Indonesia is "Ripe for Jesus" After Tsuanmi

AMERICABlog links to this from the NY Times about some mean people from Waco, Texas who are trying to convert Muslims to Christianity in tsunami-stricken Indonesia instead of helping the sick and homeless.

A Jan. 18 posting from the team in Indonesia says the country's devastated Aceh Province is "ripe for Jesus!!"

One poor man with a paralyzed leg has this to report:
"They told me to always think about God and about Jesus and you will be healed," he said. "Whenever I ask for help they always mention God, but they do not give any money for treatment."

And even the Reverend Jerry Falwell is getting in on the action:
More evangelical groups are apparently on their way. A message posted on the Web site of the Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell says the school he founded, Liberty University, is preparing to send a team to Sri Lanka, India and other countries battered by the tsunami.

"Distribution of food and medical supplies along with the dissemination of thousands of Gospel tracts in the language of the people will keep the L.U. team very busy," the Web site says. "Mission trips to the Asian region by many L.U. students will follow in the months, and perhaps years, to come."

However, not all the Christian aid people are this rude.
Older Christian aid groups like Catholic Relief Services, Lutheran World Relief and others with religious affiliations say they do not proselytize, abiding by Red Cross guidelines that humanitarian aid not be used to further political or religious purposes.

I don't think it's very nice that these people are trying to force Jesus down these people's throats when they just want food and to not be sick anymore. These bad people from Waco should give out t-shirts that say "I survived the tsunami and all I got was this stupid Jesus t-shirt from the aid workers."