In Sri Lanka, where more than 4,000 people were unaccounted for, television channels were devoting 10 minutes every hour to read the names and details of the missing. USAtoday.com (Posted 12/31/2004 6:48 AM)   

 About 41,000 people have been reported dead in Sri Lanka. Most of them were women and Children in the eastern and southern districts, authorities said. Thousands were missing, an estimated 1.5 million were displaced and homeless.” CNN news services and cnn.com (wed, December 31, 2004)

“In Sri Lanka, about a million are now homeless. The BBC's Roland Buerk in the southern town of Galle says people all along the coast have been digging - for food, water, belongings - and the dead.” news.bbc.co.uk  (Last Updated: Tuesday, 28 December, 2004)

Many have heard about this disaster and many have asked me how my folks are doing in my motherland, Sri Lanka. Praise be to God, they are fine and well…appreciate your concern. However this letter is not to tell you how well my parents are in this New year, neither how they survived the bloody Tsunami. I feel for many thousands of Sri Lankans who lost their loved ones, those children who are left out with nobody to care for in the streets, those poor families who had their shelter washed away to the ocean. When such things occur in under-developed countries, it takes many years for people to recover and unbearable for the government to continue aid.

My dear friends, my intention of this letter is to get as many people as possible to firstly pray and to build a small fund to send back home to the families in need. My Dad is a concerned evangelist who is there providing spiritual and emotional comfort to the victim families. I would like to send some money through my Dad to donate to the families in greater need.  I’m also planning to send boxes of material goods (canned/dry foods, clothing, etc) in the near future. I do know that the disaster is so great that it is impossible to aid every single person but I urge you to join to take some action about it while praying to our good Lord to provide His healing. Many hands can make it worth something… we can surely show our Christ’ love through a simple lending hand. However, my dear friends, if you cannot provide any financial support, it is respectfully understood. Please do continue to pray for all the disaster victims and my parents and others who are in the frontline helping the helpless. 

Thank you for your concern,

May God bless you.

Christopher Pushparajah

Email: Chris4Christ@usa.com    Phone: 661-8030887

 Sri Lanka Relief- Ministries of Encouragement