Oblation aid of $5,000 was sent at the end of August
to Phulbani, Orissa, India. Thanks to the generous ongoing support
of Oblation Fund contributors, Community of Christ is able to
respond to needs of people who have been driven from their homes.
Violent attacks against Christians have been based on intolerance
that has increased with a rise in Hindu nationalism.
World Church minister Amson Mallick reported that more than 100
Christian villages had been demolished and several people had been
killed. Continued violence in Phulbani led survivors to live in the
jungle. Many were injured. Their needs include medicine and
treatment, food, and clothes. Thanks to Oblation aid, Amson can
organize to reach out to those in need.
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generously.
