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Emergency food assistance for North Korea22 July, 2011 Dear CCA Officers, Member Churches and Councils: At a meeting of the Ecumenical Forum for Korea (EFK) in Nanjing, China on 16th and 17th June 2011, a second shipment of 480 tons of flour for distribution to children in nurseries and kindergartens in North Korea was discussed and acted upon. This flour shipment follows the first shipment of 120 tons of flour which was transported to Pyongyang with the help of the Amity Foundation in China. These flour shipments represent a continuing concern and response by the Korean churches in the South to the chronic food crisis suffered by North Koreans. This humanitarian aid will also help improve the present impasse on the Korean peninsula. At the EFK meeting, pledges have already been received from the United Church of Canada and the Methodist Church in Britain. The Korean churches will be raising the remaining amount necessary to procure the flour and to meet transport costs through the National Council of Churches in Korea. It is for this reason that the NCCK issued an appeal to CCA to help mobilize resources and raise funds from the Asian churches to extend assistance to people in dire food situation in North Korea. CCA’s Charlie Ocampo, Executive Secretary for Justice, International Affairs, Development and Service represents us in the EFK. Attached is the letter of request issued by the Rev. Kim, Young Ju, General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Korea. We offer prayers to our sisters and brothers in North Korea but we would also like to extend our generosity by helping raise funds for the food shipment through the NCCK. Yours sincerely, Henriette Hutabarat Lebang General Secretary CCA   posted by cbs on Sunday, July 24, 2011 |
