Mennonites assist with ongoing China relief efforts

by | Jun 30, 2008

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) and Mennonite Partners in China (MPC) have jointly provided US$80,000 to support the relief work of churches in Sichuan and $20,000 to support the relief work of The Amity Foundation, a Chinese humanitarian organization. The news...

Christian Aid backs the work of Amity in quake-hit China

by | May 18, 2008

The UK-based international developement agency Christian Aid is responding to the huge magnitude earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on 12 May through the work of the Amity Foundation, a recognised NGO. Despite an aftershock yesterday that has worsened...

Churches in China mobilise in support of earthquake victims

by | May 18, 2008

Christian communities in mainland China and Hong Kong have offered support and prayers to victims in Sichuan, who have suffered a devastating earthquake, China’s worst in 30 years, that has resulted in the deaths of over 12,000 people – writes Francis Wong...

Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

by | May 14, 2008

Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu. Latest figures coming out of...