Bawtry Churches Together
Muthur
What you see is
what we have
After a lull in the fighting the nation has returned to the state of civil war that has existed for 20 years. As always, it's civilians who are caught in the middle.
The most needy community we visited is near Muthur. We were the first Europeans to visit the area for 2 years. This Tamil tiger strong hold is under siege by the government. The people who lived here lacked even the basic necessities. Homes were made of whatever they could get their hands on, pieces of card board, black bin bags old bits of wood. Some families walked for 2 miles to get water.
We gave them the funds to build two wells.
We gave them the funds to build two wells.
Now there is an exodus from Muttur into the outlying areas where they live in rough scrubland, some using holes in the ground as shelter. The wells provided by our communities have been under pressure to provide water to over 25,000 displaced people. They have been unable to sustain the need of the people and have been drunk dry.
The Muthur community under Pastor Jey's care have all managed to trek to Valaichenai after a gruelling journey of about 65 miles. A journey that saw them wading through waters neck deep. Some people had injuries that were sustained in the crossfire. Miraculously only one man died and that was not directly due to his injuries. Currently Pastor Jey's team is providing shelter and food for approximately 200 people in Valaichenai, which is thankfully away from the battlefield.
We thank God for Pastor Jey
Home at last