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ACNS 4051     |     ACO     |	  14 OCTOBER 2005

ERD Providing Emergency relief to Pakistan, India and Central America.

In northern Pakistan and India, the deadly 7.6 magnitude earthquake that
struck on October 8 killed more than 35,000 people. ERD - (Episcopal
Relief and Development Fund) is partnering with the Dioceses of Peshawar
and Lahore in the Church of Pakistan to provide immediate assistance in
affected communities. Nearly 300 families in Azad Kashmir will receive
food and shelter through ERD's assistance to the Diocese of Lahore. In
the Diocese of Peshawar, ERD's funds will support the cost of five
truckloads of supplies including items such as food, bedding, basic
medicines, shelter materials, and clothing to be delivered to earthquake
victims near Balakot and other affected areas. ERD's partnership with
the diocese is helping the Church's Mission Hospital in Peshawar field
four medical teams and establish a field hospital where ERD will help
provide supplies such as bandages, rehydration solutions,
cholera/dysentery therapy, and other materials.

ERD is already working with an ecumenical partner, Church World Service,
to provide medical care, shelters, and food to communities in Mansehra,
Azad Kashmir, and the Northwest Frontier Province.

Flooding and mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan have devastated areas
throughout Central America. ERD is working with the Diocese of Guatemala
to provide immediate relief such as food, water, and plastic sheeting
for temporary shelters in some of the hardest-hit communities. The
assistance will help people in areas such as Pixabaj in Sololá, San
Andrés Ixtapa in Chimaltenango, and Casta Pastoral in Xela and Albergue.
ERD and the diocese will also supply aid to people sheltered at the
Episcopal Church of San Marcos in Quetzaltenango.

"Houses throughout the country are buried by mud and rocks, and many of
the inhabitants have been killed," said The Rt. Rev. Armando Guerra,
Bishop of Guatemala. "Communities have lost their entire crops," said
Bishop Guerra.

ERD is already partnering with the Anglican Diocese of El Salvador and
Asociación Mangle to supply emergency assistance to more than 40,000
displaced people in devastated communities throughout the country.

Please continue to pray for people affected by the earthquake in
Pakistan and India and recent floods in Central America.

Editors Note.

To help people affected by disasters, make a donation to the Emergency
Relief Fund at
http://www.er-d.org/ or call 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129.
Gifts can be mailed to:

Episcopal Relief and Development,
Emergency Relief Fund,
PO Box 12043,
Newark,
NJ 07101
USA.

The Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin have appealed to members of the
Church of Ireland for emergency contributions to the Pakistan earthquake
disaster appeal.
Donations may be sent direct to:

Bishops' Appeal
Church of Ireland House,
61-67 Donegall Street,
Belfast BT1 2QH

The Anglican Church of Canada through the 'Primates World Relief and
Development Fund' are also accepting donations:

Please make cheques out to "PWRDF", mark them for South Asia Earthquake"
and send to:

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
The Anglican Church of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2
Canada

The Disasters and Emergency Committee in the UK (an umbrella group of UK
aid organisations) is also appealing for donations. Their web site is:
http://www.dec.org.uk/

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