Church of Pakistan Seeks Prayers of the Deadly Flood

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As flood waters continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan, the country’s leading ecumenical church body has called upon the worldwide Christian community to pray for the more than three million people affected and in need of emergency assistance.

Pakistani children sit over a rubble of their house destroyed by heavy floods in Nowshera in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010. This year's monsoon season has prompted the worst flooding in Pakistan in living memory and already killed more than 1,500 people, official said.Related

Christians Bring Relief as Pakistan Flood Kills Over 1,200,Christian Aid Groups Report Struggles in Pakistan Flood Response "We are deeply grieved by the consequences of the flood and urge the international community to pray for the victims," said Raheel Sharoon, spokesperson for the Church of Pakistan.

"We have sent an urgent appeal to all our dioceses and parishes requesting prayer," Sharoon told New Delhi-based Christian Today.  As a union of four major denominations, the Church of Pakistan comprises over eight dioceses and 400 parishes across the country.  In the Diocese of Peshawar, the church body has launched an emergency relief and rescue program for families affected by the flood.

The program is assisting more than 1,300 families, particularly Christians and other minorities. The diocese is also providing food for the victims.  So far, more than 1,500 people have died in Pakistan's worst flooding in 70 years.

The United Nations and several countries have announced millions of dollars in aid to help the flood victims in Pakistan. The United Nations said clean drinking water and sanitation were urgently needed to stop disease spreading among survivors.  In response to the flood disaster in Pakistan, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked his special envoy for assistance to Pakistan, Jean-Maurice Ripert, to travel to the country as soon as possible."  International assistance, meanwhile, is being sought for victims of the disaster. By Dibin Samuel Christian Today Reporter

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