Story number 2 for 14 Mar 2001

(India) — Next, we get an update from India where January’s earthquake killed 30-thousand people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. G-V Mathai says many in the State of Gujarat are without hope. Mathai says they’re trying to change that. “I do not know when the government can clean it up. It may take years and years. The India Evangelical Mission has been able to help many families who do not have shelter. We have provided blankets, tarpaulins, and other things to survive.” Mathai says because there are many questions, evangelists are distributing the care items. “Though they worship many gods and goddesses, which god got mad at them? But I have shared (with) them the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I will be sending some more teams in another couple of weeks that we can show them Jesus loves them.”