When Supreme Master Ching Hai was informed that the food shortage in North
Korea is growing worse, and people having no rice to eat. She felt
really bad. She immediately urged disciples from all over the world to
show their love and lend some help. She instructed Supreme Master Ching Hai
International Association's executive staff to inquire about related
international organizations to send rice to meet the urgent needs.
Mr. Robert Hauser, the person in charge of the World Food Programmed
(WFP) in Pyongyang, was aware of Supreme Master Ching Hai's past assistance to
the flood disaster in Korea last year. Once again, Master's quick
action in showing Her loving concern, this time about the food
shortage has touched Mr. Hauser. Besides helping to arrange for the
shipment of rice, he and the Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee
have also invited members of the Association to join in the
distribution of the "rice of love" and give the hungry and desperate
brethren in North Korea some spiritual comfort.
Supreme Master Ching Hai and fellow practitioners of Supreme Master Ching Hai
International Association contributed two thousand tons of rice.
Furthermore, She compassionately added five thousand cans of powdered
milk to this contribution for those children in need, estimated over
US$500,000. All of these contributions are on the way to North Korea.
The shipment is expected to arrive in North Korea in early July. The
North Korea Embassy in Cambodia has also been very active in the
relief effort. Members of the Embassy are highly impressed by Master's
loving concern and have expressed that they would like to thank Her
personally.
Supreme Master Ching Hai Sends Emergency Funds To Relieve Disaster Victims
Dhaka, Bangladesh was severely hit by a tornado with deaths and
injured victims reaching one thousand. It was a particularly serious
disaster. After knowing of the mishap, Supreme Master Ching Hai immediately
instructed the executive staff of Supreme Master Ching Hai International
Association to send emergency aid quickly to the suffering victims.
Last year, when Bangladesh was overcome by floods, Supreme Master Ching Hai
sent a relief fund of US$20,000 via the United Nation's Department of
Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) in Geneva. On contacting the same
department again this time, it was then discovered that the relief
fund had not yet been delivered due to some administrative reason on
the part of Bangladesh. Despite this, Supreme Master Ching Hai still sent
another US$10,000 to the United Nation's DHA relief fund, making it
US$30,000 all together. It was hoped that this fund, full of God's
love, would bring comfort at the earliest possible time to the
suffering souls of the disaster.
In the reply letter from the United Nation's DHA, apart from thanking
Supreme Master Ching Hai for Her compassionate assistance, they also reported
that this relief fund would be used to buy fast-growing vegetable
seeds which would be distributed to the severely hit inhabitants of
the disaster area. It was also mentioned that because of the extreme
damage and loss caused by this disaster, the Bangladesh government
had changed its previous policy of 'refusing foreign aid'. It is
expected that this international aiding activity will soon proceed
smoothly.
