Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgressions of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.”
1994 was a busy year in relief assistance for EI.
*Drought relief in Machinga, Malawi: 340,00 people were assisted with food aid, with the provision of corn, a Malawian’s staple diet. Until food was received, some people were living off the corn husks which they ground and boiled into food.
*North Kordofan, Sudan: response to drought and the concomitant harvest failure, 78,000 were assisted with wheat and beans.
*Two typhoons and torrential monsoon rains flooded and damaged crops in La Union Province, Luzon area of Philippines. 300 families received rice, sardines, milk and noodles. 5 families had their homes rebuilt.
*In Agago, Uganda, 90 families impacted by drought received basic food stuffs to help them survive until their harvests came in.
*In Marbial, Haiti, tropical storm Gordon dumped very heavy rains causing flooding, mudslides, land erosion. People lost their homes and some, their lives. Rice, oil and beans were made available, with more assistance for rebuilding infrastructure put in place.
