Quick update…
Caught some news on the US this morning about hurricane Rita rolling in towards Florida, and possibly Louisiana. After Katrina’s wake, it seems unimaginable that another hurricane is looming. Eric Klein’s organization, CAN-DO (www.can-do.org), is working in New Orleans and keeps his website updated on his teams progress and needs….check them out if you want to get involved on the ground or would like to mail supplies.
We regrouped in Colombo this weekend to purchase children’s clothes and hold a meeting with the Director of Program Development for Mercy Corp. I would say this was the most enlightening meeting so far on rebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka…I hope to write more on this later as it relates to the inner workings of relief organizations and in the case of Sri Lanka, the effect of government politics. The parallels of how the US government is handling Katrina come to mind: http://www.mirror.co.uk
We are again down on the South tip of the island after a days journey yesterday. We will be purchasing more school supplies and following up on a strong lead on a number of families in the local area today. More soon…
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