Aftermath of neighborhood fire June 11, 2008 were many families lost everything, except the shirt on their back, literally.

(note: more photos are at bottom of page.)
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It has been several days since the fire. And sadly at the time of this writing NONE of the groups I expected would be volunteering to provide assistance did anything. 'Tis so sad they make all the "noise" about how they are here to help people but when help is really needed, they are no where to be seen.

However, I will have to give credit to a couple of sources that I did not expect. One was a foreigner that did not want a lot of credit given to him that provided many of the families with some basic cooking pots (something that many of the families desperately needed).

The other was the Seven Day Adventist Community Services Organization. Anyone that knows me realizes that I have many objections to the Seven Day Church Doctrine and some of their practices, in this case I have to give them a lot of credit for their efforts in this situation. For they brought basic supplies, to each family, from food, to mats to used clothing. There is still a lot to be done for the people but they made a big difference which helped everyone.

It is so very sad that other groups in the area, some with much larger budgets available to them, as of today, have not done anything.

Below are some more pictures of some of the living conditions. I didn't take pictures inside the rooms however it does not take a lot of imagination to understand that when you have several families in small government offices it is going to be very cramped, which is why so many are staying or moving into the open air covered areas.

There are also several pictures of the distribution, which the Seven Day Adventist provided.