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ABNS: $20,000 In OGHS Funds To Be Distributed Among Damaged Churches

From ABNS <ABNS@abc-usa.org>
Date Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:13:25 +0000

VALLEY FORGE, PA (ABNS 3/24/11)-$20,000 in One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) 
funds is starting to be distributed among the churches and schools damaged by 
the tsunami and earthquakes, according to the Japan Baptist Union (JBU), an 
American Baptist International Ministries (IM) partner in Japan. Eight churches 
will receive $2,500 each of the OGHS relief funds sent on March 14. There is 
damage to Shokkei School buildings as well and, as funds are available, help 
will be given to them. The gifts will be delivered personally to the churches 
by a JBU team within the next few days, reported Stan Murray, IM's area 
director for Southeast Asia and Japan.

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