Prayer and Pennies for Pakistan…

The floods in Pakistan appear to have had a bigger impact than the Boxing Day Tsunami and Haiti earthquake combined. Sadly, the impact is yet to be realised with waterborne diseases, malnutrition and dehydration on the increase. Peter Costello was on the box last night lamenting that not many Aussies had donated dollars – probably because the death toll wasn’t too high. I wonder if it’s our view of Pakistan (supposedly a home/training centre for Islamic terrorists) that his impacted our giving. More probable is that this disaster hasn’t been anywhere near the news headlines – our silly election campaign has taken the media spotlight and aid to developing nations isn’t on anyone’s agenda. Shame on us.

Please spread the word about this horrible situation for the people in Pakistan, and head to pakistan.com.au to make a donation. Thanks.