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<\/a><\/p>\nA local Samoan doctor said that even though about 20 Samoan people who lost their homes were given shelter in a local Christian church, they were having trouble sleeping at night due to a lack of bedding as well as continuing aftershocks.<\/p>\n
On March 1, Mr. Adachi, who had purchased NZ$3,000 (about US$2,200) worth of items such as mattresses, bed sheets, pillows, food, and portable gas burners, distributed them with the support of AMDA and an Australian private relief organization to the Samoan residents evacuated to the church and parks. He later received a thank-you note from the pastor of the church.<\/p>\n
On the next day, Mr. Adachi presented NZ$10,000 (about US$7,300) to the deputy mayor, who visited him on behalf of the mayor of Christchurch. He also had a few chances to be present with the missing Japanese students\u2019 family members\u2014who had traveled to New Zealand\u2014while AMDA staff members were providing them with emotional care. He also attended a media conference conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.<\/p>\n
The network always accepts relief donations for natural disasters in various parts of the world. For more information, please contact the Overseas Department\u2019s International Network for Mutual Help at tnet@tenrikyo.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand, on February 22, led to widespread devastation, destroying or damaging tall buildings and cathedrals and leaving many people dead or missing. In the wake of the disaster, Tenrikyo Overseas Department\u2019s International Network for Mutual Help sent a staff member from late February\u2026<\/p>\n