Love in Action

Report from Indonesia

Master's Compassion
Warms Young People's Hearts

By the Jakarta News Group (Originally in Indonesian)

In the wake of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in the Indian Ocean, initiates from the Jakarta relief team provided aid to the people of Aceh province in Indonesia and have stayed in constant contact with the National Red Cross regarding any items the organization may need to assist victims in getting their lives back together.

Four months after the Tsunami, the Indonesian government declared that the area was ready for reconstruction, and since then aid from overseas countries and non-governmental groups  has been focused on housing, educational needs and equipment required to help its residents recover their jobs.

Recently, the relief team learned from the Red Cross that many Aceh students needed school uniforms so they ordered 6,000 sets of clothing consisting of hats, shirts, pants, bags, socks and shoes: 3,000 for the boys and the same number for girls.

Then on Monday, June 6, 2005, after enduring a shipping delay with the order and other obstacles, the team and a group of Red Cross staff members miraculously managed to deliver the school uniforms just before the start of the local school holidays. Everyone the initiates encountered during the distribution project was extremely helpful, and so they thank Master for all the blessings and grace She bestowed on them in bringing love to the children of Aceh. 

The Jakarta initiates are also grateful to Master for giving them the chance to share Her compassion with Aceh's children, and hope that through God's mercy all the residents of the province will enjoy greater peace and happiness.