Flooding in Cambodia and Thailand
By Julia O'Carey
October 12, 2011
Death tolls are rising across Southeast Asia, where millions of people have been affected by flooding caused by powerful typhoons and record torrential rains. Reports indicate this is the worst flooding in the past eleven years in this region. In Thailand and Cambodia, rains destroyed or put at risk 3.7 million acres of paddy rice fields, according to the Agence France-Press news agency.
ASAP national missionaries, students, and church members alike are affected. Many homes are flooded, crops destroyed, livestock lost and courage fading. According to Margareta Wahlstrom, the United Nations Chief of disaster reduction, “The whole region will now suffer from rising food prices as potential harvests have been devastated. The damage is very serious this year and it will be some time before people can resume normal lives.”
Your gift to ASAP will minister to the suffering flood victims. A $40 donation will provide rice, noodles, and basic food items for a family for one month. For $2, you can provide a sand bag to keep back the waters. 
ASAP has already dispersed all the emergency disaster funds on hand, but much more is needed. You can give to Gift #404 in the ASAP Gift Catalog to help your Christian brothers and sisters today!
In the midst of disaster, God blessed in a wonderful way. We witnessed His hand of mercy extend to the believers in the Chombok Tourl Chan village where a newly-built literacy school/church was just high enough off the ground to survive the flood waters (see before and after pictures). About 20 church members are "camping" there until the floods recede. Two babies were safely born inside this school during the floods. We praise the Lord for His watchful care over His children. Please try to put yourself in the place of the flood victims then pray and give to show the tangible love of Jesus our Savior. Thank you!