The work in El Salvador has been aided by ecumenical cooperation. The focus in Guatemala has been in the eastern lowlands, where banana plantations were all but wiped out. Anglicans immediately got involved in relief and reconstruction efforts. Two other towns, Morales and Mariscos, also were hard hit, along with Puerto Barrios. One church in Mariscos, however, is on the edge of a ravine and part has collapsed.
Conditions are still dire in the country and epidemics are a constant threat.
I don't know how they're managing it. The Rev. Bob Stevens has been traveling to the Dominican Republic, which is still recovering from Hurricane Georges, even though it's been overshadowed by Mitch's devastation. He coordinates relationships between the Dominican Republic and three U.S. dioceses, South Carolina, Southwest Florida, Western Louisiana. Only then did he begin to look at repairing damaged churches and schools, said Stevens. Wood and bedding material also was provided and some new houses were built.