Amor en Acción
Kansas, EUA

 

El 4 y 5 de mayo de l Año Dorado 4 (2007), una serie de tornados barrió el medio oeste de los Estados Unidos. El más grande, un tornado de 1,5 millas de extensión, categoría F-5 (el más poderoso en EUA en ocho años) azoló Greensburg, Kansas, EUA Vientos de 205 millas por hora (330 kilómetros) destruyeron cerca del 95% del pueblo. Después de enterarse de esta enorme fuerza destructiva que había afectado a tantos, la Maestra estaba muy preocupada y envió instrucciones para ver si era necesaria alguna ayuda. Llevando el amor de la Maestra, los miembros de nuestra Asociación de Oklahoma y del medio oeste llegaron al desastre en la mañana del 8 de mayo y se dirigieron de inmediato a dónde se localizaba el refugio principal.


Despite Material Loss,
the People of Kansas Are
Blessed by God

By USA News Group (Originally in English)

On May 4 and 5, Golden Year 4 (2007), a series of tornadoes swept through the middle of the United States. The biggest, a 1.5 mile-wide, category F-5 tornado (the most powerful in the U.S. in eight years) hit Greensburg, Kansas, USA. Winds of 205 mph (330 km) destroyed nearly 95 percent of the town.

After learning of this hugely destructive force that had affected so many, Master was very concerned and sent instructions to see whether any help was needed. Carrying Master's love, our Association members from Oklahoma and the Midwest arrived at the disaster area on the morning of May 8 and went immediately to where the main shelter was located. Representatives from the large organizations like FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) and the Red Cross were very surprised to see our working team members.

Touched that we came from so far away to show love and care to the tornado victims, one FEMA representative personally took our group around the shelter and introduced us to the people who needed help the most. Initiates distributed gifts of personal necessities and snacks, as well as some cash in envelopes, to those who had completely lost their homes and were without family support. One volunteer from the Red Cross told us that money is what people needed the most now. When we gave the envelopes, it was obvious that the people were very touched. The money was not much, but it was very meaningful to them. One person said, “I will take the money now, but when I have a job again, I will repay your kindness by helping others.”

Since at the shelters, the government provides enough food and old clothes for the victims, our group then traveled to the site of the disaster in Greensburg, Kansas. There, we found some local people who had returned to the site of their previous homes and were searching to find a few belongings. Some were breaking down in tears when they returned to their house to find only piles of debris. Many tree trunks stood bare, stripped of most of their branches.

Our team members gave these local people some cash in envelopes. It was clear that they were touched and felt consoled. People asked what group we belonged to, and we gave them News Magazines and introduced them to the Supreme Master Television.

The whole town was almost gone and 11 people lost their lives. The Kansas Emergency Management Agency said that the storm collapsed one of the wings of Greensburg's Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, trapping 30 people. But they were later rescued with very minor injuries. With the massively destructive power of this tornado, we were so thankful to God that there were comparatively few casualties. Everyone said that it could have been worse.

Some people think that a pioneer spirit still exists in the mid-United States, and they believe that the Greenburg community will be rebuilt. In order to bring more of God's light and blessings to this area, we placed a Supreme Master Television announcement for one week since May 14 in the biggest newspaper in Kansas, the Kansas City Star, with a circulation of over 360,000. We hope that the people of Kansas will have a chance to know there is an alternative way of living, to reawaken their souls as well as rebuild their faith in God.

Expenditure for Tornado Relief Work in Kansas, USA,
by The Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association

Items

Amount (US$)

Receipt No.

Clothes, daily necessities and cleaning items

918.43

Food (waters, juices, chips, biscuits, cookies, bread, peanut butter and jams, etc.)

335.72

Financial aid (cash) to tornado victims

1,460.00

Miscellaneous (photocopies, label, gas, etc.)
91.91

Total expenses                                     

    US$2,806.06