Disaster in Myanmar, how to help?

[Mike Harvey]

This cyclone in Myanmar is unbelievable. 22,000 dead as of today's estimate...any one have any creative suggestions on how to help?

I was thinking of giving money to the Red Cross but I always worry with huge organizations like that that your money is not going directly to people who need it.

Anyone know of smaller scale organizations or efforts to help?

Thoughts and prayers to people over there...makes me worries feel pretty trivial this morning....

[will_toms]

Mike -- Yes, this is a huge tragedy in Myanmar. I'm involved with an international Christian organization called Youth With a Mission (YWAM). We have workers of all nationalities all over the world often in smaller teams.

YWAM has some people based in Las Vegas, RescueNet, who help out in disasters such as this. The leader is Dave Mansfield, 702-273-8375, who I know has a training going on now. He can probably refer you to the Australian RescueNet guys who should have less trouble getting into Myanmar than Americans. Let me know if I can be of further help.

Blessings -- Will Toms, Flagstaff

[Mike Harvey]

thanks for that contact. I found this site yesterday. This organization looks like they are doing it right.
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[Thunderexpress]

Now its 100, 000. Just terrible. Best of luck to you, but the Burmese government's got a stranglehold on all the aid going in there.