Last year, in the beginning of December 2005, cyclones emerged one after another in the Bay of Bengal, which resulted in the continual lashing of non-stop rains in more than 15 districts of Tamil Nadu. Heavy rains had caused the flooding of riverbeds and canals in the district and as a result they overflowed into the villages and cities in addition to the rain water. And so more than 2500 villages were totally submerged under water for several days.

Share In Asia has come forward to help 10 districts which had been most badly affected. An initial amount of 2 lakhs was given to the victims and later on seeing the intensity of the disaster, the financial support was increased up to 25 lakhs to rebuild 596 new huts for the believers and to reconstruct 14 new churches and to repair some of the Social Workers' houses. Many more houses and churches are being rebuilt and repaired. 

Here are a few instances of such Flood Relief rendered.

1  Flood Relief Work, Tiruvarur
2  Flood Relief Work, Tuticorin
3  Flood Relief Work, Trichy
4  Flood Relief Work, Cuddalore
5  Flood Relief Work, Madurai
6  Flood Relief Work, Thanjavur
7  Flood Relief Work, Nellai
8  Flood Relief Work, Namakkal
9  Flood Relief Work, Kumbakonam
10 Flood Relief Work, Chennai
11 Land Purchase for Community Hall, T.Puthur
12 Land Purchase for Community Hall, Kattumannargudi
13 Land Purchase for Community Hall, Mulllangudi

Flood Relief Work at Tiruvarur

Person In Charge            Paul Immanuel No. of houses re-built               23 Financial Support to  individual houses            Rs.3000 to each familyNo. of Church  Repair                             1 Re-construction amount for the Church    25,000
Paul Immanuel

Person Boaz Ravichandran's  Damaged House		Person Boaz Ravichandran's  New House

Amudha's Damaged House		Amudha's New House

Flood Relief Work at Tuticorin

Person In Charge          Joshua Nithiyaraj No. of houses re-built              54 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                4 Re-construction amount for the Church   80,000
Joshua Nithiyaraj

Damaged House of Christy		New House of Christy

Damaged House of Selvam		New House of Selvam

Flood Relief Work at Trichy

Person In Charge          S. F. Peter No. of houses re-built             50 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                            2 Re-construction amount for the Church   30,000
S. F. Peter

Lady standing in front of her Damaged House		Lady with her New House

Damaged House of Soundararajan		New House of Soundararajan

Flood Relief Work at Cuddalore

Person In Charge          A. Sathiyadass No. of houses re-built             250 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.1200 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                 6 Re-construction amount for the Church   70,000
A. Sathiyadass

Damaged House at Cuddalore		New House

Flood Relief Work at Madurai

Person In Charge           Simon D. Devadoss No. of houses re-built              8 Financial Support to individual houses           Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                 1 Re-construction amount for the Church    5,000
Simon D. Devadoss

Damaged House of Rathinam		Rathinam in front of her New House

Flood Relief Work at Thanjavur

Person In Charge           M. Gnanasekaran No. of houses re-built              58 Financial Support to individual houses           Rs.3000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                 1 Re-construction amount for the Church    20,000
M. Gnanasekaran

Kunjappan with her children and their Damaged House		Kunjappan with her children and their New House

Flood Relief Work at Nellai

Person In Charge           John Alaguraja No. of houses re-built              8 Financial Support to individual houses           Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                2 Re-construction amount for the Church   13,000
Person John Alaguraja

Selvan with their Damaged House		New House

Flood Relief Work at Namakkal

Person In Charge          K. P. Stanley No. of houses re-built             15 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                2 Re-construction amount for the Church   40,000
K. P. Stanley

Elizabeth's Damaged House		Elizabeth's New House

Flood Relief Work at Kumbakonam

Person In Charge          Jacob Manoharan No. of houses re-built             115 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.2600 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair               --------- Re-construction amount for the Church  ---------
Jacob Manoharan

Damaged House at Kumbakonam		New House

Flood Relief Work at Chennai

Person In Charge          T. Cornelius No. of houses re-built             53 Financial Support to individual houses          Rs.4000 to each family familyNo. of Church Repair                2 Re-construction amount for the Church   34,000
T. Cornelius

Lady in front of her Damaged House		Lady with her New House

Land Purchase for Community Hall at T. Puthur

Person In Charge           Sadrak Veeradurai Purchase amount for the Church Land            75,000
Sadrak Veeradurai

Brief Description:

The T. Puthur community center at Chidambaram is taken care of  by Sadrak Veeradurai. While he was conducting the prayer in a rented building which was washed away in the floods. So, he was in immediate need to have a piece of land where he can have prayers in an own building. Share In Asia helped him by purchasing the land for the construction of the new building.

Land Purchase for Community Hall at Kattumannargudi

Person In Charge           Arul Stalin Purchase amount for the Church Land            1,60,000
Arul Stalin

Brief Description:

The Kattumannargudi Church at Chidambaram is incharge of Arul Stalin. He was conducting the prayer in a rented building which was washed away in the floods. So, the need of the hour for him was to have a piece of land where he can have prayers in an own building. Share In Asia helped him by purchasing the land for the construction of the new Church Building.

Land Purchase for Community Hall at Mullangudi

Person In Charge           Jacob Singaram Purchase amount for the Church Land            1,60,000
Jacob Singaram

Brief Description:

The Mullangudi Church at Chidambaram is taken care of by  Jacob Singaram. He was conducting the prayers in a rented building which was washed away in the floods. So, the urgent need was to have a piece of land where he can have prayers in an own building. Share In Asia came forward to help him by purchasing the land for the construction of the new Church Building.

	Jacob Singaram praying at the new piece of land with his believers