Pennsylvania: On Wednesday, April 24, just one week following the earthquake which claimed several lives and hundreds of homes in the Mashkail and southeast Iranian areas of Balochistan, Christians in the United States gathered to pray for the victims, and to send funds to aid in the recovery process.
Members of the Lancaster Evangelical Free Church of Lititz, Pennsylvania offered prayers for families mourning the loss of loved ones to this natural disaster. Congregants prayed for members of all ethnic groups in the regions affect by the earthquake, however special prayers of hope and peace were offered for the Baloch. Members also generously donated to the relief effort.