Through ELCA International Disaster Response, we walk with neighbors in China on the long road to recovery following the devastating 2008 earthquake. Learn more at www.elca.org/disaster
Album by ELCA International Disaster Response. Photos by The Rev. Franklin Ishida. 1 - 47 of 47 Total.
enlarge 47KB, 640x427 1 Sichuan earthquake 1 Prefab resettlement center established by the government
enlarge 52KB, 640x427 2 Sichuan Earthquake 2 Tents are also a part of the prefab resettlement center established by the government
enlarge 60KB, 640x427 3 Sichuan earthquake 3 Many displaced people still live in tents, provided by the government and international NGOs
enlarge 51KB, 640x427 5 Sichuan earthquake 5 Displaced persons homes
enlarge 91KB, 640x427 6 Sichuan earthquake 6 Some members of Mianzhu Church are living on the grounds of the church. Mianzhu is the closest large city to the epicenter. While most buildings are standing, there also is considerable damage to many, including the church building.
enlarge 63KB, 427x640 7 Sichuan earthquake 7 Inside Mianzhu Church. Relief supplies, to be distributed by church members and other volunteers, are stored in the church. The church building itself has been designated "D" by the government, meaning it cannot be occupied by persons (technically even just to go in)
enlarge 41KB, 640x427 9 Sichuan earthquake 9 Mianzhu Church before the earthquake. It had been recently renovated.
enlarge 99KB, 427x640 10 Sichuan earthquake 10 Mianzhu Church
enlarge 61KB, 640x427 11 Sichuan earthquake 11 Volunteers from Hong Kong preparing to distribute relief supplies to persons in need.
enlarge 46KB, 640x427 12 Sichuan earthquake 12 Pastor Wei, President of the Sichuan Council of Churches (left), and Pastor Gu Yumei of Mianzhu Church.
enlarge 79KB, 640x427 13 Sichuan earthquake 12 Pastor Gu, who had already moved away from Mianzhu to attend graduate school, returned to work with the church's relief efforts. She is living under a tarpaulin in the church yard.
enlarge 90KB, 640x427 14 Sichuan earthquake 14 Destruction in Hanwang, the next town from Mianzhu. Half of Hangwang is totally destroyed. Villages further into the mountains are worst.
enlarge 95KB, 640x427 15 Sichuan earthquake 15 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 60KB, 640x427 16 Sichuan earthquake 16 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 72KB, 640x427 17 Sichuan earthquake 17 Destruction in Hanwang
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enlarge 68KB, 427x640 19 Sichuan earthquake 19 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 73KB, 640x427 20 Sichuan earthquake 20 The road beyond Hanwang has been cut off.
enlarge 73KB, 640x427 21 Sichuan earthquake 21 Van, purchased with ELCA International Disaster Funds and funds from the Taiwan Lutheran Church, is used for providing relief assistance. Much of the work is with volunteer counselors and material support.
enlarge 31KB, 640x427 22 Sichuan earthquake 22 Pastor Gu Yumei of Mianzhu Church. "I feel lonely sometimes without my family [who are living elsewhere]. But God is with us."
enlarge 76KB, 427x640 23 Sichuan earthquake 23 Destruction in Hanwang
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enlarge 87KB, 640x427 26 Sichuan earthquake 26 Storefronts. Typical of many towns and cities, buildings have small stores on the ground floor and apartments above.
enlarge 86KB, 640x427 27 Sichuan earthquake 27 A clinic.
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enlarge 45KB, 427x640 30 Sichuan earthquake 30 This clock stopped when the earthquake hit.
enlarge 83KB, 640x427 31 Sichuan earthquake 31 Destruction in Hanwang
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enlarge 57KB, 427x640 33 Sichuan earthquake 33 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 43KB, 640x427 34 Sichuan earthquake 34 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 54KB, 640x427 35 Sichuan earthquake 35 Destruction in Hanwang
enlarge 55KB, 640x427 36 Sichuan earthquake 36 Though the whole area has been evacuated and no one is allowed in without a special permit, residents are allowed back to collect belongings.
enlarge 79KB, 640x427 37 Sichuan earthquake 37 Though the whole area has been evacuated and no one is allowed in without a special permit, residents are allowed back to collect belongings.
enlarge 84KB, 640x427 38 Sichuan earthquake 38 Though the whole area has been evacuated and no one is allowed in without a special permit, residents are allowed back to collect belongings.
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enlarge 47KB, 640x427 41 Sichuan earthquake 41 Destruction in Hanwang. Some 11,000 were killed in this area, and 33,000 injured.
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