Slum Fire Destroys Homes
From Gospel for Asia – For Immediate Release
WILLS POINT, TX (ANS – December 7, 2015)
-- On Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, a house situated in a slum in Kolkata,
West Bengal, India, caught fire. Because houses in slum areas are built
close together, some sharing a wall, the fire spread quickly to the
nearby houses.
Around
20 homes belonging to Christians were destroyed. Thankfully, no one was
injured as the flames turned their homes into ash.
No
news has surfaced as to how the accident began. The local municipality
constructed a temporary shelter for those who are now homeless, while
Gospel for Asia responded to the believers’ immediate needs by providing
blankets and mosquito nets.
“The
believers and the Sunday school children are now helpless,” reports a
Gospel for Asia-supported field correspondent. “Please pray for these
believers and Sunday school children, that the Lord will comfort them.”
Pray also for:
* Relief and comfort for those who currently do not have a place to call home.
*The reconstruction of homes.
* Gospel for Asia-supported workers to know how to effectively minister to and help those living in this slum area.
Update:
The
20 homes that the fire destroyed belonged to the families of children
who attend a local Sunday school led by Gospel for Asia-supported Bible
college students. The fire began after an elderly lady forgot to put out
a lit candle before she fell asleep. She had used the candle as a
source of light while she ventured outdoors in the middle of the night
to relieve herself.
Gospel
for Asia provided blankets and mosquito nets, and soon plans to
distribute warm clothing for those who lost their homes and possessions
in the accident.
Roshni,
a believer whose house was destroyed by the flames, says, “Thank you
for helping us. Now we all are encouraged by seeing the love of the
Church.”
For more information on Gospel for Asia, please go to: http://www.gfa.org .
Photo captions: 1) Young boy stands on the site of the devastating fire (GFA). 2) Damage done by the fire. (GFA)
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