Baptist World Aid assists in Korean flood relief

WASHINGTON — Baptist World Aid (BWaid), the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has pledged $10,000 toward relief efforts following Typhoon Rusa, which hit the Korean peninsula on the weekend of Aug. 31-Sept. 1.

The most powerful storm to hit Korea in 43 years left at least 150 dead in South Korea and scores of people missing or dead in North Korea.

BWaid has a special interest in Korea, as current BWA president Billy Kim is Korean, and also because of BWaid’s work in recent years in North Korea. BWA President Billy Kim thanked BWaid Director Paul Montacute for concern regarding effects of the recent floods in Korea, Kim’s church in Suwon has already pledged $50,000 to its country’s relief efforts. News is still awaited from the Baptist Convention of Korea, and other churches.