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Focus on the Family Joins Tsunami Relief Effort | January 11, 2005

Jan. 11th, 2005

Colorado Springs, Colorado-- On today's national "Focus on the Family" broadcast, Focus founder and chairman Dr. James Dobson announced the organization's plans to join the tsunami effort. Capitalizing on its unique ability to understand and meet the needs of families worldwide, Focus hopes to raise one million dollars for relief efforts and will provide extensive grief, counseling and family resources for survivors.

Focus on the Family will use its ongoing partnership with World Harvest Indonesia and connections in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia to deliver resources directly to those affected. Initial funds raised will provide for the distribution of 300,000 relief packets containing survival staples of food, water, and medicine, plus materials to address the emotional needs of victims, including excerpts of Dobson's When God Doesn't Make Sense.

Focus on the Family constituents are invited to join the effort by contributing funds. In his January newsletter sent to 1.2 million households nationwide, Dobson states, "Our goal is to raise $1 million for this ongoing emergency relief effort, and we would welcome any support you may wish to provide. If we receive contributions greater than we have anticipated, we will, of course, expand our efforts."

Finally, Focus is opening its phone lines domestically at 1-800-A-FAMILY for grief support, prayer and answers to questions such as "Where is God in all of this?" and "What do I say to my kids?" Personal contact and counseling will also be offered internationally where available.

For more information on participating in Focus on the Family's tsunami relief efforts, call 1-800-A-FAMILY or go to http://www.family.org/.

Focus on the Family, founded in 1977, is a Christian non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the home. The "Focus on the Family" broadcast has over 1.5 million listeners daily in the United States alone. Focus on the Family has offices worldwide, including Indonesia and other countries in the heart of the tsunami disaster.

Focus on the Family
CONTACT: Lisa Anderson of Focus on the Family, +1-719-548-5883

Web site: http://www.family.org/

PR Newswire

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