Lifting Confidence by Carrying Boats
by Pete Sweetnam
Mercy Corps' long-term commitment to tsunami-ravaged areas of Indonesia is restoring hope to villagers.

A World Turned Upside Down
by Ralph King
I knew this was going to be very sobering, but I wasn’t ready for the poor old lady with the gold teeth. We had arrived yesterday in Banda Aceh from Jakarta, rescuing our bags on the rainy tarmac after the conveyor...

A Journey Into the City of Ghosts
by Debbie Tomasowa
Nothing could have prepared emergency worker Debbie Tomasowa for what she was about to see in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Read her stirring account here.

Dan Curran Journals
Mercy Corps emergency worker Dan Curran recently traveled to the Indonesian village of Lambada, near Banda Aceh, where he experienced the pride and perseverance of families who refuse to let devastation stand in their way.

Field Report from Sri Lanka
Note: Mercy Corps Senior Communications Officer Cassandra Nelson called these details in from Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Aid is flowing to the tsunami-affected areas of Sri Lanka, although slowly. Mercy Corps is currently partnering with local humanitarian organizations to...

Jeff Greenwald Journals
In this six-part journal, author Jeff Greenwald offers thoughtful and insightful observations on the changed face of Sri Lanka and the realities of post-tsunami life.

Margaret Larson Journals
Former news anchor and Dateline NBC correspondent Margaret Larson uses her 25 years of journalism experience to send compelling dispatches from Banda Aceh, Indonesia.