Kathmandu Nepal & western union?

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

I have good friends in Kathmandu Nepal and they are Napali. I would like to send them some $$$ to help them through these bad times. Will they be able to receive money through western union?

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Can't you use PayPal? Do they not have Internet and email addresses? I use PayPal for all our charities now and like it. I had one organization charging our CC a year later without our permission so I made a stop to that right away. What a nerve! I don't believe they can do this with PayPal?

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

We have friends staying with us, and they are from Nepal. You can imagine how terrible things are there. I'm not sure the infrastructure is secure enough to send money directly right now. I'll ask our friends what they suggest.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Sent you a pm. Our friend says to wait for now.

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

I talk to my friend in Nepal . We don’t know if the money will go through it is real bad there right now. I sent money through western union anyway. I will let everyone know if it went through by tomorrow.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

It is a very sad situation there. I hope your friends remain safe.

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

Thank god for viber. I just talked to my friend in Nepal and they received the money I sent through western union

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Wow, that's pretty impressive. Hope they stay safe.

I just donated to Direct Relief for medical aid in Nepal. Very worried about our friends there.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

Thank god for viber. I just talked to my friend in Nepal and they received the money I sent through western union

Glad that he received it. Did he tell you if his house is still standing and if he could return if it is still there? The news is pretty bad and so many people killed already.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Our friend's family's house made it through the first earthquake--a wall fell on their car and crushed it, but the house was still there. But then the upper floor of the house collapsed during the aftershocks. Everyone is sleeping on the street, in tents if they can get them, or just on the ground if they can't. They're afraid to go into the buildings for fear the buildings will collapse.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

I just got this from United. A way to donate AND earn United miles.

https://snt150.mail.live.com/?tid=cm...A2&fid=flinbox

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

We donated through a missionary society yesterday that organised my husband and sons' trek in Nepal. One of their friends on the trek lost his house in the quake. In one village they trekked through, there were 1800 houses and only 4 remains.

[Faust Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Faust]

Just wanted to let you guys know as an update that my friends ok as well as her mother. Her mother is doing fine and staying in a tent next to the hospital, where she is getting plenty of food and water. Bad news is her first cousin, who was trapped under a concrete block from a fallen building for two days, was found and is in the hospital and had to have his arm amputated. Just grateful he is still alive. More updates to come.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

Thanks for the update. Sad the cousin lost a limb but glad your friends are ok.
We heard that one amongst the group of Nepalese Christians died.