When the report of flood reached Bangalore, HOPE had no idea what to do as there was no funds.
HOPE leadership decided to allocate Rs.50,0000/- for the relief. That sounded nothing much when compared to the enormous need.
That was when Prabhu from HOPE in Mumbai called up and said that an organisation from Mumbai called 'Stop Hunger’ wanted to donate 30,000 packets of food, each packet containing enough food for 2 people. Soon every region under HOPE agreed to provide some funds for relief, as well as some corporates, food and medicines. The Bangalore church also collected money on Sunday for relief work. Soon it was becoming more and more evident how God was moving the hearts of people to provide help for the suffering victims of Chennai!
Times foundation (Times of India) wanted to partner with HOPE to provide relief, as they trusted HOPE work above other NGOs. They published an article on the front page of Times of India, asking people to donate specific goods for relief. By 7th of Dec, 14 tonnes of relief materials were on the way to Chennai. The Chennai HOPE and church staff, as well as other disciples are ready to distribute and help. Seeing this, many employees of Times of India were inspired to contribute money and food.
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