Thanks, Mary. Great article. We've also been in touch with folks Chenoa knows from when she worked there in 2004-05. Some of these areas in Kerala must have also experienced and had to recover from the 2004 tsunami. Ellie elliestock@aol.com <div> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -----Original Message----- From: Mary Kurian D'Souza via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: earthrise-subscribe <earthrise-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>; Order Ecumenical Community <OE@wedgeblade.net> Cc: Mary Kurian D'Souza <marykdsouza@gmail.com> Sent: Wed, Aug 22, 2018 02:10 AM Subject: [Oe List ...] Kerala Floods <div id="AOLMsgPart_1.2_4640940e-5fd3-4972-b8d5-e8c1c4627220"> <div class="aolReplacedBody"><div dir="ltr">A couple of people have enquired about the flood situation in Kerala <div>This article has been written and published by my cousin's son Vivek George who lives and works in Kochi, Kerala. Personally, I think that the task of rehabilitation is a grassroots task that is likely to take 30 to 40-years if we treat Mother Earth kindly and work collaboratively. I share this because we have a great deal to learn about tragedies and how we can work together to address the immediate issues and work on long-term solutions. It is the task of cultural re-orientation and recreating paradigms that demonstrate our interdependence. May we have the grace to listen carefully, learn well and work collaboratively for our common well being, Mary <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif"> </span> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">Kerala just witnessed the worst flood in a century. It has damaged thousands of homes and displaced hundreds of people. Now as water recedes, this flood has made us think and realize that we have not lost everything. Please read through this article which details 10 positive takeaways from this calamity. The link to the article is also given below</span> <blockquote><div><div id="aolmail_gmail-m_4948655765182605940gmail-m_8942294928773505040ygrp-text"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"> </font> <font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-side-kerala-floods-vivek-george/">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/happy-side-kerala-floods-vivek-george/</a></font></div></div><div class="aolmail_gmail-yj6qo"></div><br class="aolmail_gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div> </div> </div> _______________________________________________ OE mailing list <a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a> <a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a> </div></div>