PENSA Newsletter January-April 2005, Vol.6 No.1 Message From Editor Dear PENSA members: We would like to dedicate this issue of the PENSA newsletter to the memorial of the victims of the deadliest event occurred on December 26th, 2004. The earthquake in Sumatra resulted in the tsunami which devastated the coast line of Indian Ocean. More than 250,000 people died, nearly 100,000 were missing and millions have been homeless. Even thousands of the victims are tourists from Europe and other continents, most of the people attacked by the tsunami are our Asian people especially our active country-members: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and India. We would like to express our deepest sympathy to the families of all victims as well as all survivors who are still in nightmares about the event. In this newsletter we have a letter from Associate Doctor Soranit Siltharm, the secretary of PENSA Center in Bangkok who was in the trauma rescue team who went to Takuapa, Phangnga in just a day after the event. This district was the worst place attacked by tsunami in Thailand. His operation may not related directly to nutrition support because it was in the very early phase then. However, it may give you a glimpse of what the situation was in just one place. PENSA newsletter is also open to what you, our member want to send to share with us, you opinion, your experience and other comments. Please feel free to send them to the PENSA newsletter editor at the address mentioned below. Many things are still needed to be done to restore what had been destroyed. This does not mean only the physical and economical restoration but also for the psychological support for the survivors, families and even for people in the whole countries. However, we would like to thank for many letters of sympathy, money donated and volunteers from every corner of the world. We have learned that in the time of trouble and sorrow, friends are very close to us in this small world.