JRS in Australia is accepting donations, along with Jesuit Mission, for work amongst cyclone survivors in the Rangoon and Irrawaddy Delta regions of Burma. The money will be forwarded to local networks and friends working in Burma. Current estimates of the number of people killed in the category four cyclone, which swept through the area on the May 3, vary from 77,700 (Government of Burma May 16) and 101,000 (UN-OCHA) with up to 220,000 people missing and 550,000 displaced. Like all such figures, these statistics only hint at the extent and reality of the human tragedy. Please pray for the Burmese people and help them if you can. Donations can be made by calling the JRS office on (02) 9356 3888 or Jesuit Mission (02) 999558585.

For more information about Jesuit involvement in the crisis, visit http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/  http://www.express.org.au/