Tuesday SOL 6/19/18 - Thoughts for those in Guatemala and Hawaii

My heart and prayers go out to all those who are experiencing the tragedy of natural disasters - the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala.  Tornados, flash floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and wild fires.  So many people displaced, villages and towns eradicated and disappeared under the flow of lava.  So many lives lost and families with no where to go.

Guatemala is near and dear to my heart.  I have been there on five mission trips and plan to make another one in October.  It is such a beautiful country and the people are unbelievably gracious and caring.  They are hard workers and happy to work the land that they own.  The villages that were in the path of the lava were fertile because of the volcanic ash, but now are buried under all the lava flow.  There were no roads into these areas, there was no quick way out of the flow of lava.

And yesterday, an earthquake shook this country.

The government in Guatemala is very corrupt and there are no plans in place for disaster relief.   Habitat for Humanity Guatemala does a wonderful job in helping out, but they can only do so much.  There are several Go Fund Me appeals that will be used to help the homeless.

What can we do?  How can we help?  We can all pray for this country and these people.

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  1. arjehaJune 19, 2018 at 10:21 AM

    Prayer is all we can offer. We have no control over Mother Nature. We had a tornado in NE PA a few days ago. Damaged a Mall I had visited a couple of times.

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  2. Terje June 19, 2018 at 11:10 AM

    I recently read a book that pointed out that even though natural disasters happen the human reaction is faster and more efficient than ever. I hope this is the case in Guatemala also, that hey receive all the help they need quickly.

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