Jim & Denise Arnold, Missionary Field Coordinator, W. Africa 3/14/11

Dear Family and Friends,
Our hearts continue to break with the devastating news coming out of Ivory Coast.  Enclosed is a clip which gives you small glimpses of what is taking place in our homeland.  Please keep our pastors and church people in your prayers. They have no food and no money to buy food.  Due to the short supply, the cost of food has skyrocketed and all the banks are closed. Please send funds to IGM marked for West Africa relief and we will get the funds to them. Their main staple, rice, has skyrocketed in price, making it very difficult on the people. The outbreak of civil war is destroying what was left of the country after the last war. Please help our families and their children.
 
                                          With much concern,
                                                Jim for the Arnolds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/9420140.stm
 
Very disturbing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCs03fi-gNw
 

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