43-Rehmat Park, University Road, Sargodha, Pakistan.

Call: 00923216032504, 00923216012462, 00923068989406

Write to: jawad_mazhar@yahoo.com
www.raysofdevelopment.org

Loyal, loving and Caring Christians of Pakistan

Written by: Jawad Mazhar (ROD)

Rays of Development Organization (ROD) initiated a drinking water & medicine

collection booth for the Monsoon flood victims of Pakistan. A number of big-hearted
people donated clean drinking water and medicine for their brothers and sisters rapt in
flood waters and living a miserable life. This booth collected water and medicine from
July 21 to July 30, 2007 at University road, opposite Fatima Hospital, Sargodha,
Pakistan. ROD activists along with other volunteers took an active part in this flood relief
camp.

July and August are the Monsoon season in the

Indo-Pak sub-continent. Days are long, warm and
humid. It rains heavily almost every day. Due to
these heavy rains water level in the rivers and
water reservoirs raises turning into ruinous floods.
Every year during the monsoon season, millions of
people lose their homes, cattle, crops, precious
belongings and loved ones because of the heavy
rains and floods. Approximately 80% of the
Pakistani populace live in villages, near water
canals or rivers and they depend entirely on ROD team at Flood relief camp
agriculture for their bread and butter. River and canal system of Pakistan is the world’s
biggest and most complex system. These villagers live their simple lives in mud houses.
They work hard, grow the crops, and feed their families and whole Pakistan. These
villagers rarely get any good out of the government policies.

Monsoon rains, and floods resulting form these rains are a part of the season cycle in
Pakistan. But government and her organizations fail every year to warn the people on
time, living in endangered areas. System of rescue, and, food and water distribution is
futile as well. In most of the cases officials fail to spot, rescue or provide nutritional or
medical help to the flood victims. Scattered dead bodies of the cattle and other animals
not only make the air malodorous but a perfect medium to spread diseases as well.

Rays of development Organization took up the

Challenge and decided to help their Pakistani
brethren, come hell or high waters. To help the
flood stricken ROD launched a flood relief camp
and collected a respectable quantity of medicine
and water through the donations of munificent men
and women. ROD handed over these gifts to the
Tehsil Nazim (Head of District Govt) Malik Shoaib
Awan. Moreover ROD conducted a prayer meeting
for the flood victims.
Fr Rahat & Fr Mukhtar Alam blessing the booth
43-Rehmat Park, University Road, Sargodha, Pakistan.
Call: 00923216032504, 00923216012462, 00923068989406
Write to: jawad_mazhar@yahoo.com
www.raysofdevelopment.org

Christians are taught to take care and love others from their childhood. ROD is a group of
energetic Christian youth and they work for the welfare of all humankind not considering
their religion, sect, colour, race or dialect. It is important to remember that Christians of
Pakistan have always stood in thick & thin of their Muslim Pakistani brothers.

Chairman ROD Mr Ferhan Mazher, making use of this opportunity appealed all the
bountiful and big-hearted people of the world to help Rays of Development Organization,
serve humanity. Chairman said “Although Rays of development Organization is facing a
lot of trouble due to the lack of funds even then ROD did its best. People should come
forward with open hearts to help us”. Mr Ferhan Mazher kept on saying that we are
sincere, honest, hard working and committed to serve humanity but lack of funds hinder
us to work and serve humanity to our full potential. He also added that due to the lack of
funds sometimes I feel really depressed and limited. Helping hands can set us free from
the worries of funds and we can freely serve deprived men of the society. Chairman ROD
Mazher also appealed to the world to pray for the ROD. He requested especially to the
Christian congregations & clergy men all over the world to help ROD. Chairman also
thanked all the donors.

Malik Saeed Akhtar Amir Shahzad Luchman Suleman Mazher, a young donor Mahar Owan Shamsher

(Donors donating water & medicine at Flood relief camp)

_________________________________________________________

Report recommended by

Mr Ferhan Mazher
(Chairman Rays of development Organization, Sargodha, Pakistan)
www.raysofdevelopment.org