Sri Lanka - Lunch Packets for the Poor During Curfew

Network e-Bulletin, April 2020, No. 5

Message from Rev. Nishantha Gunarathne

2012 Graduate

The Methodist Church of Sri Lanka

I'm Rev. Nishantha from Sri Lanka. I'm fine in this present situation, thank you. I hope all are keeping well around the world.

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Rev. Nishantha (left) preparing lunch packets

We have to face for this situation and also have to help people who cannot face this situation. In Sri Lanka up to now, 198 people have been infected by this virus and seven deaths have taken place. At this moment six districts are completely under curfew regulations. I am within one of these districts. Another nine districts are under curfew but from time to time they release and then restart it.

I have begun working among homeless people and the poorest of the poor, providing lunch packets during the curfew. We cook lunch every day, around 100 - 400 lunch packets, and distribute them among the city’s homeless and poor. With my friends we collect money to use for food for the packets and have been doing this for nearly three weeks. Now we are unable to collect from among ourselves and are seeking help or donations. We have also prepared dry rations to distribute among the people.

May God bless you all.

Working together to make lunch packets

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Looks delicious!

Distributing lunch packets