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From the First Steps team that returned from North Korea on July 26, we know that extreme food shortages have already increased the vulnerability of children to sickness and disease. Please pray and help as you are able so that we can send additional supplies to help children who have been struggling for more than 6 months on drastically reduced rations. And please know that your support is touching and changing the lives of children in tangible ways.
- Susan Ritchie
On August 6 (Saturday) First Steps received the following email message from a representative of the government of the DPRK (North Korea) in New York.
“As we talked briefly on the phone and you are well aware, there has been another flooding in several parts of my country causing a lot of damage and some loss of human life. Yet another torrential rain is anticipated to visit in coming days according to weather forecast. There is ever more growing demand for food on the ground. Provision of emergency food along with nutritional foodstuff, tent, medicine, oil, etc is needed for the victims of the flooding. I hope FS will take into account the current situation of my country caused by recent flooding and consider possible humanitarian action.”
Hi All!
We are glad to announce our team has safely arrrived home after confirming shipments of equipment and 120 tonnes of soybeans.
We would like to thank all those who contributed to buying soy beans and necessary equipment. The hospitality and cooperation of our partners in North Korea in our efforts to help is essential and we are thankful for their teamwork. Above all we thank everyone who prayed for us.
A four-person First Steps team arrives in Pyongyang Tuesday, July 19, for a weeklong visit. The team will confirm the arrival and distribution of 120 tonnes of desperately needed soybeans for over 80,000 malnourished children.
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The Sophia Ensemble Concert was a great success! It raised $1460 and 178 boxes of children’s Tylenol! Many thanks to the amazing musicians and to all who attended for their awesome support.
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