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“The walls shook, the children screamed, we ran for our lives, gathering the orphans from every corner of the building. Outside everyone was terrified, the noise of shaking mountains and scared people was unforgettable” Christian leaders in northern Pakistan.

YWAM has been working from the UK into Pakistan for ten years, investing in the lives of local leaders. One of these couples runs a residential child support centre. They miraculously survived the quake. The building now shelters as many terrified children as can squeeze within its walls to escape the rain and freezing cold.

In spite of the devastation, amazingly we are still able to talk to them by ’phone. As a result, our team in Pakistan can plan their response in minutest detail. The local workers there are already buying blankets, cooking equipment, and medicines and transporting them in fully-loaded vehicles north into the affected areas of north of Islamabad, namely, Mansehra, Abbotabad, and Balakot.

We need funds for them to buy more emergency goods now. Winter is coming, snow is already on the ground. We must act quickly.

Just £12 will buy a blanket and save a life.

£20 purchases a blanket, heavy duty plastic sheeting and food to protect a family and their remaining belongings from the elements.

£30 provides food for one child for for one month.

However, we are in for the long haul too. Once people begin to recover, many women and children, who have lost fathers, husbands and brothers, will leave the mountains forever. They will need shelter, protection, and an opportunity to rebuild their lives.

We are in a position to help quake victims through trustworthy people on the ground who will bring a personalised, loving touch. We will be able to offer counselling, blankets, food and drink, shelter, and, above all, hope to many people left homeless and destitute by the quake. In both the short and the long term.

But to do this, we need your support. Please consider giving financially to help the hurting, desperate survivors of the quake.

You can give in one of three ways:

Either

To get your money to the disaster area by internet via the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), click here.

Or
To get your money to the disaster area quickly, transfer your donation electronically to Lloyds TSB Bank, sort code 30 92 21, account number 00188393, account name “House of Shelter” (BIC: LOYDGB21357. IBAN: GB27 LOYD 3192 2100 1883 93).

Or
Send your gift to YWAM England at the following address. (Cheques should be made payable to “YWAM”.)
Youth With A Mission, Web Quake Appeal, Highfield Oval, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4BX, UK.

Thank you for your prayers and support at this time.

House of Shelter is a ministry of YWAM England, but has its own charitable status (Registered charity 1023038, in partnership with YWAM England). This was done to handle funds from donors who wanted to give specifically to House of Shelter’s cross-cultural work.
The House of Shelter accounts can be found on the charity commission website by searching for the charity number 1023038. The registered name is Dar El Aman, which is Urdu, Arabic and Persian for House of Shelter. It is a Christian charity.
House of Shelter, Youth With A Mission, Highfield Oval, Harpenden, Herts, AL5 4BX, UK. Email: houseofshelter@hotmail.co.uk. Tel: 07813 094958.
Registered charity number 1023038.

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