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American Baptists Aid in Taiwan Relief

AMERICAN BAPTIST NEWS SERVICE 
Office of Communication  
American Baptist Churches USA 
P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 
Phone: (610)768-2077 / Fax: (610)768-2320 
Web: www.abc-usa.org
Richard W. Schramm, Director 
 E-mail: richard.schramm@abc-usa.org

American Baptists Aid in Taiwan Relief

 American Baptist Churches USA World Relief Officer 
Charles Sydnor today released $10,000 in emergency funds to 
Church World Service to aid in humanitarian efforts in 
Taiwan following last week's earthquake there.
 The quake, which registered 7.6 on the Richter Scale, 
already has claimed more than 2,100 lives, and several 
thousand more people remain trapped in rubble or unaccounted 
for.  Nearly 8,000 were injured, and a number of aftershocks 
have contributed to the widespread damage.  Six million 
houses were reported without electricity late last week.
 Church World Service, the humanitarian agency of the 
National Council of Churches of Christ, is working with the 
Presbyterian Church of Taiwan as it supports volunteer 
relief workers and coordinates medical efforts of area 
hospitals. 
 American Baptists wishing to help in emergency relief 
work in Taiwan can do so through One Great Hour of Sharing 
(Monthly Report of Mission Support, line 7), designating 
funds for "Taiwan Earthquake Relief."

9/27/99
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