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January 15, 2005
First Hand Report - Tamilnadu, India

My wife, our Rector and his wife are now on the ground in India. I am receiving updates via phone and email from them and will hopefully have some pictures and maybe even video soon.

Our Rector is a native of Bangalore and spent twenty years as a priest working in the fishing villages along India's eastern coast. The relief effort is being targeted towards two orphanages that were devastated in the disaster, and the surrounding community.

At last report, they are on the road between Chennai and Naggapatinam near Cuddalore, and the visible signs of the tsunami increase the father south they travel. Those they've been in contact with in Naggapatinam say that very little aid has made it to the area, beyond potable water.

I will post further reports as I receive them and you can get more details here.

Posted by Matthew at January 15, 2005 11:53 AM | TrackBack
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