in the last several days, guatemala has been nailed by 2 different natural disasters. first volcano pacaya erupted, killing several people including a cnn reporter. entire villages were wiped out by lava and avalanches. our friend franciso, who lives in a village on volcano pacaya, lost his house and all his belongings. we've got to do something...
then tropical storm agatha came. so far the storm has killed more than 180 people, with another 100 still missing. last report said over 35,000 homes have been destroyed, leaving approximately 300,000 people homeless.
we almost lost two of our 12x12 love project homes, as the edges of the mountains they were built on washed out right up to their front porches. all in all, our villages got through ok. others, just a few miles away, weren't so fortunate.
join us in prayer for these people.
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I have been praying for the people of Guatemala at this challenging time (including you and your family!) I have been following things on the news and my heart breaks for the families who have lost loved ones and for those who have lost much or all of the few physical things that they own. I expecially pray that God will use this all in a mighty way to further His kingdom!! May he be praised for every good that comes of this - for we know that all things work together for good.....
Praying for you all, Sue Mikul
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