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"Here, we bring your kind prayer consideration about our people, those who are being killed daily in the north of Sri Lanka, particularly in Wanni and Jaffna, due to civil war for 30 year's and this peak time of war. More that 30,000 young people have died because of this war without any justice, and it's continuing to rise. More than 175,000 civilians have died because of 30 years of war and it is increasing now. The war have affected the balance of the community, it has created unwanted groups in the community such as young widows, orphaned children, poverty, prostitution, it continues without anyone stopping it. These are all a result of Sri Lankan Government and split Tamil Groups fighting.
Recently, in our neighboring district called Wanni, there have been more than 8500 people killed and more than 20000 people have been seriously injured by the military shelling. Aerial attacks and cross firing of LTTE. While I am writing this message as our people are dying in Wanni.
Lately, children and young men have died due to hunger. There is no food supply, water and medicines, these essential items have been restricting by the government. It's a very dangerous operation against human lives.
Around 120,000 thousand people have come to the cleared area and relocated in refugee camps. In several places such as Vavuniya, Mannar and Jaffna, The people are living without hygiene facilities, food, and education..etc. The Sri Lankan Government has planned to set a common place (Refugee Camp) for 3 years where the people who have retuned from Wanni, but the people are not willing to live under this scheme; they would like to go back their homes. They can't send messages to their relatives; nobody can get in to see them at the camps.
Every day the people are being injured because of shelling and bombing. The injured people are being taken to hospitals in Vavuniya and Jaffna by ship but some times it doesn't make the journey, as a result so many of the most serious patients die. In the hospital, people are facing terrible suffering because they don't have enough doctors and nurses to look after the patients, there isn't sufficient food, bed sheets, milk powders, under-garments, or the money to get these items, even they can not go & get help from their relatives. So they struggle and are under a lot of stress.
At least 6 pastors have been confirmed dead and 2 more pastors have lost their whole family in Wanni. More than 1000 believers are in refugee camps, they have no bible in the camps. The pastors and believers are worshiping in the camps without the usual facilities.
Our church pastors and believers are in Wanni, only some have come to the cleared area but many of them are in Wanni, even till now. We are doing some relief work through our Vavuniya church. The Pastor and his team are visiting the refugee camps and hospitals daily to pray and look after the victims who come in from Wanni. More injured people are coming to the Vavuniya Hospital daily. We are providing some relief to them, such as clean clothes, sanitary goods, non food items and a small amount of money for food.etc, but we haven't enough to continue. TheJaffna church people have helped, through the collections and they pray daily for the safe recovery of the Wanni people.
Please raise your hands to pray for these people and stretch your hands to help the people who are living under such struggles."
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