SYRIA EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
We will be responding to support those left most vulnerable in the wake of major earthquakes.
The Current Situation
In the early hours of the morning, on February 6th, a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked south-eastern Türkiye, near the Syrian border, killing hundreds of people as they slept, injuring thousands more, and reducing five-storey buildings to piles of rubble. A few hours later, another earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.5, hit the region causing even more heartbreak and damage. These two earthquakes have been followed by more than one hundred smaller aftershocks. And in freezing, snowy conditions, rescue teams are now working to rescue survivors from the debris.
One of the hardest hit regions in Syria is in the north of the country where millions have already been enduring the hardships of the ongoing civil war, including families in refugee camps on both sides of the Syria-Türkiye border.
Our Response
World Renew is currently assessing the needs to determine how best to share Christ’s hope with the most vulnerable people impacted by this disaster. More updates will be provided soon.
Please join us in prayer:
- Pray that emergency and medical personnel have the capacity and resources to respond adequately and that they will reach survivors quickly
- Pray for families left homeless by the earthquake and that they may receive shelter and much-needed emergency supplies soon
- Pray for wisdom for the Turkish and Syrian governments that they will provide support where it is needed most
- Pray that there will be no more aftershocks and that families will have heat and winter supplies to keep them warm
- Please pray for humanitarian organizations working in the region that they can be a source of comfort and refuge for the people who are struggling with hunger, poverty, and injustice
