Browsing Tag: Earthquake

A story about how one man and his family realize the power and importance of PRAYER! A Lesson that a heartfelt prayer can re-write our destiny and take away all our ills.

These are all after-shocks of the big tremor that hit Kathmandu on April 25th. These are continuing aftershocks since the earth is still settling down and the energy from the fault is still being released, one after the other..

For the first time, nine charities from both the UK and USA, have joined under one banner in their response to the devastating Nepal Earthquake which has claimed the lives of over 6,000 and left tens of thousands homeless.

As earthquake also hit the area this September , the efforts are also to restore the surroundings and lives. Earlier local Govt. objected the construction of the Gurdwara , now seeing the help offered by Gurdwara Sahib during earthquake, the Govt has asked to resume the construction.

During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes. People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens, or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has water running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to fill up their jugs and buckets.

Gurbachan Singh, the high priest of the Golden Temple, said: "Sikh community here today prays for the people who lost their homes and businesses and for the peace of the souls who lost their lives in the disaster. We have to help victims and their families in whatever possible manner".

On the encouragement of my friends I have put together a small essay on my reflections and experiences. I have received some positive feedback and given the fact the one year anniversary just recently passed I thought it would be timely to write something so that I can share my experiences with the Sikh Sangat.

The first anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti comes with a deluge of progress reports from many of the NGOs and aid agencies involved in reconstruction and ongoing relief work. We select a sample.

The spirit of our Haitian mission was summed up by Jaipal Singh as follows: “Our local staff - our dear friends - were a constant reminder of our mission, and challenged each one of us to carry the torch of Guru Nanak in Haiti.

Previously Langar Chile served meals to the homeless one day a week, but now volunteers are cooking and serving about 400 meals a day for families left homeless by the last earthquake on February 27, 2010.

A first hand account from ground zero in Port-au-Prince Haiti. Dr Pargat Singh Bhurji tells his inspiring story.

The medical team took approximately $45,000 worth of medical equipment with them, including therapy equipment, medicines, and wound care supplies.

The group of youth, assembled by Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, Surrey-Delta, includes the Gurdwara Society's Assistant Secretary and key volunteers from the Sikh community.

In the aftermath of one of the world's worst earthquakes, priests and missionaries are competing for the souls of a traumatised population. Kim Sengupta reports from Port-au-Prince

United Sikhs Aid increases distribution of hot meals in Haiti

United Sikhs' second volunteer team arrived at Port-au-Prince last Friday and started serving langar

The European Commission also believes that 250,000 are in need of urgent aid. While the death toll is estimated at 200,000, some say an exact tally will never be known.

"Port-au-Prince is flattened" after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Haitian capital. "More than 100,000 are dead," Haiti's consul general said today.

Tens of thousands of people across southwest China remained buried beneath rubble on Tuesday...