| The 19-strong contingent are heading abroad in February with Link Overseas Exchange having just completed a residential training programme at The Burn in Edzell, and, in the wake of the Asian disaster, those behind the charity say it is more important than ever that the connections with the disaster-hit communities continue to be strengthened.
Link had nine volunteers on Sri Lanka when the giant waves struck, but all escaped unscathed from the horror.
“The welfare of our volunteers was very quickly established and we were able to give assurances to their parents that the young people were fine within hours of the terrible news coming through,” said the Rev Greaves, minister of Dundee West Church, who established Link with his wife, Vicky, when minister at Glamis.
The latest group of volunteers, who will attend projects in India, Sri Lanka and China, include several young folk from schools in Dundee, Fife, Angus and Perthshire. |
