{"id":2867,"date":"2011-03-06T22:05:59","date_gmt":"2011-03-06T11:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocor.org.au\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2011-03-06T22:11:02","modified_gmt":"2011-03-06T11:11:02","slug":"friends-of-indonesia-australia-volcano-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?p=2867","title":{"rendered":"Friends of Indonesia &#8211; Australia: Volcano Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>A report from Indonesia on the distribution of aid donated by parishes, clergy and parishioners of the Sydney, Australia and New Zealand Diocese for the victims of the 2010 Mt Merapi volcano eruption.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The active volcano Mount Merapi on the Indonesian island of Java erupted  on the 25th of October, 2010. It spewed hot gases and ash as far as  5,000 meters into the atmosphere, wreaking havoc on surrounding villages  and farms, and disrupting air travel. Many hundreds of people were  killed, and at least 350,000 fled their homes, and many of these cannot  yet return because of the danger of further eruptions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two of our Indonesian priests, Father Markus Wiyono and Father Barnabas  Elu van Basten have parishes and mission centres in this area. With  their parishioners they are actively involved in assisting those still  affected by the disaster and providing emergency relief to homeless  refugees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In November 2010 Friends of Indonesia-Australia (FOI-A) made an appeal  to the parishes of the Sydney, Australia and New Zealand diocese to help  the refugees. Thanks be to God as at the 5th of February AU$4990.55 has  been raised and FOI-A thanks all those who contributed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first portion of this money was sent to FOI-A\u2019s Financial Advisory  Committee in Jakarta who have the responsibility of distributing the  funds raised in Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In early February 2011 two of the members of the Financial Advisory  Committee, Mr Mikhael Anak Agug Gde Raka and Mrs Elizabeth Koesoemo  travelled from Jakarta to the disaster area in central Java to meet with  the local clergy of the Indonesian Orthodox Church (GOI), assess how  FOI-A could help, and to hand over the first instalment of the donations  collected in Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mikhael and Elizabeth, parishioners of St Thomas Orthodox Church (GOI)  in Jakarta, have submitted the following report of their trip describing  what they found in the devastated area and how the donations from  Australia will be spent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/volcano_report_feb2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/volcano_update.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Donations for the assistance of the refugees are still being accepted as  the need is ongoing. Please send your cheque or money order to Friends  of Indonesia-Australia, 57 Crown Street, St Peters, NSW 2044 or via  direct deposit to our bank account Friends of Indonesia-Australia,  Commonwealth Bank, Burwood, NSW, BSB 062128 10499901<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, Friends of  Indonesia-Australia was established in July 2010 to aid the priests and  parishes of the Indonesian Orthodox Church (Gereja Orthodox Indonesia &#8211;  GOI) who make up the Indonesian Deanery of ROCOR\u2019s Sydney, Australia and  New Zealand Diocese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from Indonesia on the distribution of aid donated by parishes, clergy and parishioners of the Sydney, Australia and New Zealand Diocese for the victims of the 2010 Mt Merapi volcano eruption. 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