
Please don’t let doubts about whether donating to help the people of Myanmar will actually result in aid that will reach those in desperate need - it’s only money after all.
Most organisations who are appealing for money will have people already on the ground in Myanmar who can make a real difference with your help.
I know Hope International Development Agency have the capacity to help.
And there are guarantees being made from the Disasters Emergency Committee that donations will be channeled to those agencies who are best placed to intervene.
If you need reassurance check out the BBC’s Website here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7389735.stm

We had some friends visiting us from New Zealand this weekend, with their newly adopted children. For reasons of confidentiality, I can’t say much, but if I could tell you their story, it would break your heart. Anyway, we decided to visit a local park before the whether broke and we encountered yet another April shower. My wife went on ahead to the swings and things with our daughter and two of the children while I played soccer with the older brother.


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I would have gladly embraced this rotting piece of wood,
In many ways the church I go to is great. However, having spent many happy years in a High Anglican Community prior to moving to Bristol and joining a local independent church, I do miss the liturgy and theater of those ‘High’ days, especially around the major Christian festivals. No processions or palm waving for us, just a brief acknowledgment of Palm Sunday shoehorned into a talk about Daniel in the lion’s den - sounds odd, but actually it did work.

