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Stories included below:
• Church Aid Sent to Myanmar
• Young Mormons Bring Relief to Elderly Cut Off by Hong Kong Floods
• Three Stories, Three Sets of Blessings
• Benefits Trickle Down From Clean Water Project
• Members Recall Power of Prayer During Tornado
• Mormons Aid Flood Victims in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin
• Church's Wheelchair Initiative Turns a New Corner
• Church Aid Program Saves Over 400,000 Lives
• Mormon Volunteers Distribute 10,000 Cleaning Kits to Flood Victims
• People in Need Helping Others in Need: Latter-day Saints respond to Mexican Flooding
• Church responds in China, Myanmar, and United States.


UPS Cargo Plane loading for Myanmar Church Aid Sent to Myanmar
SALT LAKE CITY - 19 May 2008 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the United Parcel Service, and Atlanta-based CARE International shipped 142,000 pounds of medical and other supplies to Myanmar yesterday, to aid those affected by a recent cyclone.

The Church provided the supplies, UPS provided the transportation and CARE International will oversee distribution in Myanmar. The relief effort was made possible by leaders of CARE International who have established relationships with Myanmar officials.

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Volunteers delivering water and bread to a single elderly woman. Young Mormons Bring Relief to Elderly Cut Off by Hong Kong Floods
HONG KONG - 19 June 2008 - Eighty volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worked with others in the community to bring fresh bread and bottled water to residents of the village of Tai O after recent flooding and mudslides.

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Three Stories, Three Sets of Blessings
It was 6:45 p.m. on August 17, 2007, when a devastating 7.9 earthquake hit the coastal towns south of Lima, Peru. Hope crumbled as adobe homes tumbled to the ground. Over 500 people lost their lives, five of them members of the Church.

The following are stories of three families who feel that miracles played a part in sparing their lives during that catastrophe. These are stories about three families in San Clemente and La Villa, Peru, who experienced sacrifice, faith, courage, love, and indeed, many miracles.

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Congolese children help bring pipes to those working on the clean water project. Benefits Trickle Down From Clean Water Project
For the children of the central African city of Luputa and nearby villages, an 18-mile-long pipe being laid near their homes means a lot more than access to clean water for their families.

It also means that they will be healthier and able to attend school more regularly, according to Marie Christensen, an Idaho woman who recently returned with her husband from D.R. Congo after 18 months of volunteer humanitarian service.

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Members Recall Power of Prayer During Tornado
News reports on May 25, 2008, predicted the mile-wide tornado that had wiped out half of Parkersburg, Iowa, would head north. But as Wes Godfrey videotaped the tornado from his home to the east in New Hartford, Iowa, the rotating funnel started to slowly fill up his camcorder’s screen.

Brother Godfrey rushed his 8-months-pregnant wife, Erin, and two children into their tornado shelter and huddled his family together to pray. As Brother Godfrey asked Heavenly Father to spare their lives and the lives of their neighbors, the Spirit touched his heart, and he immediately knew two things: (1) they would be okay, and (2) they were going to get hit.

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Mormon volunteers in Columbus, Indiana help neighbors clean up after flooding. Mormons Aid Flood Victims in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin
Hundreds of volunteers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adorned in yellow "Mormon Helping Hands" T-shirts spent this past weekend rendering aid to flood victims throughout southern Indiana.

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Chris Jardine Church's Wheelchair Initiative Turns a New Corner
SALT LAKE CITY -- Chris Jardine gingerly reached out with his fingerless hands to touch the new wheelchair he was just given. He lifted his body into the new chair, but after a moment he pulled himself out and went back into his old wheelchair.

“I want to wait and get up Christmas morning and have this be my Christmas gift,” Jardine said in his 10-by-10 room located in an old hospital in Mahaica, Guyana. Jardine was in dire need of a new wheelchair. His old one had loose and broken wheels, making transportation especially dangerous and difficult. The new chair would be more comfortable and safe for him as he dodged the holes and rocks in the streets of his neighborhood.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is providing four wheelchair models and job opportunities for wheelchair recipients around the world to address their unique needs. The religious faith of the recipients is not a factor.

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NeoNat Church Aid Program Saves Over 400,000 Lives
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - One of the central pillars of the humanitarian aid program of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--training medical staff and birth attendants how to resuscitate oxygen-deprived babies at birth--has the potential to save the lives of more than 400,000 babies in developing countries.

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WAclean Mormon Volunteers Distribute 10,000 Cleaning Kits to Flood Victims
OLYMPIA, Washington - Thousands of volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints put on waterproof boots, heavy gloves and yellow “Mormon Helpings Hands” shirts this weekend to clean up homes and farms in Lewis County devastated by floods.

Trucks left Salt Lake City carrying over 10,000 cleaning kits to be used in the weekend-long relief efforts. The kits, packed in a reusable bucket, contain rubber gloves, brushes, sponges, rags, trash bags and cleansers.

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Mexico Floods People in Need Helping Others in Need: Latter-day Saints respond to Mexican Flooding
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed or badly damaged in recent floods. Over 80 percent of the city of Villahermosa, Tabasco's state capital, has been affected, and much of the city remains without electricity and running water. Church leaders have been working with government agencies to provide support where needed, and local Church leaders throughout Tabasco are organizing Mormon teams to assist government and other community groups in the massive cleanup.

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Church responds in China, Myanmar, and United States.
The Church is currently responding to the critical needs of those suffering from major disasters that have affected the lives and well-being of thousands of people. These disasters include the recent devastating earthquake in central China and the widespread damage from Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, as well as tornadoes in multiple locations in the United States.

The generosity of Church members and friends is greatly appreciated.

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