It gives indications that in societies hurt and upset in their social fabric a spark of God and a willingness to be fraternal remain intact. The only way for us to go is to be ready to identify ourselves with the pain and suffering of others. The Mennonite churches in Guatemala have formed an emergency committee to attend to the immediate needs. It was beautiful to see brothers and sisters immediately contributing clothes, food and medicines. As soon as the roads are open we hope to start seeing to needs in the interior of our country and also the neighboring countries.
Devastated areas are mostly over the northern and southern coasts of our countries.
The northern coast of Honduras is where most Mennonite churches are located. We are waiting for more concrete news from them. We have been told that they need hands to distribute medicine and to rebuild. Our support is being channeled through the emergency committee of the Mennonite Evangelical Church in Guatemala. This has enabled MCC to send cash to a number of Mennonite churches and relief organizations in Central America.