Fires in the Jakarta

During September there were a number of fires in several areas of Jakarta, mainly where the poor live.  Some say the fires were intentional, to clear the area for a business or apartment complex, or such.  In some of the areas the people were told they could not rebuild while others were allowed.  The church got involved by providing blankets, sleeping mats, hygeine articles, new underclothing for the children, and wood to rebuilt the walkways for one of the areas.  In this area the houses are built up off the ground.  As you can see there is trash beneath the houses, they have no resources to clear the debris before they rebuild. The area is on the edge of a dump, and the smell is horrible.

One family rebuilding their house.

 

 







Doing laundry.

 

 

Standing by a well where everyone in the area gets water.