Turkey Earthquake Relief

On October 23, 2011, eastern Turkey was struck by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, devastating the area around the historic city of Van, nearly 600 miles east of Ankara, close to the border with Iran. The town of Ercis has been especially badly hit.

Almost 300 people are known to be dead, but many hundreds are still unaccounted for, so the death toll will rise. Over 1000 people are injured. Tens of thousands of people have lost their homes and possessions and are having to sleep outdoors in the bitterly cold winter weather. Many of these people are at severe risk, and the first priority is to care for them.

Turkish churches are working together to send relief supplies – blankets, winter clothes, hygiene articles and food to help those in need.

This remote area of Turkey has a few churches and many scattered Christians – many of them converts from our Kanal Hayat Christian TV programmes. We want to give special care to the Christian families.

But this is also an opportunity to help Turkish Christians show that they are compassionate members of society who have something to offer. This will be a strong witness to many of the Muslim population, and will give practical expression to the broadcasts.

Please help us to stand with our Turkish brothers and sisters as they help their countrymen in need. Your donations will buy very much needed help for traumatized families who have lost everything.

Here's my gift for earthquake relief.

Please use my gift to help rebuild livelihoods. (no decimals, please).