of bottled water and delivered them to critically affected Daziyuan Village, Xiaobaihe Town, Luliang County, in Qujing City. In addition to receiving this very much appreciated water, the villagers were also given informative materials about the plant-based diet and climate change, to help them understand the cause of this bad weather and its fundamental solution. The Xiaobaihe Town, Luliang County Disaster Relief Office also received funds from our group members to drill a well for the Shangba Primary School, aiming to solve their water shortage problem as well as bring benefit to the villagers.

Persistent drought has plagued Guangxi Province from August 2009 until spring 2010, the longest ever since the establishment of meteorological records. On April 12, our Association members reached the most seriously affected Bama County in Guangxi Province. After meeting with the Chief of the Civil Affairs Bureau and visiting the villages to better understand the situation, they immediately purchased drinking water and food for the victims, and entrusted the materials to the government for distribution due to the hazardous mountain trails. They spent that night in Bama County and to their delightful surprise, there was a heavy downpour the following morning, the biggest rain since July last year. Everyone was extremely grateful for God’s blessing!

From last November to March 2010, our Association members throughout China, following Master’s universal compassionate spirit, rendered help to the needy and cared for compatriots in unfortunate circumstances with practical actions. Offering food, daily necessities, clothes and relief cash to some destitute families, they conveyed Master’s love that gave people hope and warmth in their time of need. Our fellow initiates in Yunnan also extended love and concern to our animal friends by providing food for a stray animal shelter and a financial contribution that would cover one year’s rent for the sanctuary.

Expenditures by Supreme Master Ching Hai for Snowstorm and Drought Relief Work as well as Financial Contributions to Needy People and Animals in China

*Throughout the relief operation, the team members paid for their own transportation, food and accommodation.

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To view the Humanitarian Relief Activities by the Supreme Master Ching Hai and Her International Association, please visit: http://www.GodsDirectContact.org.tw/humanitarian (The list can be sorted by year, country/region and type of events.)