When a country gets besieged by natural forces, the world responds with amazing charity-including Cross donors. Through generous gifts for relief, Cross meets the immediate needs of victims of disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis. What's more, once the headlines fade and short-term emergency crews leave, Cross remains to help devastated communities recover. We are grateful that 2008 brought relatively few natural disasters compared to previous years; and we are thankful that your gifts not only allowed us to respond to the few crises that occurred, but also to continue recovery efforts in the following areas...