Sunday, August 20, 2006
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:46:56 +0100
From: "Thayalan Ambalavanar"
Subject: Relief work in the East
Dear Friends
I am forwarding pics sent by Rev.S.Jeyanesan of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India based at St.John's church,Uranee in Batticaloa.He and fellow pastors organised the first convoy of relief to the affected people of the Vaharai area.I have copied below his report together with the pics.Please pass onto interested people and those who might be prepared to support them in thier work.
With best wishes
Thayalan Ambalavanar
Rev.Jeyanesan's report:
Here in Sri Lanka the situation is very bad now. Daily fighting is going on between the LTTE and the Government forces. From this ongoing battle, many families have become refugees and many civilians including children are killed, and we all are very busy and engaged in providing relief supplies to the refugees and taking care of the injured.
Yesterday our team of Pastors and other workers headed by Rev. Earl P. Solomons left St. Johns with 19 lorries of relief items to the Vaharai area (which is in un cleared area) where many of the refugees from Muttur, Sampur, Kaddaparichan, Kiliveddy, Mavilaru, Verukal and the surrounding areas are displaced and sheltered.
On the 10th of this month, we went to Vaharai with the approval of Government agent of Batticaloa with relief items. We were stopped at the Mankerny military checkpoint, waited till the evening, and returned back without distributing our relief items to the affected, as we did not get the clearance to continue our mission.
This time we met the GA (Government Agent) of Batticaloa and insisted him to get the necessary clearance documents and to give us a copy of those documents. We also met the higher-ups in the defense and got the permission to transport the relief items. Also the article, which was published in the Tamil net, BBC and local radio news broadcast about turning us back with the relief items, gave some pressure to the defense and the higher-ups to consider allowing relief items, rehabilitation and humanitarian workers to the affected field. It took us two days to get the clearance.
We made all the arrangements, waited till 11.00 a.m., and preceded to Vaharai after getting the clearance. In all the checkpoints, we were stopped questioned and thoroughly checked. While checking we were asked to unload half of the items from each lorry for checking and after checking, we have to re-load all of them. It took us about 4 hours for this formality. Our Pastors and volunteers did this exercise as there was no labour in those places and this has further delayed our convoy.
At Vaharai, there are more than 8800 refugee families are sheltered. Most of the families are afraid to stay in schools or under any buildings as most of the time Government plans are aerial bombarding the buildings in the un cleared areas as such most of the refugees are sheltered under trees or in jungles. You all must be aware in the past battles mostly refugees who were sheltered in schools and in others buildings were killed in the shelling and bombing.
When we reached Vaharai people and infants came running to get something from us to eat. We were told that after 2 weeks of starving we are the first people reached them with relief items. We saw them cooking immediately after receiving our food packs. We saw smile in their faces of kids and the people, which has given us satisfaction, and fulfill ness of our mission. This is the success of our mission and this is why our Almighty God has called us.
Today also, attacks are going on in many places of North and East. In aerial bombardment, around 63 children killed in Mullaithivu who were in an orphanage 142 are seriously injured. From morning, 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. there was shelling from army camp, which is 4 km away from St. John's to un-cleared areas. So far, we do not know about the causalities.
17 workers working with the French NGO Action Faim including a French lady were killed in Muttur. All most all the NGO's are pulled out from North East.
Many people including women and children who are injured in the ongoing battle are admitted in Batticaloa teaching hospital. Today our women's guild and junior Pastors headed by Mrs. Shantha Jeyanesan went and distributed food and other necessary items to the injured in the hospital.
I am attaching few pictures for your information.
Please do pray for peace in our country.
With Peace and prayers.
Yours very sincerely,
Jeyanesan Pothakar
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:46:56 +0100
From: "Thayalan Ambalavanar"
Subject: Relief work in the East
Dear Friends
I am forwarding pics sent by Rev.S.Jeyanesan of the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India based at St.John's church,Uranee in Batticaloa.He and fellow pastors organised the first convoy of relief to the affected people of the Vaharai area.I have copied below his report together with the pics.Please pass onto interested people and those who might be prepared to support them in thier work.
With best wishes
Thayalan Ambalavanar
Rev.Jeyanesan's report:
Here in Sri Lanka the situation is very bad now. Daily fighting is going on between the LTTE and the Government forces. From this ongoing battle, many families have become refugees and many civilians including children are killed, and we all are very busy and engaged in providing relief supplies to the refugees and taking care of the injured.
Yesterday our team of Pastors and other workers headed by Rev. Earl P. Solomons left St. Johns with 19 lorries of relief items to the Vaharai area (which is in un cleared area) where many of the refugees from Muttur, Sampur, Kaddaparichan, Kiliveddy, Mavilaru, Verukal and the surrounding areas are displaced and sheltered.
On the 10th of this month, we went to Vaharai with the approval of Government agent of Batticaloa with relief items. We were stopped at the Mankerny military checkpoint, waited till the evening, and returned back without distributing our relief items to the affected, as we did not get the clearance to continue our mission.
This time we met the GA (Government Agent) of Batticaloa and insisted him to get the necessary clearance documents and to give us a copy of those documents. We also met the higher-ups in the defense and got the permission to transport the relief items. Also the article, which was published in the Tamil net, BBC and local radio news broadcast about turning us back with the relief items, gave some pressure to the defense and the higher-ups to consider allowing relief items, rehabilitation and humanitarian workers to the affected field. It took us two days to get the clearance.
We made all the arrangements, waited till 11.00 a.m., and preceded to Vaharai after getting the clearance. In all the checkpoints, we were stopped questioned and thoroughly checked. While checking we were asked to unload half of the items from each lorry for checking and after checking, we have to re-load all of them. It took us about 4 hours for this formality. Our Pastors and volunteers did this exercise as there was no labour in those places and this has further delayed our convoy.
At Vaharai, there are more than 8800 refugee families are sheltered. Most of the families are afraid to stay in schools or under any buildings as most of the time Government plans are aerial bombarding the buildings in the un cleared areas as such most of the refugees are sheltered under trees or in jungles. You all must be aware in the past battles mostly refugees who were sheltered in schools and in others buildings were killed in the shelling and bombing.
When we reached Vaharai people and infants came running to get something from us to eat. We were told that after 2 weeks of starving we are the first people reached them with relief items. We saw them cooking immediately after receiving our food packs. We saw smile in their faces of kids and the people, which has given us satisfaction, and fulfill ness of our mission. This is the success of our mission and this is why our Almighty God has called us.
Today also, attacks are going on in many places of North and East. In aerial bombardment, around 63 children killed in Mullaithivu who were in an orphanage 142 are seriously injured. From morning, 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. there was shelling from army camp, which is 4 km away from St. John's to un-cleared areas. So far, we do not know about the causalities.
17 workers working with the French NGO Action Faim including a French lady were killed in Muttur. All most all the NGO's are pulled out from North East.
Many people including women and children who are injured in the ongoing battle are admitted in Batticaloa teaching hospital. Today our women's guild and junior Pastors headed by Mrs. Shantha Jeyanesan went and distributed food and other necessary items to the injured in the hospital.
I am attaching few pictures for your information.
Please do pray for peace in our country.
With Peace and prayers.
Yours very sincerely,
Jeyanesan Pothakar
// posted by ஜூலியன் @ 7:52 AM 
