Responding to the Devastation in Myanmar

The latest estimate suggests over 100,000 fatalities from Cyclone Nargis, and the counting continues. To make matters worse, Myanmar's leaders are apparently unwilling, for the time being, to allow humanitarian or medical aid to enter their country. As the delay persists, the death toll is likely rising. In the face of this horrific disaster, John Piper offers six ways to respond:

1. Be softened to the pain nearby.
2. Pray for the followers of Christ in Myanmar.
3. Pray for the millions of unbelievers near the calamity and far from it.
4. Pray for those of us who live in the seeming security and prosperity of America.
5. Give money to replenish the coffers of compassion “since you also are in the body”.
6. Muster a team from your church, and when the doors are open, be ready to go.

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