Thursday, April 9, 2015

Church of Pakistan supports those affected by bombings

From Anglican News Service-

Prayer, trauma counselling and security are top priorities for the Church in Pakistan (United) in the aftermath of the bombings of Christ Church and St John's Catholic Church in Youhanabad, Lahore, during Sunday services on 15 March, Bishop Irfan Jamil told the Anglican Alliance in a recent conference call.

The Bishop of Lahore Diocese reported that he and his team had been visiting those who had lost loved ones or had been injured in the attacks, which killed at least 14 people and injured more than 70.

The church would continue to respond to those affected by the attacks, said Bishop Jamil.

A first priority would be to build capacity and gain official support in the area of security in order to ensure better protection for the people, he said, and a second priority would be to provide culturally-appropriate trauma counselling for those most affected.


More here-

http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2015/04/church-of-pakistan-supports-those-affected-by-bombings.aspx

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