Mission India helps rebuild lives of tsunami survivors

New Delhi – Mission India, an international Christian ministry has intensified its efforts in rebuilding the lives of the people who lost everything in the devastation the tsunami left in its wake.

The tsunami that was triggered by an earthquake on December 26, 2004, inundated the coastlines of South and South–East Asian nations, damaging properties worth billions and claiming over 2,50,000 lives. In India alone, over 16000 people were killed and thousands were rendered homeless.

According to Mission India’s Dave Stravers, those who barely managed to survive are now homeless and without any livelihood. "We have invested a lot in training and job skills and literacy. We have about 15–thousand people now in our job skills and literacy classes," he said.

Partnering with other organizations, Mission India is helping rebuild the lives of the survivors and in the process, testifying the love of God to the people.

"Our partners in the area are confident that there will be a new church started in every single village that was affected by the tsunami, and several dozen of those churches have already been begun through our work. We're expecting upwards of five thousand baptisms," he said.