India (MNN) — Heavy rainfall, widespread flooding, and landslides continue to wreak havoc across parts of India.
“India’s rainy season happens every year, but this year, the damage has been so much worse. It’s been going on for a couple of months now,” says Regan Miller of Mission India.
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In some areas, the flooding is the worst it’s been in decades. One state experienced its most severe floods since 1983, triggering over 2,000 landslides and causing catastrophic damage.
In another location, Miller says, “There was a landslide in the middle of the night at like two o’clock in the morning, and a whole school was destroyed. People are losing their homes. They’re already in bad financial situations. Now, with the flooding, they can’t get to work.”
The floods have severely impacted Mission India’s programs. Many families have lost everything—homes, crops, and personal belongings. In response, Mission India is providing disaster relief kits, offering immediate help to those in need.
“For $55, people can provide a relief kit that contains essentials like blankets, clothes, food, and cooking utensils,” Miller explains. “The hope is that people who receive the relief kits would ask why, and that would open the door to share the Good News.”
Sponsor a relief kit through Mission India.
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Miller explains, “We’ve done relief work during the pandemic, and then during the Manipur violence that happened last year. We’ve seen in both cases that doors were open to share the Gospel as we delivered relief kits.”
Most importantly, pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to soften hearts in India so people will be receptive to the Gospel message.
Header photo courtesy of Mission India.
