Respond Now to Opportunity in Myanmar (Village Church)

The possibility of sending up to five people from The Village Church to Myanmar (Burma) to assist in relief work as a result of the typhoon that hit the country Sunday exists, but persons must move quickly.


The country's death toll is expected to exceed 15,000 people.


The five people from The Village would assist a ministry called Thirst No More. The president of the ministry called the church, wondering if we could provide some manpower. The individuals going would provide basic relief for the people and help provide clean water. Those interested would need to be willing to leave as early as Tuesday or Wednesday and be gone for 10 to14 days. At this point we don't have an exact cost, but it could be as much as $4,000.00.


Three categories of what we need to make this happen:


1. Those who are willing to go AND have the money.
2. Those who are willing to go but DON'T have the money.
3. Those who CANNOT go but are willing to sponsor someone to go.


The urgency of this is VERY high, and names are needed (as the names appear are on a passport) of those who can fulfill one of the three needs above.


If you submit your name to go, you must be serious, and know that there is a chance that we will not get the visas to go. There are a lot of unknowns right know, but we just need some commitments to move forward. Please contact Matt Elkins immediately at 972-215-9077 or melkins@thevillagechurch.net if you can fulfill one of the three needs above.


The country has recently been one of the most closed off countries in the world to the gospel, and the humanitarian crises there had been escalating as the government continued oppressing its people. In light of the natural disaster, the doors to Myanmar are opening as the level of need is beyond anything we can imagine. Please keep this country and its people in your prayers.