Indonesia Tsunami Victims helps Earthquake
Victims: Tzu Chi volunteers inspires previous recipients to
become benefactors
Indonesia, 29 May - South
Asia Tsunami victims showed their benevolent
actions to the Central Java Earthquake victims when volunteers
of Taiwan Compassion Relief Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Indonesia
Branch appealed for their goodwill.
Tzu Chi has setup a relief centre in Yogyakarta
Air Force Hospital to coordinates its relief and medical missions
at the Bantul area. 30 local Jakarta volunteers and 10 other
Surabaya volunteers are schedule to arrive at the disaster
area on the 30 May, to join the 48 Tzu Chi medical and relief
team currently serving at the disaster area.
In Aceh No. 3 Great Love Village, a permanent
housing built by Tzu Chi for the South Asia Tsunami victims,
the residents took the opportunity to help the Earthquake
victims and become benefactors themselves in this time of
need.
With the Earthquake causing devastating
damages to central Java, the residents said that they felt
the responsibility to do their share in helping the victims,
just as the Tzu Chi helped them when the Tsunami happened.
In Bantul, many victims had smiles on their
faces after the Tzu Chi medic and relief team attended to
both their injuries and their unsettling hearts.
A 30 year old woman, seeking treatments
for her fractured bones, entered the Tzu Chi Imogiri clinic
with a sorrowful expression. The medic personnel cleansed
and plastered her injuries swiftly, but also left encouraging
messages of her plaster, encouraging her to stand up again
and become a happy person. She left the clinic with a bright
smile on her face.
Many similar stories took place at the
Tzu Chi free clinic. While the relief goods and the medical
treatments helped to ease the injuries, it is the encouragement
and care that the volunteers provided that soothes the traumatized
hearts.
An elderly woman came into the Tzu Chi
Imogiri clinic with her wounded hand already showing signs
of infection. After the nurses patiently cleansed and treated
her wounds, the volunteers then comforted her and provided
her with a meal. When asked to visit the local hospital for
follow-ups, the elderly women replied, "Can I come back
here instead? It didn't hurt at all when you treated my wounds
and you have volunteers who talk to me."
One patient showed his appreciation and
brought fruits to the clinic to thank these caring volunteers.
Tzu Chi is currently assessing possible
international Tzu Chi medical and relief missions to the Earthquake
area.
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