“The beauty of the morning isn't the sunrise, but the thought of God giving us another day to see us through life. May God bless all in these trying times,” wrote kirti.
Poignant messages such as these have been flowing in for the victims of the tsunami disaster for the “From the Heart” nationwide SMS campaign.
Another 150 messages were received yesterday bring the total to over 1,000 SMS received for the five-day campaign.
Many Malaysians have been moved and touched by the plight of the tsunami victims, and the messages did not hold back in expressing their sorrow over the victims’ loss of loved ones in the disaster.
“I cry silently when I read, hear and see your misery. I pray God will strengthen you,” wrote sadeyes, while a message from Bavani read: “Why does my heart ache so much? I cry 4u, I care 4u, I pray 4u! Just remember we r all here 4u.”
The “From the Heart” campaign, organised by DiGi Telecommunications, The Star and ntv7, will go on until Jan 14. All proceeds from the SMS messages sent would be donated to The Star Earthquake/ Tsunami Relief Fund.
Each SMS costs 15sen and for the first part – “SMS Fund Drive” – DiGi subscribers can contribute money in denominations of RM3, RM5 or RM10 by keying in the amount (e.g. RM10) and sending it to 1996.
In the second part, “SMS Words of Support”, all mobile phone users can send messages and words of encouragement, which can be accessed on the DiGi website at www.digi.com.my
Contributors will need to register by typing “FROM (space)(username)” and send it to 36677.
Upon receiving a confirmation message, users can reply and send in their messages by typing “MSG(space)(user dedication)” and send it to the same number.
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