Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief - How You Can Help!

To date Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ viewers and listeners have contributed over $20,000 toward the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief efforts.  Thank you!

We are united in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Japan, who have suffered much due to the devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake and devastating 33 foot tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, and the subsequent nuclear reactor crisis.

We offer them not only our prayers but our financial support to help them rebuild their lives.  We who believe in the Lord Jesus and have been personally touched by His caring presence in our lives are now given an opportunity to make Him present through our care for others.  There are countless victims of this horrible tragedy – lives lost, those still missing, people left homeless, children orphaned, material possessions gone and people left hungry trying to fight off disease.  We must help!  We will help!

The Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ Radio are accepting donations that will be combined into one check and forwarded directly to Catholic Relief Services on behalf of the generosity of the supporters of the Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ Radio.

Please give!  You may donate in any of the following ways:  please click the Donate Now graphic above to make a secure online donation via PayPal; or click here to donate directly to Catholic Relief Services; or you can send your contribution to the Office of Radio & Television/WJMJ Radio:

Japan Earthquake Relief
Office of Radio & Television/WJMJ Radio
 15 Peach Orchard Road
Prospect, CT  06712-1052

Please make your check or money order payable to “ORTV” and include “Japan” on the memo line of your check.  If you wish to make your contribution via credit card please click the Donate Now graphic above or call our office at (860) 242-8800 or (203) 758-7367 or toll-free 1-877-342-5956.

Catholic Relief Services is working with Caritas International and others to find pathways to bring aid to the many thousands stricken by the earthquake and tsunami.

Caritas Japan is providing emergency relief to survivors of this disaster.  Workers are opening shelters for evacuees from Sendai, which received extensive tsunami damage, and from Fukushima, the site of failing nuclear reactors.  Caritas Japan is also distributing much-needed supplies, such as blankets.  And some parishes in the Diocese of Sendai have indicated they are ready to host relief volunteers from other parts of the country.

Long-term recovery, though, will require that Caritas Japan play a much larger role.  In a recent statement, Caritas Japan says that the damage is not only physical but also psychological:  “We will accompany people who lost their beloved [ones], who lost everything and may stay at temporary shelters, and who have no one to rely on.”

 “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink.”  I was a victim of the earthquake and tsunami disaster and you helped me rebuild my life.  [Read Matthew 26:31-46]