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TBC Disaster Relief Teams on Standby For Nepal; Contributions Accepted

April 29, 2015

Residents drive by some of the destruction in Kathmandu caused by an earthquake that struck the country April 25, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring thousands of others. -IMB photo

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BRENTWOOD – Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief is gearing up to respond to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25.

Nepal is a small country located between India and China and is the home of Mount Everest. Most of Nepal’s nearly 30 million people are Hindu.

Tennessee Baptists have inquired about what they can to do help the devastated country where the death toll has surpassed 5,000 people with more than 11,000 injured, according to Mike Overcash, interim DR director for the Tennessee Baptist Convention. The death toll continues to rise as rescue efforts expand from the capital city of Kathmandu to outlying areas, Baptist Press reported.

“The needs are extensive as of now,” Overcash said. “As is so often the case, Southern Baptists – and Tennessee Baptists – are rising to the occasion to alleviate suffering and to share the light of the gospel,” he continued.

Many relief teams have already been activated and the Tennessee Baptist Convention’s disaster relief teams are on standby to send aid and teams in June, Overcash added.

“Any contributions you make through the TBC will support these relief teams, and any funds not used to support Tennessee’s response will be forwarded to Baptist Global Response,” Overcash said.

Contributions can be made online at http://www.tnbaptist.org/pymt/dr2015nepal.htm or by check designated “Nepal” and mailed to Tennessee Baptist Convention, P.O. Box 728, Brentwood, TN 37024-0728.

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