While the Pakistani media has more than overwhelmed us with heart-wrenching footage and pleas for donations, I can only say that one cannot possibly realize the extent of the devastation until one sees it with ones own eyes. Monsoon will soon end, as will rescue efforts but these people will need us more so when they begin to rebuild their lives, overcome disease and battle hunger - their hopes rest solely on people like us. In the camp that we visited this Friday, while some families are settled in cemented units that were meant to be workshops, most spend their nights in tents under the open sky, without clean water and electricity. Please keep the donations coming, this is not a one time effort, we need to be on our feet constantly. We owe this to our people.
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