Links to Church World Service Stories--Indonesia, Pakistan, Displaced Families, Camp Settlements, Gift of the Heart kits

Indonesia: A New House--A Place to Call Home and be a Family Again
May 10, 2006--Visiting the sub-village of Lampu Kawat to see how it has progressed in its recovery since the December 2004 tsunami.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/468.html


On the Horizon in Pakistan: Program Director Provides a View
May 10, 2006--After a week in Pakistan, CWS NY colleagues Chris Herlinger and Ann Walle sat down in the Islamabad offices with CWS Pakistan-Afghanistan Director Marvin Parvez for his thoughts on the CWS program and its future goals.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/467.html


Visiting with Displaced Families: "The World is Here"
May 10, 2006--In Balakot, near the Bissian Construction Training Center, are a small number of tents left from a village that grew after the quake.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/466.html

Psychosocial Support Team: "Talking Escapes the Tension"
May 10, 2006--The Psychosocial Support Team of CWS/Pakistan conducted assessments of camp settlements during the last six months.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/465.html


Serious Challenges Remain as Pakistan Response Enters Eighth Month
May 9, 2006--Just as the effects of the October 2005 earthquake are still all too apparent throughout northern Pakistan, slow, steady but sure signs of recovery are also visible.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/463.html


CWS Appeals for "Gift of the Heart" Kits
May 8, 2006--Needs stemming from the earthquake in Southern Asia in October 2005 and the hurricanes that affected the U.S. in the summer of 2005 are prompting CWS to urgently ask its member denominations to help replenish CWS's supply of CWS "Gift of the Heart" Kits.
Full story at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2006/05/464.html